Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. The project has been going well, except for the number of changes being. The project is being installed into even different department within the company and will greatly improve departmental performance when operational. There are 14 project management processes selected for use on this project. The project manager is a technical expert as well as having been trained in communications and managing people. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the project problems?

1. The project manager was not trained in understanding the company environment.
2. The project should have more management oversight since it will result in such great benefits to the company.
3. The project should have used more of the project management processes.
4. Some stakeholders were not identified

Q3. All of the following are parts of the Plan Quality process EXCEPT:

1. Benchmarking
2. Cost-benefit analysis
3. Inspection
4. Design of experiments.

Q4. Validate scope is the process which helps increase the chances that the client will accept the deliverable. Here, the client reviews the verified deliverable from the control quality process. Which of the following statements is true about validate scope process?

1. You complete this process with the client
2. You and your team members complete the process
3. It is performed by QA / QC personal
4. None of the above

Q5. A cause and effect diagram and an Ishikawa diagram are both:

1. Flowcharts
2. Fishbone diagrams
3. Control charts
4. Pareto charts

Q6. A company is looking for an experienced project manager to manage a large construction project. You meet all the requirements for the position except for one: The organization is looking for a certified PMP with five years of experience, but you have just four years of experience managing similar projects. What is the best way to fill out your application?

1. Show how you meet the requirements but include your actual years of experience
2. Do not fill out that particular section.
3. Explain why years of experience should not matter.
4. Since you have plenty of experience, embellish your actual years of experience.

Q7. During what part of the project management process is MOST of a project’s budget expended?

1. Planning
2. Executing
3. Monitoring and Controlling
4. Closing

Q8. You have been assigned as project manager to conduct a study to find the impact of pollution on the environment. After the project charter is signed, you have completed the identify project stakeholders process and are now about to classify them. Which of the following models of classifying the project stakeholders is not mentioned in the PMBOK Guide 6th Edition?

1. Power / Interest grid
2. Power / Influence grid
3. Impact / Influence grid
4. Impact / Power grid

Q9. Because of the huge size of your project, you have divided it into several phases. After completing each phase, you hand it over to the client and then move on to the next phase. Which process ensures that the previous phase has met all of its requirements so you can move on to the next phase?

1. Close procurement
2. Validate scope
3. Control scope
4. Control quality

Q10. A new testing center is going to be constructed over the next two years. The project sponsor and project manager have been identified and high-level estimates begun. It is expected that the project can be completed within budget and on schedule. The only difficulty is in acquiring the number of resources with the correct expertise to complete the work. Under these circumstances, the project manager should spend more time creating a:

1. Risk analysis
2. Responsibility assignment matrix
3. Responsibility chart
4. Resource-limited schedule