Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Management wants the project completed in 40 days. The cost performance index (CPI) is 1.1; the project critical path duration is 38 days with a standard deviation of two days. What is the maximum project float?

1. Zero days
2. Two days
3. Four days
4. One day

Q3. Once a project’s business case has been approved, what should be done next?

1. Identify and analyze project stakeholders and associated risks
2. Create the project charter
3. Identify market demand
4. Conduct and cost-benefit analysis

Q4. You have advertised in several newspapers to inform interested contractors to apply for a bid for some of your procurement needs. Which process are you currently in?

1. Plan procurement management
2. Conduct procurement
3. Control procurement
4. None of the above

Q5. In the create WBS process, you sub-divide project deliverables and project work into smaller and more manageable components. The output of this process is the scope baseline and project document update. Which of the following truly represents the scope baseline?

1. Scope statement, scope management plan, schedule baseline
2. Scope statement, WBS, WBS dictionary
3. WBS, WBS dictionary
4. Scope statement, WBS, schedule baseline

Q6. A project manager has completed identification of stakeholders and has started planning for a flow instruments installation project in a hospital. While developing the project management plan, a team member states that a stakeholder in the X-ray department is missing from the stakeholder list. Which of the following would be the best response from the project manager?

1. Authenticate the information from the team member
2. Include and involve the stakeholder immediately
3. It is too late to involve a stakeholder in the planning, so ignore the stakeholder
4. Wait until the execution phase to involve the new stakeholder

Q7. Joe has been managing a project for Exton Oil Corp. This project involves redesigning filling stations across the state. The redesign involves new gas pumps, security cameras, convenience stores, and use of environmentally friendly materials in the construction. While the redesigning work proceeds, Joe’s design engineer suggests a secondary alarm system for gas pumps to alert the attendant in case of a spill. Although this suggestion is not in the project requirements, Joe is impressed with the engineer’s recommendation. What should be the next step for Joe with regard to the engineer’s suggestion?

1. Initiate the formal change control process to find the impact of his recommendation
2. Approve his recommendation and allocate resources and funds
3. Create an issue log to document the engineer‘s suggestion for future use
4. Reject his recommendation as it requires additional funding

Q8. Which of the following processes are usually not performed continuously, but rather, performed periodically as needed:

1. Acquire Resources
2. Monitor Risks
3. Monitor Communications
4. Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

Q9. The results of another project have just been posted. Substantial rework will be required in order to meet the project requirements. Because the cost is too high, effective immediately, the project management office will be requiring all projects to do statistical sampling. What is the project management office concentrating its efforts on improving?

1. Quality management
2. Manage Quality
3. Plan Quality
4. Perform Quality Control.

Q10. You have been given a project to construct a small dam. Currently, you are visiting your project stakeholders and asking about their needs and expectations. You also have had many workshops and brainstorming sessions with them. Which process is this?

1. Identify stakeholders
2. Collect requirements
3. Define scope
4. Control scope