Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. An output of Plan Procurements, the procurement documents are also an input to all of the following, EXCEPT:

1. Approved Change Requests
2. Administer Procurements
3. Manage Project Team
4. Conduct Procurements

Q3. The project manager must identify ____________, determine their requirements, and then manage and influence those requirements to ensure a successful project.

1. Functional managers.
2. Stakeholders
3. Scope.
4. End users

Q4. The code development phase of a software project is nearly complete when the first code review is conducted. During the review, it s discovered that the application is missing functionality required to complete a key business process. However, the product scope never specified this functionality. What should the project manager do?

1. Reject the functionality as out of the project’s scope.
2. Agree to include the functionality in the current release
3. Agree to include the functionality in the next release.
4. Assess the impact on the project of including the functionality, and inform the sponsor.

Q5. To accommodate a new project in your department, you need to move resources from one project to another. Because your department is currently working at capacity, moving resources will inevitably delay the project from which you move the resources. It would cause the LEAST negative impact if you move resources from which of the following projects?

1. Project A with a benefit cost ratio of 0.8, no project charter, and four resources
2. Project B with a net present value of $60,000, 12 resources, and variable costs between US $1,000 and $2,000 per month
3. Project C with an opportunity cost of US $300,000, no project control plan, and an internal rate of return of 12 percent
4. Project D with indirect costs of US $20,000 and 13 resources

Q6. A schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.76 means:

1. You are over budget
2. You are ahead of schedule
3. You are only progressing at 76 percent of the rate originally planned
4. You are only progressing at 24 percent of the rate originally planned

Q7. The term Progressive Elaboration incorrectly represents which of the following?

1. Changes to project scope
2. Rolling wave planning
3. Detailing out the product requirements developed during the initiation process.
4. Production of fabrication and construction drawings from the design drawings for a chemical plant.

Q8. A project manager has made a change to the project. What should she do NEXT?

1. Assign resources
2. Revise the project management plan and/or project documents
3. Evaluate impact
4. Request change control board involvement

Q9. During the project execution, a stakeholder comes to you and argues against a particular deliverable. You investigated it and found that this particular deliverable was based on his requirement. To prove this, what document will you show to him?

1. Scope statement
2. Requirement traceability matrix
3. Statement of work
4. Scope management plan

Q10. Which of the following BEST describes how a work breakdown structure can be used to determine resources?

1. The WBS breaks the project into one-person activities
2. The small work packages that the WBS provides make it easier to determine what expertise is needed.
3. It lists the names of the resources to be used.
4. It enables management to list the resource hierarchy.