Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A project manager has received activity duration estimates from his team. Which of the following does he need in order to complete the Develop Schedule process?

1. Change requests
2. Schedule change control
3. Recommend corrective actions
4. Reserves

Q3. You have been given a task to find cost estimates for several projects, and your organization will submit its bid based on these estimates. The financial position of the organization is not very good; therefore, they tell you that they cannot invest more than 500,000 USD. They also give you a leeway of 10% on either side of it. This leeway is a part of:

1. Organizational process assets
2. Enterprise environmental factors
3. Threats
4. Opportunities

Q4. What is the MAIN reason for controlling the project scope?

1. To enable scope creep
2. To prevent changes from affecting the project
3. To ensure timely closure of the project
4. Preventing scope creep

Q5. Which of the following is not a true statement about control charts?

1. Control charts can be used to establish, as well as maintain process control.
2. Control charts are used to determine acceptance limits when no limits when no limits are stipulated by th eproduct specification; otherwise, one should use the limits dictated by the specification.
3. All data points outside the control chart limits are variations explained by assignable causes.
4. B and C.

Q6. A project is in the middle of the executing processes when a stakeholder suggests a major new change. This change will cause the third major overhaul of the project. At the same time, the project manager discovers that a major work package was not completed because a team member’s boss moved him to another project that had a higher priority. Which of the following is the BEST person for the project manager to address these issues with?

1. The team
2. Senior management
3. The customer
4. The sponsor.

Q7. An activity can be completed in 5 days if the conditions are favorable; however, if the conditions are unfavorable, it will take 10 days to complete. The most likely time for this activity to be completed is 6 days. Determine the PERT estimate for this activity.

1. 6.5
2. 7
3. 5
4. 3.5

Q8. Two team members are having a big disagreement over the type of computer hardware to use on the project. Who should resolve this dispute?

1. Two members and their project manager
2. Project manager
3. Management
4. System supervisor

Q9. A Responsibility Assignment Matrix illustrates the connections between the work that needs to be done and the project team members. A RACI chart is a type of Responsibility Assignment matrix in which the names of the roles being documented are:

1. Responsible, Administration, Check, and Inform
2. Reportable, Actionable, Check, and Inform
3. Responsible, Accountable, Consult, and Inform
4. Reportable, Actionable, Consult, and Implement

Q10. Which of the following graphical techniques visually depict the product scope by showing a business system and how other systems interact with it?

1. Ishikawa diagram
2. Histogram
3. Influence diagram
4. Context diagram