Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. During the project execution, some people stole your consumables. You did not identify this threat earlier, though you were able to manage the situation through a workaround. This risk did not have much of an impact on your cost baseline but the schedule was impacted. Management is aware of the issue and to get the complete picture they insist you provide them the performance report. Which of the following information will you provide to them?

1. Status of deliverables
2. Actual cost, actual duration, etc.
3. Milestones status
4. Memos

Q3. Which of the following is an output of the collect requirements process?

1. Scope management plan
2. Requirements management plan
3. Requirements risk breakdown
4. Requirements traceability matrix 7

Q4. Which of the following BEST describes when the baseline can be changed?

1. Only under emergency conditions
2. The original baseline is always maintained throughout the project
3. With any approved changes
4. When the project sponsor determines it is appropriate

Q5. Which of the following is not an effective influencing technique?

1. Withdrawing from conflicts
2. Using a flexible interpersonal style
3. Leading by example
4. Clarifying how decisions will be made

Q6. During the status review with your stakeholders, one of the stakeholders told you that they were not asked for their opinion, and now they need a change in the product characteristics. This change may lead to a change in your cost and schedule baseline. Which of the following processes could have helped you prevent this issue?

1. Collect requirements
2. Control scope
3. Identify risks
4. Scope creep

Q7. You are the project manager for a large installation project when you realize that there are over 200 potential stakeholders on the project. Which of the following would be the BEST course of action for you to take?

1. Eliminate some stakeholders.
2. Contact your manager, and ask which stakeholders are most important.
3. Gather the needs of all the most influential stakeholders.
4. Find an effective way to gather the needs of all stakeholders.

Q8. The project manager had to request a change in the approved project budget because the WBS did not contain some work that needed to be done. Which of the following is the BEST thing to do as a result of this situation?

1. Redo the WBS and look for more missing scope.
2. Ask for a time extension
3. Redo the change control system
4. Recalculate the project scope variance

Q9. Due to the scarce nature of organizational resources, several trends have become popular in the past several years. Which of the following is NOT a resource management method:

1. Kaizen
2. Critical path method
3. Total productive maintenance
4. Theory of constraints

Q10. You have managed a federal highway construction project, which is intended to improve transportation between north and south regions of the country. In the execution phase, you received many complaints from stakeholders, including the highway transportation agency. At least half these complaints were regarding the quality of the micro texture of the road, and the nonconformance to the quality levels incorporated in the project quality management plan. So far, you have successfully fixed all the reported issues, but you are concerned by this recurrent event. What should you do to avoid future similar issues?

1. Initiate a defect repair to repair the road or completely pave a new road
2. Initiate a preventive action to reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with the poor quality of the road
3. Initiate a change request to update the project quality management plan
4. Initiate a corrective action to bring the future quality of the road in line with the project management plan