Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. As a project manager, you are in the process of preparing the project schedule for the project. Which of the following accurately depicts the sequence of your activities before you began to prepare the project schedule?

1. Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Durations, Develop Schedule
2. Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Durations, Define Activities
3. Estimate Activity Durations, Sequence Activities, Develop Schedule
4. Define Activities, Estimate Activity Durations, Sequence Activities

Q3. Which of the following is CORRECT in regard to the Control Scope process?

1. Effective scope definition can lead to a more complete project scope statement
2. The Control Scope process must be done before scope planning
3. The Scope Control process must be integrated with other control processes
4. Controlling the schedule is the most effective way of controlling scope.

Q4. A project manager is estimating the project duration and finds that the only information available to him is a previous project that was quite different from the current one. However, some portions of the previous project were similar to the current one. Which of the following tools is the project manager likely to use to compare current project's activity durations with the similar previous activities?

1. Analogous estimating
2. Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
3. Three-point estimates
4. Parametric estimating

Q5. The construction phase of a new software product is near completion. The next phases are testing and implementation. The project is two weeks ahead of schedule. What should the project manager be MOST concerned with before moving on to the final phase?

1. Validate Scope
2. Perform Quality Control
3. Performance Reports
4. Control Costs

Q6. A company manages SBG contracting bids for government tenders and all successful bids as a separate project. The structure of the company is mainly projectized for a dedicated project team to manage each project. However, to realize economies of scale, there are some central departments that serve all projects. Which of the following role is most likely to be working in a central department instead of directly working with a project team?

1. Quality control inspector
2. Construction manager
3. Project planner
4. Procurement administrator

Q7. You have a choice of four ongoing projects that you can take over as project manager. Project 1 has a benefit cost ratio (BCR) of 1.4, is a high priority project and has a critical path length of 16 months. Its cost performance index (CPI) is 1.2. Project 2 has a schedule performance index (SPI) of 1.1, is using three critical resources, has a low priority, and has a BCR of 1.1. Project 3 has a CPI of 1.2, an SPI of 0.89, a BCR of 1.6, and a critical path length of 19 months. Project 4 has a CPI of 0.82, an activity with 33 days of float, a hard-to-get resource assigned to activity L, and a priority of keeping cost low. Based on the above, which project would you prefer to take over?

1. Project 1
2. Project 2
3. Project 3
4. Project 4

Q8. A parking lot fencing project was bid at US $11 per foot, and one company is doing all the work. The parking lot has four equal sides of 125 feet and requires the installation of a six-foot diameter culvert on one side. Fencing should be installed at a rate of 100 feet per day. The culvert installation will cost US $500 and take one day to complete. The culvert must be installed before work can begin on that side of the fence. After three days of work, one side is complete, another project has 75 feet installed, and the culvert is completely installed. What is the current status of the project?

1. The budget is neutral with a cost variance of $0
2. It is over budget, with a cost variance of -$1,100.
3. It is under budget, with a cost variance of +$500 due to the completion of the culvert installation
4. It is over budget with a cost variance of +$125.

Q9. The project manager is working to clearly describe the level of involvement expected from everyone involved in the project in order to prevent rework, conflict, and coordination problems. Which of the following BEST describes the project manager’s efforts?

1. Develop Project Management Plan and Plan Quality Management
2. Problem solving, control, and discovering gold plating
3. Validate Scope and Control Quality
4. Control Risks, Develop Project Team, and lessons learned

Q10. Project stakeholders are individuals and organizations who are actively involved in the project or who have an interest in it. Which of the following is not an internal stakeholder?

1. Program Manager
2. Project Sponsor
3. Competitor
4. Project Manager