Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. You are in the middle of a complex negotiation when the other party says, “We need to finish in one hour because I have to catch my plane.” That person is using which of the following negotiation strategies?

1. Good guy, bad guy
2. Delay
3. Deadline
4. Extreme demands.

Q3. Which of the following is the MOST likely outcome if you decide to crash the project?

1. Increased cost
2. Longer schedule
3. Doing more activities in parallel
4. Added schedule risk

Q4. 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.

Q5. Variance Analysis is an important tool used in the Control Costs process. Which of the following statements regarding variances is correct?

1. The percentage range of acceptable variances will tend to increase as more work is accomplished.
2. The percentage range of acceptable variances will tend to decrease as more work is accomplished.
3. The percentage range of acceptable variances is high at the start of a project, tends to decrease in the middle of a project, and then tends to increase as the project nears completion.
4. The percentage range of acceptable variances is a constant all through the project.

Q6. Which of the following is NOT included in a schedule change control system?

1. Approval levels necessary for authorizing changes
2. Tracking systems
3. Paperwork necessary for making changes
4. Limitations on the scope of changes

Q7. Jijo and Stefan are two employees of your organization. Jijo is working in an office and Stefan is on a site so their working conditions are different. During the project execution, both of them have some kind of conflict and come to you. You listen to them and solve the conflict. Which of the following is most likely to be a reason for a conflict in the working environment?

1. Ground rules
2. Personal work style
3. Salary
4. Working conditions

Q8. You have received many bids from contractors and are now separating them according to their experience, technical expertise, and capabilities. After segregating these responses, you are reviewing them to see if they are capable of doing the job or not. What process is this?

1. Conduct procurement
2. Plan procurement management
3. Proposal evaluation technique
4. Manage quality

Q9. A change request that is issued to bring the performance of the project back in line with the project management plan is related to:

1. Corrective action
2. Defect repair
3. Proactive action
4. Preventive action

Q10. If you want to reduce the number of quality inspections and reduce the cost of quality control for your project, which technique should you use?

1. Run Chart
2. Defect Repair Review
3. Statistical Sampling
4. Pareto Chart