Level 5 exam — Project management

Exam — fresh questions

12 fresh questions to validate Leadership, closing & certification: cross-functional management, conflicts, review, portfolio and certifications.
Answer everything, then click Check: your score and explanations will appear.

5.1 · Distinction

1. What does managing a cross-functional team rest on?

Hierarchical authority Leadership: meaning, motivation, trust (no formal power) Sanctions Permanent control

Project managers often lead with no formal authority.

5.1 · Application

2. How to involve people who don't report to you?

By ignoring them By orders By influence: meaning, interest in contributing, recognition By sanctioning them

You engage by inspiring, not constraining.

5.2 · Distinction

3. What is the right posture facing a conflict?

Manage it early: address the problem, seek interests Wait for it to pass Rule for the strongest Avoid it at all costs

Listen, de-escalate, win-win; sponsor if stuck.

5.2 · Application

4. What should conflict negotiation target?

A win-win solution on real interests Total victory Avoidance A power struggle

Position = what is claimed; interest = the real need behind.

5.2 · Exclusion

5. What should you NOT do facing a conflict affecting work?

Seek interests Intervene early Listen without judging Ignore it hoping it passes

Ignoring a smoldering conflict lets it grow.

5.3 · Distinction

6. Why run a review at closure?

To extend It is mandatory To capitalize: so experience benefits following projects To blame

A blameless review (facts, not people) avoids repeating mistakes.

5.3 · Application

7. What is a constructive review?

Settling scores A facts/process analysis (blameless), lessons-oriented A meeting with no follow-up A punishment

A climate of trust is the condition of a useful review.

5.3 · Exclusion

8. What does closure include, except…

Acceptance (client validation) Delivery and archiving Resource release Launching a new sprint

Closing = acceptance, delivery, admin, archiving, resources released.

5.4 · Distinction

9. Managing a project vs managing a portfolio?

The portfolio is smaller Projects are about money No difference Project: “doing well”; portfolio: “doing the right projects”

The PMO standardizes, tools and consolidates tracking.

5.4 · Application

10. Does every organization need a PMO?

Only in agile Yes, always No: justified when project count/stakes demand it Never

A heavy PMO in a small structure creates useless bureaucracy.

5.5 · Distinction

11. Which certification is most recognized for the experienced?

CAPM PMP Driving license None

PMP (experienced), CAPM (beginners), PRINCE2 (Europe), PMI-ACP (agile).

5.5 · Synthesis

12. Is certification essential?

No: an asset, but practice remains queen Yes, else you cannot practice Only PMP counts Yes, mandatory

It structures knowledge and opens doors, without replacing experience.

What's next?

Score ≥ 80%: move to Level 6 “In Practice” — V3 (cross-cutting cases and hands-on situations, NO exam).
Score < 80%: re-read the failed sections (leadership 5.1, conflicts 5.2, review 5.3, portfolio 5.4, certifications 5.5), re-read the explanations above, then redo the 48h challenges of the 5 sections.