Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Which of the following processes are usually not performed continuously, but rather, performed periodically as needed:

1. Acquire Resources
2. Monitor Risks
3. Monitor Communications
4. Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

Q3. A project manager for a large international bank has a project team that just implemented an electronic funds project involving four large vendors. The project manager struggled through every part of the procurement process since the bank had a weak internal procurement department. What would be the MOST appropriate thing to do to ensure the problems are resolved for future projects?

1. Document all of the issues in a memo, and schedule a meeting with the head of the procurement office.
2. Include a agenda item in the project closedown to discuss these issues in a non-threatening manner
3. Address this through contract change control.
4. Conduct a procurement audit.

Q4. You are the project manager for a $3,000,000 product development project. Your project is well into the executing process group and remains on time, on budget and no specification. This morning your project sponsor called to express concern about he project. Based on the schedule baseline, the project should be nearing implementation, but the sponsor does not know the current status of the project. You remind the sponsor that your team produces a detailed status report weekly and distributes it via e-mail. The sponsor indicates that e-mail is too impersonal and verbal updates are preferred. This situation suggests problems with which of the follow project management processes?

1. Plan Communications
2. Distribute Information
3. Report Performance
4. Stakeholders Management

Q5. Which of the following BEST describes the Validate Scope process?

1. It provides assurances that the deliverable meets the specifications, is an input to the project management plan, and an output of Perform Quality Control.
2. It ensures that the deliverable is completed on time, ensures customer acceptance, and shows that the deliverable meets specifications.
3. It ensures customer acceptance, shows that the deliverable meets specifications, and provides a chance for differences of opinion to come to light.
4. It is an output of Perform Quality Control, occurs before Define Scope, and ensures customer acceptance.

Q6. Which of the following are AL items included in the cost management plan?

1. The level of accuracy needed for estimates, rules for measuring cost performance, specifications for how duration estimates should be stated.
2. Specifications for how estimates should be stated, rules or measuring cost performance, the level of accuracy needed for estimates
3. Rules for measuring team performance, the level of accuracy needed for estimates, specifications for how estimates should be stated.
4. Specifications for how estimates should be stated, the level of risk needed for estimates, rules for measuring cost performance.

Q7. Which of the following contains an item that is NOT an output of the Plan Procurements process?

1. Procurement management plan, procurement documents, procurement contract award
2. Procurement statement of work, procurement management plan, make-or-buy decisions
3. Requested changes, procurement management plan, source selection criteria
4. Make-or-buy decisions, procurement statement of work, change requests.

Q8. The Human Resources department wants to hire a new project manager from within the company. They can choose from the following candidates: Candidate A has good management knowledge; Candidate B has good project management knowledge; Candidate C has solid technical knowledge; and Candidate D has general management, project management, and technical skills. Who is the BEST candidate?

1. Candidate A
2. Candidate B
3. Candidate C
4. Candidate D

Q9. A project is seriously delayed. Earned value analysis shows the project needs to be completed 10 percent faster than the work has been going. To get the project back on track, management wants to add 10 people to an activity currently assigned to one person. The project manager disagrees, noting that such an increase will not produce an increase in speed. This is an example of:

1. The law of diminishing returns
2. Fast tracking
3. Earned value
4. Life cycle costing

Q10. Which of the following is needed to develop a project schedule?

1. Lessons learned
2. Network diagram
3. Completion of the Verify Scope process
4. Completion of the Control Schedule process