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Microsoft 074-344 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Managing Programs and Projects with Project Server 2013 |
| Exam Number: | 74-344 |
| Related Certifications: | MCSE: Enterprise Project Management Microsoft Certified Professional MCSA: Microsoft Project |
| Exam Duration: | 100–120 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40–60 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retirement: July 31, 2021; no longer active |
| Exam Format: | Drag-and-drop, Multiple choice, Active screen, Build list, Case studies |
| Exam Price: | USD 165 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Passing Score: | 700 / 1000 |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Official Course 50459: Managing Programs and Projects with Project Server 2013 |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Microsoft Learning Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Onsite at Pearson VUE test centers or online proctored exam |
| Pre Condition: | None required; recommended experience with Microsoft Project Server 2013 and enterprise project management |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-74-344.aspx |
Microsoft 074-344 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Track and Collaborate on Enterprise Projects | 25–30% | - Perform earned value analysis - Update project progress and timesheets - Use Project Web App for collaboration - Monitor project health and variance - Manage issues, risks, and deliverables |
| Topic 2: Plan Enterprise Projects and Resources | 25–30% | - Create and baseline enterprise schedules - Resolve resource conflicts and over-allocation - Define project workflows and security - Configure enterprise resource pools - Build resource plans and capacity |
| Topic 3: Create Enterprise Projects and Portfolios | 25–30% | - Optimize portfolios and constraints - Define business drivers and prioritization - Create and manage programs and master projects - Define strategic alignment - Analyze portfolio consistency |
| Topic 4: Reporting and Business Intelligence | 15–20% | - Configure and customize reports - Share portfolio and project status - Use OLAP cubes and dashboards |
074-344 Exam Essentials: A Quick FAQ for Candidates
The 074-344 exam is the official assessment for the Microsoft Managing Programs and Projects with Project Server 2013 certification offered by Microsoft. It checks whether you can apply the knowledge areas in the exam objectives to practical situations, and passing it earns a credential that employers across the industry recognize. For professionals who feel stuck in their current role, it is often the most concrete next step available.
None required; recommended experience with Microsoft Project Server 2013 and enterprise project management
The official outline for the 074-344 exam highlights these domains:
- Plan Enterprise Projects and Resources (25–30%)
- Reporting and Business Intelligence (15–20%)
- Create Enterprise Projects and Portfolios (25–30%)
Weighting your study time toward the heavier domains first is a sensible strategy, and the Microsoft Managing Programs and Projects with Project Server 2013 practice questions at RealVCE follow the same objective structure.
Microsoft recommends the following training resources for 074-344 exam candidates:
Pairing official courses with timed practice sessions tends to work well, since one builds knowledge and the other builds exam-day rhythm.
The 074-344 exam gives you 100–120 minutes to answer 40–60 questions. That pace leaves little room for hesitation, which is why rehearsing under a timer — for example with the online test engine at RealVCE, where you can set the session length just like the real test — is such a useful habit.
The online test engine is exclusive to RealVCE and runs on any electronic device — phone, tablet, or computer — with no installation barriers. It recreates the atmosphere of the real 074-344 exam: you set the test time the way it will be on exam day, work through the Microsoft Managing Programs and Projects with Project Server 2013 practice questions under that pressure, and at the end the engine marks the questions you got wrong and reminds you to practice them again next time. Over a few sessions, that loop turns weak areas into reliable ones.
To pass the 074-344 exam you need a score of 700 / 1000, and the registration fee is USD 165. Since each attempt costs the full fee, arriving over-prepared is cheaper than arriving under-prepared — timed mock sessions and repeated review of missed questions are the usual ways candidates close that gap.
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Microsoft Managing Programs and Projects with Project Server 2013 Sample Questions:
Your organization has implemented Project Server 2013 to plan and control enterprise projects.
Your organization plans to perform a Portfolio Analysis for the first time on the Selection of Projects to be done the next year. Business drivers, as well as a pair wise comparison of those business drivers to set the business priorities, is the chosen method.
