Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Robert’s project is a high-priority project for his organization. Project stakeholder engagement is crucial for the project’s success. Robert needs to discuss the project stakeholder engagement levels with his project team on a regular basis. Which of the following is the best platform where Robert can review this with his team?

1. Phase gates
2. Project status review meetings
3. Kill points
4. Information management system

Q3. Which of the following is CORRECT concerning a change management plan?

1. It should include a method for controlling schedule
2. It is better if it focuses on cost
3. It is better if it concentrates on risk
4. It should be created during the executing process group.

Q4. A project manager wants to decrease costs on a project that a consultant is completing for her company. What costs should the project manager consider to accomplish this?

1. Variable and fixed
2. Variable and direct
3. Fixed and indirect
4. Direct and indirect

Q5. Nancy’s project is 80 percent complete. Which of the following project documents is least likely to be updated during the Monitor Stakeholder Engagement process performed at this stage?

1. Project charter
2. Risk register
3. Stakeholder register
4. Issue log

Q6. You are a project manager for a small construction project. Your project was budgeted for US $72,000 over a six-week period. As of today, you have spent US $22,000. The earned value is US $24,000. According to your schedule, you should have spent US $30,000 by this time. Based on these circumstances, your project could be BEST described as:

1. Ahead of schedule
2. Behind schedule
3. On schedule
4. Having not enough information provided.

Q7. The stakeholder engagement plan is a subsidiary plan of the project management plan. It includes the strategies required to effectively engage project stakeholders. An ineffective stakeholder engagement strategy can lead to project failure. The stakeholder engagement plan:

1. Must be formal and highly detailed
2. Must be formal but broadly framed
3. Can be formal or informal but must be highly detailed
4. Can be formal or informal, highly detailed or broadly framed

Q8. You are constructing an office building for your client. You decide to outsource painting and electric work from a third party. You create a detailed work description and ask bidders to apply for this part of the project. The document you just prepared is known as:

1. Procurement SOW
2. RFQ
3. RFP
4. Requirement document

Q9. Projects are often started as a result of an external factor such as market demand for a new product, a new legislative or regulatory mandate, or a change in technology. This results in the creation of ______ by an entity or organization external to the project.

1. The project charter
2. The WBS
3. The project budget
4. The RACI chart

Q10. You are working on a large construction project that is progressing within the baselines. Resource usage has remained steady, and your boss has just awarded you a prize for your performance. One of your team members returns from a meeting with the customer and tells you that the customer is not happy with the project progress. What is the FIRST thing you should do?

1. Tell your manager
2. Complete a team building exercise and invite the customer’s representatives
3. Change the schedule baseline
4. Meet with the customer to uncover details.