Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Who of the following has primary responsibility for establishing design and test specifications?

1. Senior management
2. Procurement
3. Engineering
4. Quality control

Q3. A small project with a limited budget is trying to curtail costs. Which of the following processes may be eliminated in such a project?

1. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
2. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
3. Identify Risks
4. Plan Risk Management

Q4. Your customer requested that the new railroad cars you are building for his company be constructed from heavy grade aluminium. After reviewing the requirements, two of your experts inform you that the customer would be better off with steel cars. You meet with the customer to discuss the issue, and he directs you to go ahead with the aluminium cars. What should you do?

1. Meet with the customer again to ensure that he understands the expert opinions about using steel instead of aluminium
2. Find a way to cut other costs, and upgrade the cars to steel.
3. Provide aluminium cars that meet the customer’s requirements.
4. Meet with your experts to find another proposal for the customer.

Q5. Which of the following is not a PMBOK Knowledge Area?

1. Procurement management
2. Integration management
3. Execution management
4. Communications management

Q6. You recently took over a project as the project manager. This is your first project management assignment. The project sponsor is very supportive and is helping you out in successfully managing the project. Recently, some bad quality deliverables were received on the project, and the project sponsor suggested that you to periodically review the vendor’s progress to deliver project scope and quality, within cost and on schedule, as compared to the contract. Which of the following statements is true in this context?

1. The sponsor has asked you to carry out regular trend analysis.
2. The sponsor has asked you something that is not a good project management practice.
3. The sponsor has asked you to carry out regular procurement performance reviews.
4. The sponsor is giving you a bigger workload so that you can perform better on the next assignment.

Q7. In order to shorten the project duration, you want to look at fast tracking the project. Based on the chart, which activity(s) would you consider fast tracking?

1. Activity B or E
2. Activity C or F
3. Activity H
4. Activity D or I

Q8. As the Project Manager for Midway Carnival Rides, you are beginning the Define Scope process. Which of the following is a key input to this process?

1. Project Scope Statement
2. Expert Judgment
3. Project Charter
4. WBS

Q9. Which of the following BEST describes the Validate Scope process?

1. It provides assurances that the deliverable meets the specifications, is an input to the project management plan, and an output of Perform Quality Control.
2. It ensures that the deliverable is completed on time, ensures customer acceptance, and shows that the deliverable meets specifications.
3. It ensures customer acceptance, shows that the deliverable meets specifications, and provides a chance for differences of opinion to come to light.
4. It is an output of Perform Quality Control, occurs before Define Scope, and ensures customer acceptance.

Q10. Activity A has ES-5, EF-10 and Activity B has ES-7, and the duration is 4 days. What kind of relationship exists between these two activities?

1. Finish to Start
2. Finish to Finish
3. Start to Finish
4. Start to Start