Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. To assist with the selection of a supplier for a large procurement on your project, you have hired a consultant. The consultant has prepared an independent estimate to be used as a benchmark while reviewing bids on the RFP. The independent estimate is confidential and is not shared with any bidders. When the sealed bids are opened, you discover that only one supplier has submitted a quote lower than the independent estimate. All other quotes are 45 percent to 70 percent higher than the benchmark. While discussing this development with members of the project team, you learn a distant relative of the consultant owns the company with the lowest bids. What is the best course of action?

1. Confirm the lowest bidder has understood the requirements and award them the contract
2. Since one of the suppliers knows more than others, you must disclose the independent estimate to all others to be fair
3. Disqualify the lowest bidder
4. Review the RFP specifications and requirements

Q3. Based on the chart, what is the duration of a critical path?

1. 30
2. 23
3. 49
4. 46

Q4. Adam has just taken over a construction project. The project is currently in the planning phase of the project lifecycle. Adam’s next deliverable is to produce an effective stakeholder engagement strategy. Which of the following is the most important component of an effective stakeholder engagement plan?

1. Management style
2. Risk tolerance
3. Construction know-how
4. Communications

Q5. A stakeholder's mental picture or belief about the future is:

1. A Requirement.
2. A Heuristic.
3. An Expectation.
4. A Constraint.

Q6. Which of these is not a component of the scope baseline that is contained in the project management plan?

1. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
2. Requirements documentation
3. WBS Dictionary
4. Project Scope Statement

Q7. All of the following are risk response strategies EXCEPT:

1. Retain
2. Accept
3. Share
4. Avoid 99

Q8. Your project calls for communication with an extremely large audience. What communication method would be appropriate under such circumstances?

1. Pull communication
2. Interactive communication
3. Two-way communication
4. Verbal communication

Q9. The project manager’s role during the executing process group of the project can BEST be described as:

1. A Director
2. An Integrator
3. A Coordinator
4. A Leader

Q10. While collecting work performance data, one of your team members has a misunderstanding about the description of work of several activities, their cost estimates, and the resources required by them. She comes to you and explains the situation. To answer her questions, what document will you ask her to refer to?

1. Scope baseline
2. Cost baseline
3. WBS dictionary
4. Project schedule