Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. During the middle of the project, things have been going well. The work authorization system has allowed people to know when to start work and the issue log has helped keep track of the stakeholders’ needs. The benefit cost ratio has been improving and the sponsor has expressed his appreciation for the team members’ efforts by hosting a milestone party for the team. The project manager gets a call from a team member saying that the results from the completion of their activity’s predecessor is two days late. Which of the following reasons would BEST describe why this occurred?

1. The project manager was focusing on the sponsor’s needs.
2. Functional management was not included in the communications management plan.
3. The successor activities should have been watched, not the predecessors.
4. The right people were not invited to the milestone party.

Q3. A project manager must publish a project schedule. Activities, start/end times, and resource are identified. What should the project manager do NEXT?

1. Distribute the project schedule according to the communications management plan.
2. Confirm the availability of the resources.
3. Refine the project management plan to reflect more accurate costing information.
4. Publish a bar chart illustrating the timeline.

Q4. Analysis of the scope performance resulted in a change request to the scope baseline. Change requests can include all the following except:

1. Defect repair
2. Supportive action
3. Corrective action
4. Preventive action

Q5. In your weekly status reports, you report the earned value for the project. This information is essential for you and the stakeholders to gauge the progress of the project. What process group is the cost and schedule control part of?

1. Closing
2. Planning
3. Executing
4. Monitoring and Controlling

Q6. To accommodate a new project in your department, you need to move resources from one project to another. Because your department is currently working at capacity, moving resources will inevitably delay the project from which you move the resources. It would cause the LEAST negative impact if you move resources from which of the following projects?

1. Project A with a benefit cost ratio of 0.8, no project charter, and four resources
2. Project B with a net present value of $60,000, 12 resources, and variable costs between US $1,000 and $2,000 per month
3. Project C with an opportunity cost of US $300,000, no project control plan, and an internal rate of return of 12 percent
4. Project D with indirect costs of US $20,000 and 13 resources

Q7. Which of the following indicates the required cost performance in order to complete the project on budget?

1. TCPI
2. CPI
3. EAC
4. SPI

Q8. You are working on a new oil purification project in a foreign country. A person informs you that you will have to pay him a “transfer fee” for the permit to move heavy equipment through the city. What is the FIRST thing you should do?

1. Pay the fee, but only to the city
2. Do not pay the fee
3. Make sure the person is really a government official
4. Negotiate openly with the city officials.

Q9. During a team meeting, the team adds a specific area of extra work to the project because they have determined if would benefit the customer. What is wrong in this situation?

1. The team is gold plating
2. These efforts shouldn’t be done in meetings
3. Nothing. This is how to meet or exceed customer expectations.
4. Nothing. The project manager is in control of the situation.

Q10. Interpersonal skills are also known as soft skills, which are behavioral competencies that help you develop your project management team. Which of the following is not an interpersonal skill which is required to manage the project team?

1. Leadership
2. Rewards
3. Influencing
4. Decision making