Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A project manager has been overwhelmed with problems on his project. He would like to identify the root cause of the problems in order to determine where to focus his attention. Which of the following tools would be BEST for the project manager to use?

1. A Pareto chart
2. Conflict resolution techniques
3. A fishbone diagram
4. Trend analysis

Q3. A project is seriously delayed. Earned value analysis shows the project needs to be completed 10 percent faster than the work has been going. To get the project back on track, management wants to add 10 people to an activity currently assigned to one person. The project manager disagrees, noting that such an increase will not produce an increase in speed. This is an example of:

1. The law of diminishing returns
2. Fast tracking
3. Earned value
4. Life cycle costing

Q4. John has been assigned a task to build a facility where different types of bicycles can be produced. John builds this facility and hands it over to Andrew to run it. What is Andrew’s role?

1. Project manager
2. Program manager
3. Operation manager
4. Portfolio manager

Q5. Free float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the:

1. Project
2. Completion date required by the customer
3. Early start of its successor
4. Project completion date

Q6. As the project manager, you are about to start the define scope process. You have the project charter and the organizational process assets list. Because there are no change requests in your project at this point, what must you have before you begin?

1. Product analysis
2. Requirements documentation
3. Updates to project documents
4. WBS

Q7. Your project team has recently identified a risk in the software development project and decided not to change the project management plan to deal with the risk. The risk response strategy that your team used in this scenario is an example of:

1. Mitigate
2. Transfer
3. Avoid
4. Acceptance

Q8. After a great deal of effort, the project team has finally determined the specifications for a major scope change to the project. In light of this, what should the project manager do FIRST?

1. Look for other changes
2. Notify the stakeholders about the new scope
3. Gain sign-off on this change
4. Calculate the risks associated with this change

Q9. Effective project integration usually requires emphasis on:

1. The personal careers o the team members
2. Timely updates to the project management plan
3. Effective communications at key interface points
4. Product control

Q10. You have a project with the following activities: Activity 1 can start immediately and has an estimated duration of four. Activity 2 can start after activity 1 is completed and has an estimated duration of eight. Activity 3 can start after activity 2 is completed and has an estimated duration of five. Activity 4 can start after activity 1 is completed and has an estimated duration of eight. Activity 5 has an estimated duration of three and must take place concurrently with activity 3. It can start after activities 4 and 2. What is the duration of the critical path of this project?

1. 15
2. 18
3. 17
4. 12