Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. You have a project with the following activities: Activity 1 can start immediately and has an estimated duration of four. Activity 2 can start after activity 1 is completed and has an estimated duration of eight. Activity 3 can start after activity 2 is completed and has an estimated duration of five. Activity 4 can start after activity 1 is completed and has an estimated duration of eight. Activity 5 has an estimated duration of three and must take place concurrently with activity 3. It can start after activities 4 and 2. What is the duration of the critical path of this project?

1. 15
2. 18
3. 17
4. 12

Q3. You have just been assigned to take over a project that your management has told you is “out of control”. When you asked your management what the problems were, they had no specifics, but said that the project was behind schedule, over budget, and the client was dissatisfied. Which of the following should be of the MOST concern to you?

1. The project is over budget and behind schedule
2. There is very little documentation related to the project.
3. The client is very dissatisfied with the project’s progress.
4. Your management is looking for rapid and visible action on this project to rectify the problems.

Q4. Due to an error in the process, a defect is occurring in a deliverable. You identified the root cause of the problem and made some changes to the process to stop the defect from occurring. This process is known as:

1. Root cause analysis
2. Corrective action
3. Defect repair
4. Preventive action

Q5. The State of New York has contracted with your company to provide a claims payment system for Medicaid benefits. In the contract, a clause states that the State of New York can review your work processes and deliverables. This is an example of:

1. Performance Report
2. Record Management System
3. Deliverables Checklist
4. Inspections and Audits

Q6. You are developing a smartphone, when suddenly your competitor has launched a smartphone which is better than yours. Therefore, you make some changes to the product which causes WBS elements to be amended heavily. What kind of changes have you made to your project?

1. Change in scope
2. Change in schedule
3. Change in quality
4. None of the above

Q7. Which of the following is a KEY way to improve activity cost estimates?

1. Use historical data.
2. Let management create the management reserve and the activity cost estimate.
3. Base activity estimates on the upper and lower control limits.
4. Let the project manager create the activity cost estimate.

Q8. The sponsor of a project created a document that included the business need and the cost-benefit analysis. What would this document be termed as?

1. The project statement of work
2. The business case
3. The project management plan
4. The contract

Q9. Uncontrolled project scope changes are often referred to as ________ .

1. Scope creep
2. Scope verification
3. Value Added Scope
4. Scope control

Q10. 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