Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. A resource assigned to your project contacts you, trying to get off the team. He knows that an important project in his department is going to be approved and will take place at the same time as yours. He wants to work on the other project. Under the circumstances, what is the BEST thing to do?

1. Keep him if he is a valuable resource.
2. Talk to the functional manager about releasing him from the team
3. Release him after he finds a suitable replacement
4. Wait until the last minute to see if the other project is approved.

Q3. The Earned Value Management methodology can be used to:

1. Forecast future performance based on current performance
2. Calculate the number of days left in the project
3. Calculate the value provided to the customer
4. Calculate the profitability of the project

Q4. Which of the following is an output of the Define Activities process?

1. A WBS
2. An activity list
3. A network diagram
4. A project schedule

Q5. While developing the project schedule, you find that the completion of a successor activity depends on the completion of its predecessor activity. What is this dependency called?

1. Start-to-Finish
2. Start-to-Start
3. Finish-to-Start
4. Finish-to-Finish

Q6. The Identify Risks process involves determining which risks may impact a project. It is considered an iterative process. What is the frequency of the iteration?

1. Every month
2. Every two weeks
3. The frequency of iteration will vary based on the situation
4. Every week

Q7. Why is the project change log a prime input to the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process?

1. So that the changes and their impact can be communicated to the appropriate stakeholders
2. So that the new identified changes can be appended to the log
3. So that stakeholders can review the log and prioritize the issues
4. So that the Integrated Change Control process is made redundant

Q8. You are working in a matrix organization and managing a project. You are having trouble working with one deliverable so you ask the functional manager to send you two team members who are experts in dealing with this type of work. She agrees and provides you with two of her best employees. They have joined your project and you have given them their roles and responsibilities. They are also made aware of who will be responsible or accountable for each deliverable. However, they are still not clear about their roles and responsibilities. So, to make it clear what document or chart will you show them?

1. RACI chart
2. OBS
3. RAM
4. RBS

Q9. During a voice conference, one team member suggests that a more experienced person be used on the project. Another one talks about using a person with more training. Which of the following BEST describes what is being done?

1. Plan Risk Responses
2. Resource leveling
3. Define Activities
4. Develop Project Team.

Q10. The communications management plan is developed to meet the needs of the:

1. Project sponsor
2. Team
3. Project manager
4. Stakeholders.