Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A project manager is trying to manage a complex project at a 6 sigma level with 5 people. The project manager decides to use a trend report because it will help him:

1. Evaluate earned value.
2. Examine project results over time
3. Analyze the level of project complexity.
4. Determine the level of quality.

Q3. 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

Q4. Which of the following statements most accurately describes a project scenario?

1. Changes in project scope during the initial phases of the project are very expensive.
2. The influence of the stakeholders is the same all through the project.
3. Staffing peaks during the execution phase of a project.
4. The next phase of a project should never start until the deliverables for the previous phase are completely reviewed and approved.

Q5. You have been assigned as the project manager for a software development project. You are currently communicating with stakeholders and addressing their issues and expectations. Which of the following documents are inputs to this effort?

1. The Issue log, Project charter, and Configuration management system
2. The stakeholder engagement plan, communications management plan, and the change log
3. The Project risk register, Work performance information, and Accepted deliverables
4. Business case, change requests, and control charts

Q6. Julia is a longtime employee of your organization and is given to you for your new project. She was very good in her previous position but you notice that she is not performing well with the assignment you have given her. After further investigation, you learn that she is lacking skills to complete the job assigned to her. What will your next step be?

1. Terminate them
2. Monitor them
3. Develop a training program for them
4. Recruit some new member

Q7. What conflict resolution technique is a project manager using when he says, “I cannot deal with this issue now!”

1. Problem solving
2. Forcing
3. Withdrawal
4. Compromising.

Q8. Which of the following components of a project scope statement is useful in reducing scope creep?

1. Acceptance criteria
2. Deliverables
3. Scope description
4. Exclusions

Q9. Which of the following is not a true statement about control charts?

1. Control charts can be used to establish, as well as maintain process control.
2. Control charts are used to determine acceptance limits when no limits when no limits are stipulated by th eproduct specification; otherwise, one should use the limits dictated by the specification.
3. All data points outside the control chart limits are variations explained by assignable causes.
4. B and C.

Q10. You have recently been assigned to a research project. Although there is a limited number of key stakeholders, there is a big number of other stakeholders involved in this project, especially the ones who will be using the research’s outcome. You have some specific questions. Which of the following is the best way to quickly obtain responses from a big group of stakeholders?

1. Focus groups
2. Questionnaires
3. Interviews
4. Phone calls