Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. You are a project manager for the construction of a major new manufacturing plant that has never been done before. The project cost is estimated at US $30,000,000 and will make use of three sellers. Once begun, the project cannot be cancelled, as there will be a large expenditure on plant and equipment. As the project manager, it would be MOST important to carefully:

1. Review all cost proposals from the sellers.
2. Examine the budget reserves.
3. Complete the project charter.
4. Perform an identification of risks.

Q3. Which of the following is not a PMBOK Knowledge Area?

1. Procurement management
2. Integration management
3. Execution management
4. Communications management

Q4. The sponsor of your facilities upgrade project has left the company to join another organization. Several weeks later, you are reviewing the business case for the project, and you find that there are several inconsistencies between what is stated in the business case and what is described in the project scope. Further research shows that the business case as a whole is based on inaccurate information. What do you do?

1. Notify your project stakeholders immediately
2. Add this to the risk log
3. Update the requirements
4. Call the sponsor for clarification

Q5. Tracey is managing an ERP system implementation project. Which of the following tools can help her uncover a number of hidden process requirements during the Collect Requirements process?

1. Observation
2. Questionnaires
3. Surveys
4. Nominal group technique

Q6. As you examine a list of job candidates for your project, you find that your cousin is one of the three shortlisted candidates. You know that she was desperately looking for a job. After reviewing the three resumes, you will send them to the electronics engineer for a technical interview. From your review of these resumes, you see that all three shortlisted candidates have similar qualifications and experiences. What should you do?

1. To avoid conflict of interest, ignore your cousin’s resume but forward the other two resumes.
2. Forward all three resumes.
3. Call your cousin and conduct an informal interview yourself before forwarding the resumes.
4. Consult your boss before forwarding the resumes for interview.

Q7. While completing work, a project team member tells you that a work package has been forgotten in the WBS. What is the BEST thing to do?

1. Wait for a change request to be processed.
2. Include it in the WBS
3. Include it only in the network diagram.
4. Include it in the estimate, but not the activity list.

Q8. 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.

Q9. A number of identified risks occurred early in a project. As a result, most of the project objectives ended up in jeopardy. The project manager decided to present a case to management that the project be closed down. This is an example of:

1. Risk Acceptance
2. Risk Mitigation
3. Risk Avoidance
4. Risk Transfer

Q10. Michael and John are having some conflicts and they come to you. Since you are too busy and the problem is complex, you go with the midway of both parties and partially satisfy both of them. What conflict resolution technique are you using here?

1. Accommodate
2. Withdraw
3. Collaborate
4. Compromise