🧩 PM Test: Leadership, Conflict and Decision-Making

Welcome to your Program Manager Test 4 – Medium-High Level

Question 1: What is the difference between a program and a portfolio?

A) A program is larger than a portfolio

B) A program groups related projects; a portfolio includes all projects and programs regardless of relation

C) A portfolio has a timeline, a program does not

D) They are the same thing

Question 2: What is a critical path in a project?

A) The safest route to the goal

B) The sequence of tasks that determines the minimum time to complete a project

C) The longest but most flexible set of tasks

D) The list of the least important tasks

Question 3: What is a baseline in program management?

A) A financial account

B) An approved reference for scope, cost, and schedule

C) The main stakeholder

D) A completed milestone

Question 4: What is a RACI matrix used for?

A) To assign vacation time

B) To clarify roles and responsibilities in a project or program

C) To define financial limits

D) To validate risks

Question 5: What is a program’s business case?

A) A financial invoice

B) A justification document that explains why the program should be executed

C) A marketing plan

D) A test case report

Question 6: Which technique helps assess and prioritize program risks?

A) SWOT

B) Probability and impact matrix

C) Brainstorming

D) Flowchart

Question 7: When is it appropriate to terminate a project within a program?

A) When the team wants a new challenge

B) When it no longer contributes to program goals or becomes too risky

C) When the budget is exceeded

D) When another project performs better

Question 8: What is program integration management?

A) Software version control

B) Coordinating all components of the program so they work as a whole

C) Joining all meetings

D) Outsourcing external tasks

Question 9: What does a Program Manager focus on more than a Project Manager?

A) The project budget

B) The task assignments

C) Strategic alignment and benefit realization

D) User interface testing

Question 10: What’s an appropriate action after identifying a recurring issue across multiple projects?

A) Ignore it to avoid stress

B) Analyze the root cause and implement corrective actions across the program

C) Assign blame

D) Change all team members