Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Which of the following statements about team-building activities is incorrect?

1. It can be a five-minute agenda item in a status review meeting.
2. It can be a professionally facilitated experience designed to improve interpersonal relationships.
3. The objective of team-building activities is to help team members work individually and effectively.
4. Informal communication and activities help in building trust and establishing good working relationships.

Q3. There are numerous ways to share information among project stakeholders. Which of the following is the most efficient communication method?

1. Push communication
2. Interactive communication
3. Pull communication
4. Manual communication

Q4. You have signed a contract with a contractor which states that you will pay for the entire contractor’s legitimate costs, plus a fee based on the subjective evaluation of his performance; this will not be subject to an appeal. What kind of contract is this?

1. CPIF
2. CPFF
3. FPIF
4. CPAF

Q5. What is the difference between the Monitor and Control Project Work process and the Direct and Manage Project Work process?

1. The Monitor and Control Project Work and the Direct and Manage Project Work processes are the same.
2. The Monitor and Control Project Work process monitors the project performance while the Direct and Manage Project Work process is concerned with performing the activities to accomplish project requirements.
3. The Monitor and Control Project Work process is a sub-process of the Direct and Manage Project Work process.
4. There is no such thing as the Monitor and Control Project Work process.

Q6. A company manages SBG contracting bids for government tenders and all successful bids as a separate project. The structure of the company is mainly projectized for a dedicated project team to manage each project. However, to realize economies of scale, there are some central departments that serve all projects. Which of the following role is most likely to be working in a central department instead of directly working with a project team?

1. Quality control inspector
2. Construction manager
3. Project planner
4. Procurement administrator

Q7. During the execution phase, some equipment fails; the risk owner implements the contingency plan and brings in new equipment immediately from an identified supplier. This is an example of:

1. Unknown risk
2. Known risk
3. Secondary risk
4. Residual risk

Q8. Originally a project had four team members. Now the scope has expanded, and there are a total of six people on the project team. How many communication channels does the project have?

1. 6
2. 9
3. 12
4. 15

Q9. A project manager has completed risk response planning. She as planning to go on to risk monitoring and control when she found out from another project manager that she forgot to do something important in this step. Which of the following did she forget?

1. She has not created an overall risk ranking for the project
2. She has not analyzed secondary risks
3. She has not created workarounds
4. She has not created a prioritized list of quantified risks.

Q10. You are a project manager for Groceries ’R’ Us, a supermarket chain, and are currently working on a project to build a new outlet. The planned values (PV) for the foundation and the frame were $150,000 and $500,000. After five months, you do a performance measurement analysis. You are currently not ahead of schedule. The actual costs for the foundation and frame were $175,000 and $650,000. At this point, 100 percent of the foundation is complete, and only 80 percent of the frame is complete. Which value represents the cost performance index (CPI) to two decimal places at this point in the project?

1. 0.84
2. 1.5
3. 0.67
4. 1.19