Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. To create a quality product, the project management team invested in training the project team members and purchasing high-end equipment. Such costs are:

1. Failure costs
2. Costs of Nonconformance
3. Appraisal costs
4. Prevention costs

Q3. A project manager has put in place rules covering who will have access to controlled documents, how changes to these items will be recorded and approved, and how everyone will know what the current version is. The project manager is therefore creating a:

1. Work authorization system
2. Change control system
3. Configuration management system
4. Project management information system

Q4. Your project schedule is tight and in danger of falling behind when two team members start disrupting status meetings by arguing with each other. As project manager, what is the BEST thing you can do?

1. Separate the two until the project is back on track
2. Tell each team member they will not receive a recommendation from you if they continue arguing
3. Discuss the problem with the two team members
4. Meet with both team members and their manager to determine the source of conflict.

Q5. The Verify Scope process is different than the Perform Quality Control process in that:

1. Perform Quality Control focuses on the quality of the project, while Verify Scope focuses on customer acceptance
2. Verify Scope is performed throughout the project and Perform Quality Control is done throughout the project.
3. Perform Quality Control is considered part of Plan Quality while Verify Scope is not.
4. Scope verification is provided to the project management team while quality control is provided to the project.

Q6. In a software development project, you are having joint application development (JAD) sessions to collect product requirements from stakeholders. Which of the following mandatory standards in the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is met by having JAD sessions while gathering requirements?

1. Honesty
2. Fairness
3. Responsibility
4. Respect

Q7. If project time and cost are not as important as the number of resources used each month, which of the following is the BEST thing to do?

1. Perform a Monte Carlo analysis
2. Fast track the project
3. Perform resource leveling
4. Analyze the life cycle costs

Q8. In order to provide one of your team members with a reward for excellent performance, you are going to allow him to acquire the new skill in which he is interested. Assuming that any activity shown in the chart would provide the team member with the benefit, which activity would you assign him to?

1. Activity D
2. Activity E
3. Activity F
4. Activity B

Q9. The project manager wishes to use the Delphi technique to obtain expert opinion on some difficult technical issues she’s facing. What should she be careful to do?

1. Make sure the experts consulted are recognized for their input.
2. Compare information and work toward a single opinion.
3. Consult the stakeholders.
4. Meet together with the experts to obtain consensus.

Q10. You have signed a contract with a contractor which states that you will pay for the entire contractor’s legitimate costs, plus a fee based on the subjective evaluation of his performance; this will not be subject to an appeal. What kind of contract is this?

1. CPIF
2. CPFF
3. FPIF
4. CPAF