Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Which of the following is the BEST thing to do when a project activity will take longer than planned and the project can no longer be completed on time?

1. Compress the schedule
2. Ask for an extension of time
3. Negotiate for more resources
4. Work overtime to make up the time

Q3. The project manager is trying to recall a stakeholder's preferred communication method. Where can she find that information?

1. RACl chart
2. Stakeholders engagement assessment matrix
3. Stakeholder management plan
4. Human resource management plan 44

Q4. You have taken over a project from another manager who left the firm. This is a functional organization and the different units are often rather hostile to each other. The project is a large one involving activities that the organization has never done before. You find that the project has what appear to be adequate documentations, including an agreed-to project charter, project management plan, WBS, etc. The project is on schedule and within budget. However, the atmosphere in meetings with the project members often seems tense, and offhand comments made by participants seem to indicate a high level of dissatisfaction with the project. You review all of the major project documents with the key stakeholders and get agreement that they are still accurate, but this does not seem to solve the problem. What is the MOST likely explanation for this situation?

1. There are personality conflicts amount the project team members that you need to uncover and resolve.
2. The project does not have an effective sponsor and thus is not viewed as a high priority.
3. Stakeholders have very different expectations about what the project is supposed to accomplish.
4. The organizational structure and dynamics prevent people from working together effectively.

Q5. How does time-boxing help minimize scope creep in agile projects?

1. It forces the team to create project WBS using the user stories.
2. It forces the sponsor to allocate a Scrum master who helps in eliminating scope creep.
3. It forces the team to process essential features first, then other features.
4. It forces the team to convert the user stories into epics.

Q6. Miranda is an experienced project manager. As part of the Collect Requirements phase, she decides to use a group creativity technique. This technique is intended to enhance brainstorming with a voting process and can be used to rank the most useful ideas for further brainstorming or prioritization. Which of the following will she likely use?

1. Normal group technique
2. Minimal group technique
3. Unanimous group technique
4. Nominal group technique

Q7. As the Project Manager for Midway Carnival Rides, you are beginning the Define Scope process. Which of the following is a key input to this process?

1. Project Scope Statement
2. Expert Judgment
3. Project Charter
4. WBS

Q8. Which of the following is NOT a factor in the project manager’s acquiring the best resources for the project?

1. Schedule model
2. Activity attributes
3. Quantified resource requirements by activity.
4. Directive of the project manager.

Q9. A project manager for a small construction company has a project hat was budgeted for US $130,000 over a six-week period. According to her schedule, the project should have cost US $60,000 to date. However, it has cost US 90,000 to date. The project is also behind schedule, because the original estimates were not accurate. Who has the PRIMARY responsibility to solve this problem?

1. Project manager
2. Senior management
3. Project sponsor
4. Manager of the project management office

Q10. A small project with a limited budget is trying to curtail costs. Which of the following processes may be eliminated in such a project?

1. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
2. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
3. Identify Risks
4. Plan Risk Management