Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A project manager estimates the work to be accomplished in the near term in detail at a low level of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). He estimates work far in the future as WBS components that are at a relatively high level of the WBS. What is this technique called?

1. Decomposition
2. Rolling wave planning
3. Scope Creep
4. Earned value planning

Q3. Sam’s project has successfully been initiated, and all the major roadblocks are removed. The senior stakeholders have now switched from a leading role to a supportive role. What is Sam’s next step once the first version of the project stakeholder register is developed?

1. Execute the stakeholder engagement strategy as laid out in the stakeholder register
2. Start the stakeholder identification process
3. Finalize the project management plan before developing the stakeholder engagement strategy
4. Start the development of the Stakeholder Engagement Plan

Q4. Inputs to Define Activities include all of the following EXCEPT:

1. WBS
2. A project scope statement
3. A team
4. A project schedule

Q5. Under which circumstances is it BEST to use a network diagram rather than a bar chart?

1. To report to the sponsor
2. To show interdependence between activities
3. To track progress or to report to the team
4. To create a work breakdown structure

Q6. You are gathering all the information about the stakeholders and discussing with your team members what changes they can make to the project objective. Which technique are you using here?

1. Information gathering technique
2. Stakeholders analysis
3. Stakeholders management strategy
4. Brainstorming

Q7. RACI stands for______________, ________________, ___________, _______________.

1. Review, Analyze, Calculate, Implement
2. Responsible, Actual, Complete, Informative
3. Roles, Activities, Costs, Instructions
4. Responsible, Accountable, Consult, Inform

Q8. You have been assigned as a project manager of a new project to be executed out of New York. However, you determine the project requires a Global Positioning Systems expert who is not available within the company in New York. After doing a little checking, you determine that the company has an expert based in London who is suitable for the project. However, the London-based employee is not willing to relocate to New York for the project. In such a case:

1. Write to the manager of the London-based employee and inform him that the employee needs to be convinced to relocate to New York due to project requirements.
2. You look at the option of moving ahead with the project by using a virtual team.
3. Manage the project without the key resource and flag this as a risk.
4. Co-location of resources is a key factor for the success of projects. As per PMI guidelines, you cannot proceed with the project since the resources are not available in New York.

Q9. You are managing a six-month project and have held bi-weekly meetings with your project stakeholders. After five-and-a-half months of work, the project is on schedule and budget, but the stakeholders are not satisfied with the deliverables. This situation will delay the project completion by one month. The MOST important process that could have prevented this situation is:

1. Monitor and Control Risks
2. Control Schedule
3. Define Scope
4. Control Scope

Q10. A scope change is made on the project. You have determined the effect on the schedule, performed integrated change control, and adjusted the project baselines and the project management plan. What is the NEXT thing to do?

1. Look for impacts to cost
2. Notify stakeholders affected by the change.
3. Submit the change to the change control board for approval
4. Change the work breakdown structure.