Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. The six-month project has 300 work packages and a US $600,000 budget. Three months into the project 150 work packages are complete and US $300,000 has been spent. Which of the following is CORRECT?

1. The project is on time and on budget
2. The project manager should reevaluate cost performance but not worry about time.
3. The project needs 50 more work packages to be completed to be on time.
4. There is not enough information

Q3. A project manager has access to a tremendous amount of historical information on a pr and charts it over time. Which of the following is the project manager MOST likely to use?

1. Benchmarking
2. Trend analysis
3. Variance analysis
4. Decision trees

Q4. Which of the following is a TRUE statement about a risk rating matrix?

1. It should be changed for every product
2. It should never be used on a large project
3. It should be standardized between projects
4. It should be developed by the project manager.

Q5. Your boss tells you that one of your resources is needed on another project. All the activities in the chart are occurring at the same time. Assuming that all the resources listed have the necessary skills to work on the other project, who would you pick to move to the other project?

1. The resource working on Activity D
2. The resource working on Activity C
3. The resource working on Activity H
4. The resource working on Activity B

Q6. Large organizations typically manage a wide range of projects; from small projects to large initiatives requiring long-term commitments. Which of the following factors can be used in scaling such projects:

1. Team size, geographical distribution, regulatory compliance, organizational complexity, technical complexity, and funds availability.
2. Team size, geographical distribution, regulatory compliance and organizational complexity.
3. Team size, geographical distribution and regulatory compliance.
4. Team size, geographical distribution, regulatory compliance, organizational complexity and technical complexity.

Q7. A software system was accepted by the customer, but has found to give unexpected results. Which of the following BEST describes what the project manager should do FIRST?

1. Review the customer’s inspection process
2. Change the activity sequencing
3. Apologize to the customer
4. Review the Validate Scope process.

Q8. A project manager has completed a detailed WBS and cost estimates for each work package. To create a cost baseline from this data, the project manager would:

1. Use the highest level of the WBS to estimate analogously
2. Sum up the work package and risk contingency reserve estimates
3. Roll up work package estimates into a project total and add management reserves.
4. Gain expert opinions of the project total costs.

Q9. While constructing a new drug manufacturing plan, you discover a leak in a pipe which has released chemicals into the ground. It was difficult to acquire the necessary government approval and community support for the plant, and management has told you to be particularly careful to not upset the community. You are uncertain of whether the chemicals could leak into the groundwater or cause any damage. What should you do?

1. Follow the instructions to avoid upsetting the community and do nothing
2. Start to write articles in the local paper about how poorly treated the local drinking water is.
3. Wherever possible, communicate all the great benefits of the plant to the community.
4. Inform local officials and ask for their help 0

Q10. A project manager that you have been mentoring has completed the Plan Risk Responses process and has a risk response plan. What is the NEXT thing the project manager should do?

1. Update the project management plan
2. Recommend corrective action
3. Update the risk identification checklist
4. Create risk response strategies