Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Which of the following conflict resolution techniques will generate the MOST lasting solution?

1. Forcing
2. Smoothing
3. Compromise
4. Problem solving.

Q3. You take over a project that is in a lot of trouble. There are apparently problems with the team dynamics, project scope, sponsor, and timeline. The project has a cost performance index (CPI) of 0.75 and schedule performance index (SPI) of 1.2. The FIRST action you should take is to:

1. Meet with the project sponsor
2. Review all the project deliverables
3. Meet with the team
4. Meet with each team member individually

Q4. Your best programmer is an independent contractor. Recently, you learned that she is working on a project in the evening for one of your competitors. Your BEST course of action is to:

1. Replace her.
2. Get her to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
3. Inform her that you do not allow your contractors to work with your competition, and ask her to choose.
4. Limit her access to sensitive data.

Q5. The client informs you that he noticed some parts of the work are not being completed by your team. You ensure him you will look into it and give a proper response after verifying the facts. Which document will you refer to verify it?

1. Scope statement
2. WBS dictionary
3. Schedule baseline
4. WBS

Q6. You have completed your estimates for your project and have determined that it will take 10 months to complete. However, your project sponsor insists that it be completed in nine months. How do you handle this?

1. Increase the budget by 10 percent
2. Inform the sponsor you will have to explore the options before committing to that timeline
3. Reduce scope
4. Add resources

Q7. You are managing a project that involves work on a film shoot. The editing activity can happen only after the film is shot. The best description of the logical relationship between the editing and shooting of the film is:

1. Finish-to-Finish (FF)
2. Start-to-Start (SS)
3. Start-to-Finish (SF)
4. Finish-to-Start (FS)

Q8. There is a serious defect in the finished product of a project that was completed a few months ago, resulting in a recall campaign to recall the defective products. What would be the best classification for these types of costs?

1. To complete performance index (TCP)
2. Cost variance
3. Cost of conformance
4. Cost of nonconformance

Q9. You are the project manager for Commodities, Inc. You are involved in a new project to create an internal website for the employees that will allow them to view events within the company. All of the following options listed are project constraints except:

1. The project must be completed by December 31 of the current year.
2. There is a budget of $75,000 for the project.
3. The navigation menu for the website must be on the top of the page.
4. Only three employees are available to work on the project.

Q10. The level of detail of performance reports is described in the:

1. Project charter.
2. Communications management plan.
3. Monthly requests for information by management.
4. Project’s monthly needs.