Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Which of the following is CORRECT?

1. Inspecting is part of project control and order of magnitude estimates are in the range of +10 to -25 percent.
2. Determining that the project is following policies and procedures is done in the Manage Quality process, and accepting work results is done in the Validate Scope process
3. Define Scope and make-or-buy decisions are parts of the Plan Procurement Management process.
4. Cost estimates are best created by the person doing the work and the detailed project cost budget is created by management.

Q3. During project executing, your project team member delivers a project deliverable to the buyer. However, the buyer refuses the deliverable, stating that it does not meet the requirement on page 300 of the technical specifications. You review the document and find that you agree. What is the BEST thing to do?

1. Explain that the contract is wrong and should be changed.
2. Issue a change order
3. Review the requirements and meet with the responsible team member to review the WBS dictionary.
4. Call a meeting of the team to review the requirement on page 300.

Q4. The project charter is a document which initiates the project, establishes your authority and contains some high-level information. Which of the following information will not be included in the project charter?

1. Project purpose
2. High-level requirements
3. High-level risks
4. Name of the competitor

Q5. You are the project manager for a new international project, and your project team includes people from four countries. Most of the team members have not worked on similar projects before, but the project has strong support from senior management. What is the BEST thing to do to ensure that cultural differences do not interfere with the project?

1. Spend a little more time creating the work breakdown structure and making sure it is complete
2. As the project manager, make sure you choose your words carefully whenever you communicate
3. Ask one person at each team meeting to describe something unique about their culture.
4. Carefully encode all the project manager’s communications.

Q6. The RACI chart is an example of a responsibility assignment matrix (RAM). The letters R and C in “RACI” stand for:

1. Responsible and consult
2. Resource and consultant
3. Responsible and categorize
4. Resource and consult

Q7. Who of the following would be LEAST likely to be involved in the Define Activities process?

1. End user
2. Team
3. Experts
4. Project manager

Q8. The Budget at Completion (BAC) for a project is $50,000. The Actual Costs (AC) to date are $10,000. The Earned Value (EV) is $7,000. At this stage, the project management team did a manual bottom-up summation of costs and forecast an Estimate to Complete (ETC) of $50,000. What is the Estimate at Completion (EAC) for the project?

1. $57,000
2. $40,000
3. $60,000
4. $53,000

Q9. Which of the following is a tool or technique of the Develop Team process?

1. Organizational charts
2. Co-location
3. Acquisition
4. Influence diagrams

Q10. 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