Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A project manager’s scope management efforts are being audited. The cost performance index (CPI) on the project is 1.13, and the benefit cost ratio (BCR) is 1.2. The project scope was created by the team and stakeholders. Requirements on the project have been changing throughout the project. No matter what the project manager has tried to accomplish in managing the project, which of the following is he MOST likely to face in the future?

1. Having to cut costs on the project and increase benefits.
2. Making sure the customer approved the project scope
3. Not being able to measure completion of the product of the project.
4. Having to add resources to the project.

Q3. You take over a project hat is US $100,000 over budget. You know that he team has completed US $500,000 worth of work. Your sponsor has been calling all day leaving messages while you were in meetings asking for a quick update on the project status. What will you tell him when you return his call?

1. The CPI is 0.90
2. The SPI is 1.10
3. The CPI is 0.83
4. The SPI is 0.83 33

Q4. If the team cannot identify a suitable response to identified risk, which risk response strategy, would they apply?

1. Transference.
2. Acceptance.
3. Mitigation.
4. Avoidance

Q5. The Project Scope Management Knowledge Area is primarily concerned with:

1. Defining the scope of work that included in the project
2. Ensuring that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project
3. The scope of work required during the initiation phase
4. Defining the specifications and functionality of the work product

Q6. Many organizations consider contract administration to be an administrative function separate from the project organization. Who carries out the function of contract administration in such organizations?

1. The Project Manager
2. The Procurement Advisor
3. The Procurement Administrator
4. The Contract Advisor

Q7. The Cost Management Plan is an output of the Plan Cost Management process. This plan is then integrated with other project plans in which of these processes?

1. Develop Project Management Plan
2. Monitor and Control Project Work
3. Perform Integrated Change Control
4. Direct and Manage Project Work

Q8. During the planning phase, you have created the WBS for the work that you are about to complete. However, because of a lack of information you are not able to create the WBS for the rest of the work, so you leave it until you get the correct and detailed information. This is an example of:

1. Progressive elaboration
2. Improper collecting requirement process
3. Rolling wave planning
4. Improper scope statement

Q9. Activity attributes extend the description of the activity by identifying various components associated with the activity. Typically, how many attributes are associated with each activity?

1. They should be between five and ten.
2. The number of attributes varies by application area.
3. They should be fewer than five.
4. The number of attributes depends on the activity duration.

Q10. As you create the Activity List, which technique is recommended for subdividing the project into smaller components called activities?

1. Decomposition
2. Rolling Wave Planning
3. Expert Judgment
4. Deconstruction