Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. A team member in your project is constantly providing incomplete deliverables and not performing well. What should you do first?

1. Discuss the issue with the team member in private
2. Discuss the issue with the team member in the presence of the project sponsor
3. Discuss the issue with the team member in the presence of other team members
4. Discuss the issue with the team member in the presence of the company's HR manager

Q3. During project executing, the project manager determines that a change is needed to material purchased for the project. The project manager calls a meeting of the team to plan how to make the change. This is an example of:

1. Management by objective
2. Lack of a change management plan
3. Good team relations
4. Lack of a clear work breakdown structure

Q4. Mary is currently drafting a stakeholder engagement plan for her new website development project. Her organization has strict communication guidelines. Mary wants to ensure that her stakeholder engagement strategy aligns with the organizational communications guidelines. Where can she find these guidelines?

1. Corporate knowledge base
2. Stakeholder register
3. Project contract
4. Lessons learned library

Q5. Andrew was working as a senior project manager at a company when he resigned from his position. This company recently hired Jack to replace Andrew. Jack had worked with Andrew in the past, and he knows him personally. Jack is now in charge of a project that Andrew left in the middle. If Jack calls Andrew for an opinion on this project, this constitutes:

1. Jack‘s incompetence since he is dependent on Andrew‘s opinion
2. An example of obtaining expert judgment from a senior
3. Unethical behavior by Jack since Andrew has already resigned from the company
4. A conflict of interest situation as Jack knows Andrew

Q6. The plan–do–check–act cycle is defined and modified by Shewhart & Deming. It is a four–step model for carrying out change and improving processes. In these four stages, which stage involves the evaluation of improvement?

1. Do
2. Check
3. Plan
4. Act

Q7. A team member is not performing well on the project because she is inexperienced in system development work. There is no one else available who is better qualified to do the work. What is the BEST solution for the project manager?

1. Consult with the functional manager to determine project completion incentives for the team member.
2. Obtain new resources more skilled in development work
3. Arrange for the team member to get training
4. Allocate some of the project schedule reserve.

Q8. On one of your company’s medical research projects, you object to how the research is being handled. However, you signed a confidentiality agreement with the company that prohibits you from talking about your research. It would be BEST to:

1. Quit and do not talk about what you know.
2. Quit and begin talking to the community.
3. Continue working and begin to talk about your objections to the research to newspapers in other cities.
4. Destroy the research.

Q9. The sponsor of a project created a document that included the business need and the cost-benefit analysis. What would this document be termed as?

1. The project statement of work
2. The business case
3. The project management plan
4. The contract

Q10. Which of the following indicates the required cost performance in order to complete the project on budget?

1. TCPI
2. CPI
3. EAC
4. SPI