Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. The project you are working on has an increase in cost effectiveness, increased productivity, and increased morale. What might be the reason for these changes?

1. Project objectives are in line with those of the performing organization
2. Increased quality
3. Management’s focus on cost containment
4. Rewards presented for individual efforts

Q3. Project managers need to be aware of Student Syndrome, also known as procrastination, which means that people start to apply themselves only at the last possible moment before the deadline. This concept is similar to Parkinson’s Law which states that:

1. Work only gets completed during the second half of the allocated time.
2. Work never gets completed on time even if sufficient time has been allocated.
3. Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.
4. Effort expands to fill the time available for the completion of a work package.

Q4. Which document describes the project's deliverables and the work required to create those deliverables?

1. Project authorization document
2. Project scope statement
3. Project scope management plan
4. Project charter

Q5. After one year of construction, an office building is scheduled for completion on 30 January. The landscaping work needs to start 15 days prior to the building’s completion. Which of the following relationships most likely represents the relationship of the start of landscaping work to the completion of the office building?

1. Finish-to-start with a 15-day lead
2. Start-to-finish with a 15-day lead
3. Finish-to-start with a 15-day lag
4. Start-to-finish with a 15-day lag

Q6. Stakeholder notifications must be archived for future reference. Whenever the Manage Communications process produces a stakeholder notification, the notification must be:

1. Updated to the organizational process assets
2. Updated to the project management plan
3. Updated to the project communications management plan
4. Updated to the stakeholder register

Q7. A project organizational chart shows resources and:

1. WBS work packages
2. Activity resource estimates
3. Responsibilities
4. Schedule.

Q8. The project manager has just received a change from the customer that does not affect the project schedule and is easy to complete. What should the project manager do FIRST?

1. Make the change happen as soon as possible.
2. Contact the project sponsor for permission.
3. Go to the change control board.
4. Evaluate the impacts on other project constraints.

Q9. The project manager is involved in the Develop Schedule process for the project. He has analyzed the project, compressed the schedule and completed a Monte Carlo analysis. Which of the following is an output of Develop Schedule?

1. Activity duration estimates
2. Change requests
3. Resource requirement updates
4. Work breakdown structure

Q10. What theory proposes that efforts will lead to effective performance and will be rewarded for accomplishments?

1. Conditional reinforcement
2. Maslow’s hierarchy
3. McGregor’s
4. Expectancy.