Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. The preparation of the scope baseline can BEST be described as involving:

1. The functional managers
2. The project team
3. All the stakeholders
4. The project expediter.

Q3. Lena is managing the construction of a new office facility for her company. The project is halfway through the execution. The project sponsor has asked Lena to ensure that all key project stakeholders are still committed to the project. How can Lena assess the stakeholders' current engagement levels?

1. By analyzing the most recent issue register
2. By reviewing the Stakeholders Engagement Assessment Matrix last updated during the planning phase of the project
3. By requesting the key stakeholders to submit a signed declaration of commitment
4. By communicating and interacting with the key stakeholders

Q4. A project manager has been overwhelmed with problems on his project. He would like to identify the root cause of the problems in order to determine where to focus his attention. Which of the following tools would be BEST for the project manager to use?

1. A Pareto chart
2. Conflict resolution techniques
3. A fishbone diagram
4. Trend analysis

Q5. While developing your project schedule, you have asked everyone to provide a list of planned vacations over the next three months, and you have applied this information to the tasks that each person is responsible for. What also needs updating?

1. Resource Calendars
2. Leads
3. Schedule Variances
4. Lags

Q6. 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

Q7. Your project team works in two different buildings across the city. The team has been struggling to perform effectively and has a difficult time resolving problems. What would be the BEST team development technique to resolve this issue?

1. Mediation
2. Rewards
3. Co-location
4. Training

Q8. 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

Q9. For your project, you have broken down the work package into activities and just now completed the network diagram. Which process is this?

1. Develop schedule
2. Sequence activities
3. Define schedule
4. Create WBS

Q10. All of the following are part of a communications management plan EXCEPT:

1. Names of the stakeholders who can talk to the project manager.
2. Names of those receiving telephone call when the system crashes
3. Methods used to collect and store information
4. Names of the stakeholders and instructions on sending project status o them