OpenExamsFREE PRACTICE — ANY EXAM

BCS Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management — Information & Free Practice

100 free questions · Answer explanations · No signup required

Start free practice →

Exam Review

About BCS Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management

BCS Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management · US

Key exam facts

Provider
Pearson VUE; BCS accredited training-provider route also available
Format
Supervised online multiple-choice examination; closed book; calculators prohibited.
Exam questions
Total questions: 40.
Time limit
60 minutes; 15 additional minutes (25%) when the examination language is not the candidate's native/official language; reasonable adjustments by application.
Passing score
65% (26/40)

Topics covered

  • Projects and Project Work (15%)

    • Definition of a project
    • Purpose of project planning and control
    • System development life cycle
    • Project Management and the Development Life cycle
    • Development life cycles
    • Agile project practices
    • Types of project plans
    • Purpose and content of a business case
    • Transition strategies
    • Post implementation review

  • Project Planning (15%)

    • Project deliverables and intermediate products
    • Work and product breakdown structures
    • Product definitions
    • Activity planning
    • Resource allocation, smoothing and levelling, resource histograms
    • Gantt charts

  • Monitoring and Control (10%)

    • Project control life cycle
    • Monitoring progress
    • Purpose and types of progress reporting
    • Corrective action
    • Presenting progress information

  • Change Control and Configuration Management (5%)

    • Reasons for change control and configuration management
    • Change control procedures
    • Configuration management

  • Quality (12.5%)

    • Definitions of the term ‘quality’
    • Quality characteristics
    • Quality control versus quality assurance
    • Detecting defects during the project life cycle
    • Quality process requirements
    • Defect removal processes
    • Types of testing
    • Principles of IS0 9001:2015

  • Estimating (12.5%)

    • Effects of over and under-estimating
    • Effort versus duration
    • Estimates and targets
    • Use of expert judgement
    • Delphi approach
    • Bottom-up estimating
    • Top-down estimating
    • Estimating by analogy

  • Risk (15%)

    • Definition of the term ‘risk’
    • Business and project risks
    • Risk management cycle
    • Identifying and prioritising risks
    • Assessing risks
    • Risk responses and actions
    • Planning, monitoring and controlling risks

  • Project Communications and Project Organisation (15%)

    • Relationship between programmes and projects
    • Identifying stakeholders and their concerns
    • Role of the project sponsor
    • The project board/steering committee
    • Roles and responsibilities of the project manager and project team leader/manager
    • Desirable characteristics of a project manager
    • Project support and management offices
    • The project team and matrix management
    • Team building – Tuckman-Jensen model
    • Team dynamics
    • Management styles
    • Communication methods

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

Frequently asked questions

What is the exam format?

Supervised online multiple-choice examination; closed book; calculators prohibited.

How many questions are on the exam?

Total questions: 40.

How long is the exam?

60 minutes; 15 additional minutes (25%) when the examination language is not the candidate's native/official language; reasonable adjustments by application.

What is the passing score?

65% (26/40)

Official sources and references

Confirm current exam arrangements with the exam provider.