Your organization has provided you with a total of 35 business drivers, 30 of which are related in some way.
You need to return with a valid set of drivers and prioritization to perform the analysis.
What should you do?
- A. Specify a priority value for each driver in order to complete the pairwise analysis.
- B. Assign priorities to each driver and normalize to 100 percent.
- C. Reduce the number of drivers to fewer than 12 and perform the prioritization with the key stakeholders.
- D. Perform a pairwise analysis on the drivers to identify relative priorities with key stakeholders.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
You are a program manager in an organization that uses Project Server 2013. The allow master projects to be saved and published function is not enabled.
Your program contains seven active projects managed in Project Online.
You need a way to review the tasks flagged as milestones in all seven active projects at one time.
You open Project Center in Project Web App (PWA).
What should you do next?
- A. Create a custom filter in which the Milestone field equals Yes, and apply it to the view.
- B. Select all seven projects and choose Export to Excel on the ribbon.
- C. Select all seven projects, open in a temporary master project, expand all tasks, and filter for milestone tasks.
- D. Select the Subprojects check box on the ribbon.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
You are a new project manager in the software development department. Your company uses Project Server 2013. The software development department has 100 developers that are members of a team named Developers. A generic resource named developer is also a member of this team.
Only the generic resource has checked the Team Assignment Pool option in the Team Details section in the Resource page definition.
You plan to create a new project, but you do not know which developers have the availability and proper skills to perform the tasks.
You need to create a tasks-assignment process that meets the following requirements:
- Let the developers choose which tasks they want to participate in based on their
availabilities and skills.
- Review and approve the resources assignments.
- Use the least amount of time possible.
What should you do?
- A. Assign all tasks to the developer generic resource, and then save and publish the project. Instruct the developers to add the Team tasks into their Task page and assign themselves the tasks in which they want to participate. You will receive a task approval to accept/reject the assignment.
- B. Assign all tasks to yourself and then save and publish the project. Meet with each developer and decide together which tasks the developer wants to participate in. Then delegate the tasks to the developer.
- C. Assign all tasks to the Developers team and then save and publish the project. Instruct the developers to add the Team tasks into their Task page and assign themselves the tasks in which they want to participate. You will receive a task approval to accept/reject the assignment.
- D. Instruct all developers to open the project in Project Professional 2013, assign themselves the tasks in which they want to participate, save the project to a local folder, and then email you the project for your revision and approval.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Your organization uses Project Online for project portfolio selection. The business drivers and priorities are set, as are the main constraints to identify the efficient frontier.
The company has been collecting business cases for new proposals in which many projects may solve the same business need. For example, the selection for a Customer Relationship Management system has six different proposals, whereas only one is necessary to fulfill the business need.
You need to guarantee that the analysis will produce the most viable proposal in terms of cost and resources and that no repetitive efforts exist in the portfolio selection.
What should you do?
- A. Exclude these projects from the Portfolio Analysis to prevent a deviation from the main goal.
- B. Exclude the related projects from the portfolio after the cost analysis with the Force in/out option.
- C. Create a mutual exclusion dependency among all these projects.
- D. Create a mutual inclusion dependency among all these projects.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
You are a project manager for an organization that uses Project Server 2013. One enterprise project has grown in complexity and size; the project manager creates sub-sites to organize the work by team.
All the teams are comfortable working with a familiar tool, such as the Microsoft SharePoint site. However, management cannot view all of the work being performed in the portfolio, and they need to permanently make decisions about the best use of the resources.
You need to bring all of this work into visibility in the least amount of time and without affecting current resource processes. What are two possible ways to achieve this goal? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose two.)
- A. Start an import process from Project Professional and then publish those projects in Project Web App (PWA).
- B. Use the Get Started with Project Web App to create new enterprise projects with the same information.
- C. Add the SharePoint Sites to Project Web App from the Project Center.
- D. Use the Get Started with Project Web App to add the existing SharePoint sites to Project Web App (PWA).
Correct Answer: C,D 🗳️
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