Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. How does MOST communication occur?

1. Nonverbally
2. Verbally
3. Paralingually
4. Referentially

Q3. The Cost Performance Baseline is a time-phased budget and is used as a basis to measure, monitor, and control overall cost performance of the project. It is usually displayed in the form of:

1. An S-curve
2. An inverted S-curve.
3. Pie-chart
4. A Z curve

Q4. Which of the following includes all of the relationships represented on an activity-on-node diagram?

1. Finish-to-start
2. Finish-to-finish
3. Finish-to-start, start-to-finish, finish-to-finish, start-to-start
4. Start-to-start, start-to-finish 36

Q5. During the review of a control chart, you observe that the limit for one deliverable is below the lower control limit but above the specification limit. What will your next step be?

1. As it is within the specification limits, no action will be taken
2. You will take corrective action
3. You will replace the product
4. You will adjust the control limits

Q6. You identified a risk in your project that is difficult for you to manage, therefore, you give the responsibility to manage this risk to an outside source. What kind of risk response strategy is this?

1. Accept
2. Avoid
3. Transfer
4. Exploit

Q7. You are beginning a new project. When should you use the Perform Integrated Change Control process?

1. Throughout the entire project
2. Only when closing out the project
3. Only after the project is completely funded
4. Only after the project scope is clearly defined

Q8. Contingency Reserves are estimated costs to be used at the discretion of the project manager to deal with:

1. Scope creep
2. Anticipated but not certain events
3. Unanticipated events
4. Anticipated and certain events

Q9. The project manager is expecting a deliverable to be submitted by e-mail from a team member today. AT the end of the day, the project manager contacts the team member to notify him that it has not been received. The team member apologizes and says that he was not able e-mail the deliverable, and it was sent through the mail instead. The team member goes on to explain that he notified the project manager that this would occur during a phone conversation they had while the or manager was traveling. “Wasn’t that the conversation we had when I told you I cold not hear you well due to poor cell phone coverage?” ask the project manager. “Yes,” replies the team member. What could have avoided this problem?

1. Paralingual communication
2. Adding to the issue log after the phone call
3. Better attention to determining communications requirements.
4. Feedback during the communication

Q10. A critical resource is on another project team. It is essential that you get his time for your project. You have contacted the resource’s team manager several times but have received a poor response. What should you consider doing next?

1. Plan for an alternate resource since this resource is not available.
2. Try to use management influence to obtain the resource's time.
3. Contact the manager once again to see if he can help.
4. Train another resource within your project.