Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A project team member tells you that she went to her project manager with a good idea for a useful change to the project. Instead of giving her approval to make the change, the project manager asked her to write a report describing the benefits of the change. What is the MOST appropriate advice for the situation?

1. The project manager is being unreasonable and should do that kind of work herself
2. Remind the project manager that the benefit cost analysis for the project was done during project planning
3. A project manager must be able to weigh the benefits of the change versus the costs and compare them to other possible changes. The team member should do what was asked.
4. The team member should do what was asked because this sort of information must be given to the project sponsor to make the change.

Q3. You just sat through an exhausting change control meeting discussing a change in scope to the project you have worked on for the past seven months. After lengthy discussion, the change in scope was approved. As the Project Manager, you should now update all the following documentation, except:

1. Scope Baseline
2. Requirements documentation
3. WBS Dictionary
4. Project charter

Q4. You are a project manager for the construction of a major new manufacturing plant that has never been done before. The project cost is estimated at US $30,000,000 and will make use of three sellers. Once begun, the project cannot be cancelled, as there will be a large expenditure on plant and equipment. As the project manager, it would be MOST important to carefully:

1. Review all cost proposals from the sellers.
2. Examine the budget reserves.
3. Complete the project charter.
4. Perform an identification of risks.

Q5. During project executing, a team member comes to the project manager because he is not sure of what work he needs to accomplish on the project. Which of the following documents contain detailed descriptions of work packages?

1. WBS dictionary
2. Activity list
3. Project scope statement
4. Project scope management plan

Q6. One of the project objectives for your company was to acquire additional expertise completing a large scale design project. The project is mostly completed when your client terminates the contract. A change in their business means the work is no longer needed. What is the MOST effective thing to do?

1. Stop work immediately
2. Complete the project, but do not charge the client for the time
3. Tell the client that work will stop after it is completed
4. Move on to the Close Project or Phase process

Q7. Interpersonal skills are also known as soft skills, which are behavioral competencies that help you develop your project management team. Which of the following is not an interpersonal skill which is required to manage the project team?

1. Leadership
2. Rewards
3. Influencing
4. Decision making

Q8. A team of experts come to your project and ask for approved procedures to verify your team is following these procedures. This is an example of which of the following?

1. Quality control
2. Manage quality
3. Verify scope
4. Control scope

Q9. Which of the following helps the project team to look at many sources from which project risks may arise in a risk identification exercise?

1. Work Breakdown Structure
2. Risk Breakdown Structure
3. Risk register
4. Issue log

Q10. The purpose of a fishbone diagram is to:

1. Explore past outcomes and apply then to the current project.
2. Stimulate thinking, organize thoughts and generate discussion.
3. Determine the organization of the project.
4. Show functional responsibilities and how they are related to one another and to the objectives of the project.