Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. You are managing a railway track construction project. The construction contract awarded to your company is fixed price and is based on some pre-determined quantities of work to be executed. During the project execution you find out that the actual quantities of work that need to be executed are 20% greater than what has been stated in the contract. What should you do?

1. Bill the buyer the additional scope of work separately without amending the contract
2. Collect necessary evidence and request the buyer to amend the contract with new quantities
3. Engage a third-party arbitrator to help resolve the issue
4. Sue the buyer for stating wrong quantities in the contract

Q3. Why must the Validate Scope process be completed in a project?

1. To obtain scope documents from recent similar projects for benchmarking
2. To determine whether the scope is at the correct complexity level
3. To obtain formal acceptance of deliverables by the customer or sponsor
4. To ensure the project team is all aware of the scope

Q4. A project manager uses the precedence diagramming method (PDM) for constructing a project schedule network and creates a network diagram for the purpose. He decides to use the most common type of precedence relationship for all activities. Which of the following relationships would he use?

1. Start-to-finish (SF)
2. Finish-to-finish (FF)
3. Start-to-start (SS)
4. Finish-to-start (FS)

Q5. How can changes be made to a project management plan once the project manager baselines it?

1. By generating a change request and having it approved through the Perform Integrated Change Control process.
2. This is typically done by using a version control system. The project manager creates a new version with the changes and baselines it as the new baseline.
3. This is done by maintaining a revision history or log. The project manager documents the changes in detail and then baselines it.
4. A project management plan cannot be changed once it is baselined. An addendum has to be created to incorporate the changes.

Q6. A project manager is assigned to a new project and is supplied with a preselected team. What is the FIRST thing the project manager should find out about the team?

1. Each team member wants to get out of the project.
2. What each team member wants to get out of the project.
3. Each team member’s project archives
4. Each team member’s role in the project management plan.

Q7. With a clear procurement statement of work, a seller completes work as specified, but the buyer is not pleased with the results. The contract is considered to be:

1. Null and void.
2. Incomplete.
3. Complete.
4. Waived.

Q8. Bidder conferences can have a negative effect on the project if the project manager does NOT remember to make sure:

1. All questions are put in writing and sent to all sellers
2. All sellers get answers to their questions only
3. To hold separate meetings with each bidder to ensure you receive proprietary data.
4. There is room in the meeting for all sellers.

Q9. The project deadline is the end of the year. The project consists of two activities. Activity A has a duration of two months and activity B has a duration of three months. Activities A and B can be performed concurrently. The start date for the project is set for the beginning of July. What is the MAXIMUM duration of the project?

1. Two months
2. Three months
3. Five months
4. Six months 45

Q10. During a key stakeholders’ update meeting, George’s project was challenged. The project is currently in the executing phase. One of the key stakeholders claimed the project no longer makes any business sense. What must George do next?

1. Update the issue log and request that the stakeholder provide more details
2. Request the project sponsor to intervene
3. Prematurely terminate the project
4. Redo the business case for the project