Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. Five of the seven phases on the project contain work that is substantially similar. What MUST the project manager do?

1. See what can be done to make sure the work is carefully reworded to remove the similarity
2. Make sure the same resource completes all the similar work packages.
3. Plan in continuous improvement activities
4. Make sure the first and last of these work packages is scheduled close in time to each other

Q3. All of the following are examples of Perform Quality Control EXCEPT:

1. Inspection
2. Cost of quality
3. Pareto chart
4. Fishbone diagram

Q4. The sponsor has asked you to require that each piece of the project scope be planned, estimated, and scheduled. The sponsor also wants to authorize each piece of the project management plan after the documentation is assembled. What is the MOST appropriate response to these requests?

1. Politely advise the sponsor to forego the authorization of work.
2. Provide the sponsor with a schedule of when the components will be ready for authorization
3. Ask the sponsor to authorize each piece before it is completed
4. Tell the sponsor that the chance for authorization will come after the pieces of the project management plan are compiled

Q5. Which of the following is NOT part of the expert judgment tool and technique for the develop project management plan process?

1. Tailor the process to meet the project needs
2. Hold planning meetings to develop the risk management plan
3. Determine resources and skill levels needed to perform project work
4. Define the level of configuration management to apply to the project

Q6. As a project manager, you are analyzing the costs incurred in a project. Which of the following costs cannot be classified under cost of nonconformance?

1. Quality Assurance Costs
2. Warranty costs
3. Costs due to loss of reputation
4. Rework costs

Q7. Which of the following statements is correct:

1. Project lifecycles and product lifecycles are interdependent.
2. Project lifecycles are independent of product lifecycles.
3. A product lifecycle is the same as a project lifecycle.
4. The last lifecycle for a project is generally the product's retirement.

Q8. You evaluate your critical path and determine the project will be completed two weeks ahead of management’s expected due date. What should you do?

1. Delay the project for two weeks
2. Prepare a list of identified risks that did not occur
3. Pull resources off the critical path to work on noncritical path activities
4. Add extra features that will enhance the project and require two more weeks to complete.

Q9. If you are writing a proposal for additional funding, which communication style should you choose?

1. Formal and horizontal
2. Formal and upward
3. Informal and downward
4. Informal and horizontal

Q10. The customer wants to expand the product scope after the performance measurement baseline has been established. Which document will the customer need to submit?

1. Change request
2. Project scope statement
3. Performance measurements
4. Activity attributes 02