Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. During the executing process group of the project, you realize the subcontractors are working with incomplete and different project scope statements. As the project manager, what should you do FIRST?

1. Check the work completed against the correct project scope statement.
2. Review the scope with the stakeholders.
3. Document the inconsistencies to the sponsor, calculating the cost of non-conformance.
4. Stop work until the scope issue is resolved.

Q3. A technique that enhances brainstorming with a voting process used to rank the most useful ideas so they can be taken up for further brainstorming is:

1. Six thinking hats
2. Nominal group technique
3. Affinity diagram
4. Mind mapping

Q4. A WBS is BEST described as a tool for tracking:

1. The schedule.
2. Resources
3. Cost
4. Scope

Q5. You are working on a big project and team members are located in different geographic locations. Your team has encountered some issues while communicating. During phone calls, some voices get lost and members also face difficulties in understanding the problems. So, you decide to find a better communication method to discuss issues. Which of the following is the most effective communication method?

1. Intranet site
2. Email
3. Fax
4. Video conferencing

Q6. A control chart indicates the last 12 weights produced were outside the upper control limit. What should the project manager do?

1. Stop production
2. Work to better meet ISO 9000 standards
3. Look for the non-random causes for the variations
4. Plan to rework the 12 weights

Q7. A project manager has decided to use a decision tree to do a build or upgrade analysis. The build requires an investment of $200M. On the build decision branch, there is a 60 percent probability of strong demand (yielding a revenue of $400M) and a 40 percent probability of weak demand (yielding a revenue of $150M). What is the expected monetary value (EMV) of the build?

1. $100M
2. $300M
3. $140M
4. $200M

Q8. You have just walked into your office when you receive an e-mail from the sponsor notifying you that the auditing team will soon be your office to start a risk audit of your project. The next e-mail you receive has been forwarded to you, and involves conflict between two team members. You are immediately bombarded with phone calls from both parties to the e-mail complaining about the other. Which conflict resolution technique would you immediately use with team member?

1. Forcing
2. Compromising
3. Avoiding
4. Confronting

Q9. You have been appointed a project manager for a project which involves more than 3,000 stakeholders. After identifying your project stakeholders, you are in the process of determining the method to use for transferring information to your stakeholders. Which of the following factors will not affect your choice of technology?

1. Sensitivity of the information
2. Project environment
3. Ease of use
4. Number of stakeholders

Q10. Which of the following is NOT part of the expert judgment tool and technique for the develop project management plan process?

1. Tailor the process to meet the project needs
2. Hold planning meetings to develop the risk management plan
3. Determine resources and skill levels needed to perform project work
4. Define the level of configuration management to apply to the project