Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Mandatory dependencies are those that are inherent in the nature of the work being done. They often involve physical limitations, such as on a construction project when it is impossible to erect the superstructure until the foundation is built. According to the PMBOK, a mandatory dependency is also:

1. Soft logic
2. Unilateral dependency
3. Fixed logic
4. Hard logic

Q3. A team of seven people adds two more people to the team. How many communication channels are there now?

1. 9
2. 36
3. 18
4. 81

Q4. In adaptive lifecycles, such as the agile approach for product development, requirements are documented as user stories that are then __________ just prior to construction.

1. Analyzed and curtailed
2. Benchmarked and standardized
3. Prioritized and refined
4. Examined and outsourced

Q5. You are sequencing activities to develop the schedule using a precedence diagram method. To do this you need to identify the type of dependency between the activities. Which of the following is not a type of dependency used in a precedence diagram method?

1. Mandatory dependency
2. Linear dependency
3. Internal dependency
4. External dependency

Q6. An employee approaches you and asks to tell you something in confidence. He advises you that he has been performing illegal activities within the company for the last year. He is feeling guilty about it and is telling you in order to receive advice as to what he should do. What should you do?

1. Ask for full details.
2. Confirm that the activity is really illegal.
3. Inform your manager of the illegal activity.
4. Tell the employee to inform his boss.

Q7. You have completed your estimates for your project and have determined that it will take 10 months to complete. However, your project sponsor insists that it be completed in nine months. How do you handle this?

1. Increase the budget by 10 percent
2. Inform the sponsor you will have to explore the options before committing to that timeline
3. Reduce scope
4. Add resources

Q8. You are managing a project with a large multinational staff. Susan, one of the engineers, was originally asked to deliver her part of the work on October 19. Due to a change in the critical path, her deliverable will be needed two days sooner. However, as the new deadline is still two weeks away and she is ahead of schedule, you are confident her delivery will be on time. During a staff meeting, you learn from John, her functional manager, that Susan celebrates a religious holiday on October 17. However, he also tells you that Susan is not particularly religious; if pushed a bit and offered some incentive, she may forego celebrating this holiday and come to work. What should you do?

1. Check whether one of her colleagues can share some of her workload this week
2. Increase her project incentive if she agrees to deliver her presentation on the 17th
3. Let the critical path remain the same
4. Ask her boss to ask her to skip the holiday

Q9. In complex and high value projects, which of the following activities will typically be performed by a business analyst prior to the project initiation?

1. Define project scope and develop WBS
2. Finalize the project scope statement and the WBS dictionary
3. Establish the project’s scope baseline
4. Determine problems, identify business needs and viable solutions

Q10. Your project management plan results in a project schedule that is too long. If the project network diagram cannot change but you have extra personnel resources, what is the BEST thing to do?

1. Fast track the project.
2. Level the resources
3. Crash the project
4. Monte Carlo analysis