Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A project manager is performing an audit on a deliverable when she hears that the team member who did the work is complaining to everyone that he is being picked on by having his activity audited. You know this is not true. What lesson learned could you take to future projects?

1. Tell all the team members at the beginning of the project that their deliverables will be audited
2. Set an audit policy in the scope management plan
3. Audit less frequently
4. Use a walk-through instead of audits

Q3. Project stakeholder management is an integral part of project management. The effectiveness of stakeholder analysis carried out early in a project can decide its fate. Which of the following is the least important consideration during stakeholder analysis, especially when analyzing stakeholders who are also decision-makers?

1. Prior experience
2. Expectations
3. Interests
4. Influence

Q4. Mark is in the middle of a software development project. So far, the project has incurred a total cost of $50,000. If it is determined the project is no longer required, what would we call the cost incurred to date?

1. Opportunity cost
2. Return on investment
3. Breakeven cost
4. Sunk cost

Q5. Control Schedule is part of which Project Management process group?

1. Monitoring and controlling
2. Planning
3. Executing
4. Initiating

Q6. Bill is the project manager of a software project that was originally estimated to be completed in 12 months. Two months into the project, it is discovered that the original estimating assumptions were fundamentally flawed. The Estimate at Completion (EAC) in such a project will be:

1. EAC = AC + Bottom-up ETC
2. EAC = BAC/CPI
3. EAC = AC + [BAC - EV]/CPI
4. EAC = AC + BAC - EV

Q7. Which of the following includes the processes required to ensure the project includes all the work and only the work required to complete the project successfully?

1. Cost management
2. Scope management
3. Time management
4. Customer satisfaction management

Q8. Which of the following statements about project teams is incorrect?

1. The project management team is usually a team external to the project team.
2. The project management team is a subset of the project team.
3. For smaller projects, the entire team can share the project management responsibilities.
4. For smaller projects, the project manager can solely administer project management responsibilities.

Q9. A project manager needs to determine the resources needed for the project. Select the primary process from the following options.

1. Estimate Activity Resources
2. Develop Schedule
3. Plan Resource Management.
4. Develop Human Resource Plan

Q10. 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.