Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. The client has given you a project to construct a cold storage plant. Everything was going as planned, however, due to some unforeseen incidents, your project is delayed. The client is in a hurry and has threatened you with a large penalty if you are not able to complete the project on time. So, you started working hard to complete the project and avoid the fine. You are working overtime, bringing in more resources from other projects, and renting extra equipment; finally, you complete the project on time. This is an example of:

1. Critical chain
2. Fast tracking
3. Crashing
4. Resource leveling

Q3. All of the following are tools used in the Validate Scope process EXCEPT:

1. Product reviews
2. Audits
3. Walkthroughs
4. Sensitivity analysis

Q4. All of the follow are correct statements about a project manager EXCEPT:

1. He or she is assigned after the project chart is created.
2. He or she may initiate changes to the project
3. He or she manages changes and factors that create change
4. He or she is held accountable for project success or failure.

Q5. A project manager is trying to settle a dispute between two team members. One says the systems should be integrated before testing, and the other maintains each system should be tested before integration. The project involves over 30 people, and 2 systems need to be integrated. The sponsor is demanding that integration happens on time. What is the BEST statement the project manager can make to resolve the conflict?

1. Do it my way.
2. Let’s clam down and get the job done.
3. Let’s deal with this again next week after we all calm down.
4. Let’s do limited testing before integration and finish testing after integration.

Q6. You are analyzing a particular task with your team members to determine if the task should be done by your team, or if it should be contracted out to a contractor. Which process is this?

1. Conduct procurement
2. Plan cost management
3. Plan human resource
4. Plan procurement

Q7. A cause and effect diagram and an Ishikawa diagram are both:

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

Q8. Two of your expert team members have been in a heated argument over the use of a new software product for your research project. Recently, you noticed that the argument, instead of increasing creativity, is causing conflict between the team members. To prevent the conflict from escalating, you want to resolve it by open dialogue and evaluating alternatives. All the following statements about conflict are false except:

1. Scarce resources cannot be a source of a conflict.
2. Conflict is inevitable in a project environment.
3. Personal work style cannot be a source of a conflict.
4. Reducing the amount of conflict is not desirable.

Q9. Midway through the Collect Requirements process, a project manager finds there are many unresolved issues regarding product requirements. Which of the following is usually the best way to discover and resolve issues?

1. Interviewing
2. Use of a stakeholder register
3. Questionnaires
4. Workshops

Q10. Interpersonal skills are also known as soft skills, which are behavioral competencies that help you develop your project management team. Which of the following is not an interpersonal skill which is required to manage the project team?

1. Leadership
2. Rewards
3. Influencing
4. Decision making