Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Changes in projects are inevitable. Therefore, project managers must develop or use a system to manage and control changes. There are four types of changes that need to be controlled in a project: Project changes, deliverable changes, process changes, and baseline changes. The impact of each of these changes must be evaluated, and approved or rejected changes must be communicated to all stakeholders, as and when required. Which of the following helps control these changes?

1. Configuration control and Control chart
2. Configuration control and Change control
3. Control chart and Cost control
4. Change control and Control chart

Q3. Two team members are having a big disagreement over the type of computer hardware to use on the project. Who should resolve this dispute?

1. Two members and their project manager
2. Project manager
3. Management
4. System supervisor

Q4. All of the following are results of adding to the risk register in the Plan Risk Responses process EXCEPT:

1. You are in control of the project as it progresses with few surprises
2. By managing the plan, you are able to avoid risks while mitigating the effects of others
3. The need for workarounds is minimized
4. The need for contingency reserves is minimized.

Q5. Midway through the Collect Requirements process, a project manager finds there are many unresolved issues regarding product requirements. Which of the following is usually the best way to discover and resolve issues?

1. Interviewing
2. Use of a stakeholder register
3. Questionnaires
4. Workshops

Q6. Which document defines how the project is to be executed, monitored, controlled, and closed?

1. Project scope
2. Project charter
3. Project management information system
4. Project management plan

Q7. A project manager is estimating the project duration and finds that the only information available to him is a previous project that was quite different from the current one. However, some portions of the previous project were similar to the current one. Which of the following tools is the project manager likely to use to compare current project's activity durations with the similar previous activities?

1. Analogous estimating
2. Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
3. Three-point estimates
4. Parametric estimating

Q8. All of the following are examples of the cost of non-conformance EXCEPT:

1. Scrap
2. Warranty costs
3. Rework
4. Quality training

Q9. A project manager is creating a risk response plan. However, every time a risk response is suggested another risk is identified that is caused by the response. Which of the following would be the BEST thing for the project manager to do?

1. Document the new risks and continue the Plan Risk Responses process.
2. Make sure the project work is better understood.
3. Get more people involved in the Identify Risks process since risks have been missed.
4. Spend more time making sure the risk responses are clearly defined.

Q10. You want to let your team know that the weekly project status is now officially due by 4:00 pm on Thursdays. Which type of communication would you use?

1. Formal written communication.
2. Formal verbal communication.
3. Informal written communication.
4. Informal verbal communication