Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. The line in the middle of a control chart is called the:

1. Mean
2. Specification limit
3. Rule of seven
4. Upper and lower control limit.

Q3. Different types of contracts are appropriate for different types of purchases. Which of these is not one of the three broad categories of contracts?

1. Cost-reimbursable
2. Time and Material
3. Fixed-price or lump sum
4. Fixed assessment

Q4. A project uses rounding of activity cost estimates data to the nearest $100, uses staff hours as the unit of measure for resources, and has a variance threshold of 10 percent deviation from the baseline plan. These approaches are typically documented in the:

1. Cost management plan
2. Scope Statement
3. WBS
4. Project charter

Q5. A software development project team has determined that the best way to mitigate the risk of not having the computational resources to complete all bug testing on schedule is to add three more servers to the test bed. However, the network may not have enough capacity to handle the extra load of those three servers and could fail. This type of risk is a _______________ risk.

1. Secondary
2. Simulation
3. Bottleneck
4. Hidden

Q6. You have joined a new organization and are assigned a project. This is a new type of project but the organization has completed many similar projects in the past. You decide to review the lessons learned from past projects. You go to the archives and ask for the lessons learned from past projects. Lessons learned is a part of which of the following?

1. Organizational process assets
2. Enterprise environment factor
3. Project management plan
4. Project archive

Q7. As project manager, you would like to show the relationship between two variables to help your project team understand the quality impact better. Which tool should you use?

1. Scatter Diagram
2. Run Chart
3. Fishbone Diagram
4. Pareto Chart

Q8. A cost performance index of 0.89 means:

1. At this time, we expect the total project to cost 89 percent more than planned
2. When the project is completed, we will have spent 89 percent more than planned
3. The project is only progressing at 89 percent of that planned.
4. The project is only getting 89 cents out of every dollar invested.

Q9. Some of your team members do not come to meetings on time. A few other members keep themselves busy with other activities during meetings, and their behavior is not proper. Therefore, to improve the environment what step will you take?

1. Co-locate team members
2. Bring them into the war room
3. Warn them, and if they don’t listen, punish them
4. Implement ground rules

Q10. Which of these is not an established Estimate Activity Durations technique?

1. Three Point Estimating
2. Parametric Estimating
3. Analogous Estimating
4. Critical Path Estimation