Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A system development project is nearing project closing when a previously unidentified risk is discovered. This could potentially affect the project’s overall ability to deliver. What should be done NEXT?

1. Alert the project sponsor of potential impacts to cost, scope, or schedule
2. Qualify the risk
3. Mitigate this risk by developing a risk response plan
4. Develop a workaround.

Q3. Which of these is an input to the Monitor Risks process?

1. Risk audits
2. Change requests
3. Work performance information
4. Work Performance Reports

Q4. A responsibility assignment matrix includes which two data points?

1. Resource and time estimate
2. Activity and calendar date
3. Activity and resource
4. Resource and usage each month

Q5. Estimating the type and quantities of material, people, equipment, and supplies required to perform each activity is:

1. Estimate Activity Workload
2. Estimate Activity Input
3. Resource calendars
4. Estimate Activity Resources

Q6. The project CPI is 1.02, the benefit cost ratio is 1.7 and the latest round of performance reviews identified few needed adjustments. The project team was co-located into a new building when the project started. Everyone commented on how excited they were to have all new facilities. The sponsor is providing adequate support for the project and few unidentified risks have occurred In an attempt to improve performance, the project manager spends part of the project budget on new chairs for the team members and adds the term “senior” to each team member’s job title. Which of the following is the MOST correct thing that can be said of this project or the project manager?

1. The project manager has misunderstood Herzberg’s theory
2. The project is slowly spending more money than it should. The project manager should begin to watch cost more carefully
3. The performance review should be handled better to find more adjustments
4. The project manager should use good judgment to determine which variances are important.

Q7. Who of the following are ALWAYS stakeholders?

1. A person who does not want the project to be completed.
2. An assembly line worker that will use the product of the project
3. A functional manager from the engineering department.
4. A person who might lose his or her position in the company because of the project

Q8. You are setting up your project team, and you are looking at a chart that shows that Systems Development will perform programming, Infrastructure Systems will implement the infrastructure, and the Call Center will handle the customer communication. This is an example of what type of chart?

1. RACI
2. Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
3. Work Breakdown Structure
4. Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS)

Q9. Jack is the project manager of a project that is halfway through its execution. He is currently looking at the work schedule. He adjusts a few of the schedule milestones and imposes date constraints for some of the work packages. This relates to which of the following processes?

1. Control Quality
2. Develop Schedule
3. Control Scope
4. Control Schedule

Q10. A project has seven activities: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Activities A, B, and D can start anytime. Activity A takes 3 weeks, activity B takes 5 weeks, and Activity D takes 11 weeks. Activities A and B must be completed before Activity C can start. Activity C requires 6 weeks to complete. Activities B, C, and D must be completed before Activity E can start. Activity E requires 2 weeks. Activity F takes 4 weeks and can start as soon as activity C is completed. Activity E must be completed before activity G starts. Activity G requires 3 weeks. Activities F and G must be completed for the project to be completed. What is the critical path?

1. Start A, C, F, End
2. Start B, C, E, G, End
3. Start D, E, G, End
4. Both Start –B—C—E—G—End and Start –D—E—G—End