Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. 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.

Q3. A decision tree is a Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis technique. A decision tree is represented by a Decision Tree Diagram. The decision tree describes a situation under consideration, the implications of each of the available choices, and the possible scenarios. A Decision Tree Diagram shows how to make a decision among alternative capital strategies known as:

1. Alternative nodes
2. Question points
3. Decision nodes
4. Checkpoints

Q4. You receive 25 new computers from the seller, but were expecting only 20. In looking at the contract, you see that it says “sellers to provide twenty (20) computers.” What should you do FIRST?

1. Issue a change order through the contract manager
2. Return the five extra computers
3. Make payment for the 25 computers
4. Call the seller and ask for clarification

Q5. Which of the following is the primary output of the Develop Project Team process?

1. Change requests
2. Staffing management plan
3. Team performance assessment
4. Updated issue log

Q6. You are a non-technical project manager. Two highly skilled and knowledgeable resources on your project are in conflict over the best technical solution to meet a project requirement. However, this is not affecting the project schedule. Who is initially responsible for the conflict resolution?

1. The project sponsor is initially responsible for the conflict resolution.
2. The project manager is initially responsible for the conflict resolution.
3. Both team members are initially responsible for the conflict resolution.
4. Either of the team members is responsible for the conflict resolution.

Q7. You have just received notice that the organization you have worked for as a project manager has gone bankrupt. All employees have 72 hours’ notice of termination. What is the best course of action for the two projects you are managing?

1. Follow company directives
2. Conduct a project closeout meeting
3. Leave the office today
4. Raise a claim for and on behalf of all the employees and contractors who were participating in the project

Q8. You have been given a project to construct a small dam. Currently, you are visiting your project stakeholders and asking about their needs and expectations. You also have had many workshops and brainstorming sessions with them. Which process is this?

1. Identify stakeholders
2. Collect requirements
3. Define scope
4. Control scope

Q9. The project has been challenging to manage. Everyone has been on edge due t pressure to complete the project on time. Unfortunately, the tension has grown to the point where team meetings have become shouting matches and little work is accomplished during the meetings. One team member asks to be excused from future meetings, as all the shouting upsets him. Meanwhile, the sponsor has asked to attend team meetings in order to better understand how the project is going and issues involved in completing the project, and the customer has started discussions about adding scope to the project. In this situation, it would be BEST for the project manager to:

1. Ask the sponsor if the information needed could be sent in a report rather than have him attend the meeting
2. Inform the team member who asked to be excused from the meeting of the value of communication in such meetings
3. Create new ground rules for the meetings and introduce them to the team
4. Hold a team building exercise that involves all the team members.

Q10. Your team has built an exotic sports car for a wealthy client. The project team verified every deliverable against the quality requirements, and the client accepted. Now the project manager is arranging for the car delivery. This is part of which process group?

1. Closing
2. Monitoring and Controlling
3. Planning
4. Execution