Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A system development project is nearing project closing when a previously unidentified risk is discovered. This could potentially affect the project’s overall ability to deliver. What should be done NEXT?

1. Alert the project sponsor of potential impacts to cost, scope, or schedule
2. Qualify the risk
3. Mitigate this risk by developing a risk response plan
4. Develop a workaround.

Q3. Nancy's project is in execution. Nancy is currently planning to execute the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process. She has gathered the project documents such as the issue log, the change log, the stakeholder register, the lessons learned register and the necessary organizational process assets. Which of the following is a key input to this process that is still missing from this list?

1. Expert Judgment
2. Communication Skills
3. Change requests
4. Project Management Plan

Q4. The client has given you a project to construct a cold storage plant. Everything was going as planned, however, due to some unforeseen incidents, your project is delayed. The client is in a hurry and has threatened you with a large penalty if you are not able to complete the project on time. So, you started working hard to complete the project and avoid the fine. You are working overtime, bringing in more resources from other projects, and renting extra equipment; finally, you complete the project on time. This is an example of:

1. Critical chain
2. Fast tracking
3. Crashing
4. Resource leveling

Q5. What is the duration of a milestone?

1. Shorter than the duration of the longest activity
2. Shorter than the activity it represents
3. There is no duration
4. Same length as the activity it represents

Q6. Miranda is an experienced project manager. As part of the Collect Requirements phase, she decides to use a group creativity technique. This technique is intended to enhance brainstorming with a voting process and can be used to rank the most useful ideas for further brainstorming or prioritization. Which of the following will she likely use?

1. Normal group technique
2. Minimal group technique
3. Unanimous group technique
4. Nominal group technique

Q7. All of the following are tools of Plan Quality EXCEPT:

1. A scatter diagram
2. Benchmarking
3. Cost-benefit analysis
4. Cost of quality

Q8. You are a project manager newly assigned to a large project for your organization. The project charter has been signed, and the stakeholders have been identified. What should you do next?

1. Ask appropriate team members to submit WBS input
2. Initiate the scope planning process
3. Start the develop project management plan process
4. Begin the activity definition process

Q9. Stakeholders can be identified in which project management process groups?

1. Initiating, planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling
2. Initiating and planning
3. Planning and monitoring and controlling
4. Monitoring and controlling and closing

Q10. As a result of your analysis of the risks on the project, you have decided to remove a team member from the project team in order to decrease the overall project risk. What is this an example of?

1. Transference
2. Resource analysis
3. Avoidance
4. Acceptance