Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. The project is being completed faster than planned. Which of the following would NOT account for why this has occurred?

1. Trend analysis was used to eliminate the need for some testing
2. A pre-made item was purchased instead of the team creating it.
3. A critical path and a noncritical path activity were fast tracked.
4. A critical path activity was compressed

Q3. If a project manager is using observation and conversation to help control the project, she must be involved in which process?

1. Develop Project team
2. Distribute information
3. Manage Stakeholder Expectations
4. Manage Project team.

Q4. You are developing a product for your client. During the development of the product, the client has indicated that he needs some changes in the product, so you process his request. How do you manage changes in product specification?

1. Change management
2. Integration management
3. Product management
4. Configuration management

Q5. During project executing, the project manager is spending a lot of time solving problems that arise. It would be BETTER for the project manager to transfer his efforts to:

1. Having the team solve the problems, thus freeing his time to hold more meetings
2. Executing the project management plan and making sure the quality management plan is viable.
3. Identifying additional risks and following the risk management process
4. Performing sensitivity analysis on past problems and transferring them to other projects.

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. The plan–do–check–act cycle is defined and modified by Shewhart & Deming. It is a four–step model for carrying out change and improving processes. In these four stages, which stage involves the evaluation of improvement?

1. Do
2. Check
3. Plan
4. Act

Q8. Which of the following represents information presented in its order of priority and helps focus on the MOST difficult issues?

1. A flowchart
2. A fishbone diagram
3. A control chart
4. A Pareto chart

Q9. You have been given a multi-year project to build a refinery. This is a very large and complex project, and you now need to estimate the cost for this project. What basic assumption will you need to make while estimating the cost for this project?

1. If you get the project budget in phases
2. You will be given all costs and resources at the beginning of the project
3. Whether the estimate will be limited to direct costs or if it will include the indirect costs as well
4. If the project schedule is fixed or based on events

Q10. 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.