Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Which of the following is true of the Estimate Activity Durations process?

1. Estimates should always indicate the range of possible results
2. Estimates should be made by resource managers in order to increase the accuracy of the estimates.
3. Historical information is too old to use in estimating
4. Critical paths should be taken into account when an activity is first estimated.

Q3. A project manager has just been assigned to a new project and has been given the approved project charter. The FIRST thing the project manager must do is:

1. Create a project scope statement
2. Confirm that all the stakeholders have had input to the scope
3. Analyze project risk
4. Begin work on a project management plan

Q4. A control chart should always contain:

1. Upper and lower warning limits
2. The moving average
3. Upper and lower control limits
4. Upper and lower specification limits

Q5. Chris is managing a construction project. The project team is currently developing the “as built” construction drawings to be supplied to the client as required by the contract. Which of the following phases is Chris’ project most likely in?

1. Initiating
2. Planning
3. Closing
4. Executing

Q6. Which of the following BEST describes product analysis?

1. Working with the customer to determine the product description.
2. Mathematically analyzing the quality desired for the project.
3. Gaining a better understanding of the product of the project in order to create the project scope statement.
4. Determining if the quality standard on the project can be met.

Q7. What is a common result of poor project planning?

1. Wasted effort
2. Lost time
3. Increased cost
4. All of the above

Q8. You are taking over a project during the planning process group and discover that six individuals have signed the project charter. Which of the following should MOST concern you?

1. Who will be a member of the change control board
2. Spending more time on configuration management
3. Getting a single project sponsor
4. Determining the reporting structure

Q9. Analysis of project spending against project budget and calculation of the percentage complete of tasks currently underway are examples of:

1. Control Chart
2. PERT analysis
3. Performance reviews
4. Expert judgment

Q10. The transition from one phase to another within a project's lifecycle (e.g., from design to manufacturing) is typically marked by:

1. Kill point
2. Monte Carlo
3. Constraint
4. Decision tree