Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Your best programmer is an independent contractor. Recently, you learned that she is working on a project in the evening for one of your competitors. Your BEST course of action is to:

1. Replace her.
2. Get her to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
3. Inform her that you do not allow your contractors to work with your competition, and ask her to choose.
4. Limit her access to sensitive data.

Q3. Which of these is not a data gathering technique used in the Identify Risks process?

1. Interviewing
2. Checklists
3. Brainstorming
4. Delta technique

Q4. There have been many work packages completed successfully on the project, and the sponsor has made some recommendations for improvements. The project is on schedule to meet an aggressive deadline when the successor activity to a critical path activity suffers a major setback. The activity has 14 days of float and is being completed by four people. There are two other team members with the skill set to assist the troubled activity, if needed. The project manager receives a call that three other team members are attempting to be removed from the project because they do not feel the project can be successful. When the project manager pursues this, he discovers that those team members have issues that have not been addressed. Which of the following is the BEST thing to do to improve the project?

1. Have the team members immediately assist the troubled activity.
2. Investigate why the project schedule is aggressive.
3. See who can replace the three team members.
4. Create an issue log.

Q5. A new store development project requires the purchase of various equipment, machinery, and furniture. The department responsible for the development recently centralized its external purchasing process and standardized its new order system. In which document can these new procedures be found?

1. Project scope statement
2. WBS
3. Staffing management plan
4. Organizational policies

Q6. All of the following relate to controlling the schedule EXCEPT:

1. Value analysis
2. Crashing
3. Float
4. Mandatory dependencies 66

Q7. A Responsibility Assignment Matrix illustrates the connections between the work that needs to be done and the project team members. A RACI chart is a type of Responsibility Assignment matrix in which the names of the roles being documented are:

1. Responsible, Administration, Check, and Inform
2. Reportable, Actionable, Check, and Inform
3. Responsible, Accountable, Consult, and Inform
4. Reportable, Actionable, Consult, and Implement

Q8. Which of the following would not be considered an Enterprise Environmental Factor during the Develop Project Charter process?

1. Scope Statement
2. Organizational infrastructure
3. Governmental standards
4. Marketplace conditions

Q9. The customer has accepted the completed project scope. However, the lessons learned required by the project management office have not been completed. What is the status of the project?

1. The project is complete because the project has reached the due date.
2. The project is incomplete because the project needs to be re-planned.
3. The project is incomplete until all project and product deliverables are completed and accepted.
4. The project is complete because the customer has accepted the deliverables.

Q10. The WBS, estimates for each work packages, and the network diagram are completed. Which of the following would be the NEXT thing for the project manager to do?

1. Sequence the activities
2. Verify that they have the correct scope
3. Create a preliminary schedule and get the team’s approval
4. Complete risk management