Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. Negative risks can either be ______, transferred, or mitigated as a countermeasure.

1. enhanced
2. avoided
3. exploited
4. ignored

Q3. During project planning in a matrix organization, the project manager determines that additional human resources are needed. From whom would he request these resources?

1. The project manager
2. The functional manager
3. The team
4. The project sponsor.

Q4. You are having difficulty estimating the cost of a project. Which of the following BEST describes the most probable cause of your difficulty?

1. Inadequate scope definition
2. Unavailability of desired resources
3. Lack of historical records from previous projects.
4. Lack of company processes.

Q5. The sponsor’s role on a project is BEST described as:

1. Helping to plan activities
2. Helping to prevent unnecessary changes to project objectives.
3. Identifying unnecessary project constraints
4. Helping to put the project management plan together.

Q6. During the identification of risks on your project, you have determined that there is a very high probability of conflict among the team during project executing over one aspect of the final design of the project. Which of the following is an example of mitigating the impact of the risk to the project?

1. Obtain an insurance policy for the anticipated cost of the impact.
2. Outsource that part of the project to another company
3. Provide the team with training on conflict resolution techniques
4. Eliminate that part of the project.

Q7. A project manager prepared a presentation that included data on the project’s use of resources, improvements in staff efficiency, and the cost savings. These activities are part of what process?

1. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
2. Monitor and Control Project Work
3. Control Schedule
4. Control Quality

Q8. The current update to the schedule performance report shows no schedule variance. Based upon this report, you tell the client that the project is on time. However, your team members know that you just missed a major milestone and the project will not meet its startup date. This is an indication of poor:

1. Communications planning.
2. Scope planning.
3. Team trust.
4. Schedule planning.

Q9. During the team member acquiring process, you observe that a particular employee from another department can be used for your project for some work. Therefore, you ask their functional manager to provide the employee on alternate days. The functional manager says they can provide you with the particular employee for only two days a week. Which technique are you using here?

1. Acquire project team
2. Negotiation
3. Pre-assignment
4. Develop project team

Q10. 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.