Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A project is 50 percent complete when a schedule constraint is identified. Which of the following should be done FIRST?

1. Revisit all activities that have not yet started
2. Use a simulation technique such as Monte Carlo analysis, to calculate a distribution of probable results of the total project.
3. Rebaseline the project management plan to determine impacts on schedule, cost, and scope.
4. Level resources on the remaining activities to determine resource variances.

Q3. Which of the following is not a project competing constraint?

1. Budget
2. Procurement
3. Risk
4. Resource

Q4. Gordon is currently developing his project’s stakeholder management strategy. All enterprise environmental factors should be considered during this process. Which of the following enterprise environmental factors should be paid special attention during this process?

1. Project templates
2. The organization's culture and structure
3. Commercial databases
4. Lessons learned from past similar projects

Q5. The purpose of a fishbone diagram is to:

1. Explore past outcomes and apply then to the current project.
2. Stimulate thinking, organize thoughts and generate discussion.
3. Determine the organization of the project.
4. Show functional responsibilities and how they are related to one another and to the objectives of the project.

Q6. The primary customer of a project has requested an application change during user testing. As project manager, how should you BEST address this issue?

1. Develop a risk mitigation plan
2. Through a formal change request
3. Inform the project sponsor of changes to the scope cost and schedule
4. Ensure that scope change complies with all relevant contractual provisions

Q7. The project has a critical deliverable that requires certain expertise to complete. The person who was going to complete the activity has left the company and there is no one who can complete the work within the company. For this reason, the project manager needs to acquire the services of a consultant as soon as possible. To do this, the project manager should:

1. Follow the requirements set up by the company for using outside services
2. Bypass the company procedures as they are not relevant to the situation
3. Expedite and go directly to his/her preferred consultant.
4. Ask his/her manager what to do.

Q8. A project manager is in the process of scope verification of a deliverable with the customer. What is the MOST important thing the project manager should ensure?

1. Accuracy
2. Timeliness
3. Acceptance
4. Completeness 7

Q9. James is managing a shopping mall construction project. During the project execution, he learns the project communications management plan is not effective and requires a major update. Which of the following processes will issue a change request for the required update?

1. Plan Communications Management
2. Manage Communications
3. Perform Integrated Change Control
4. Monitor Communications

Q10. You have met with your project sponsor who told you that you must complete the project by the end of the year, no exceptions. This should be included in the project scope statement as a:

1. Project Constraint
2. Project Boundary
3. Project Acceptance Criteria
4. Project Assumption