Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. The agile technique of on-demand scheduling is not suitable when:

1. Product deliverables can be incrementally developed.
2. Project requirements can be decomposed into smaller chunks that are relatively similar in size and scope.
3. Project tasks can be bundled by size and scope.
4. The use of a predictive lifecycle is mandated by the customer.

Q3. All of the following statements concerning procurement documents are incorrect EXCEPT:

1. Well-designed procurement documents can simplify comparison of responses.
2. Procurement documents must be rigorous with no flexibility to allow consideration of seller suggestions.
3. In general, procurement documents should not include selection criteria.
4. Well-designed procurement documents do not include a procurement statement of work.

Q4. An important part of performing stakeholder analysis is documenting quantifiable expectations. Which of the following expectations is quantifiable?

1. The project must improve customer satisfaction
2. The project should be higher quality
3. The project must yield a 15% reduction in part cost
4. All stakeholders’ needs must be satisfied

Q5. Which of these tools and techniques is common to all seven Project Integration Management processes?

1. Meetings
2. Data analysis
3. Data gathering
4. Expert Judgment

Q6. Quality metrics used during the Control Quality process are defined during which process?

1. Plan Quality Management
2. Define Scope
3. Collect Requirements
4. Manage Quality

Q7. Which of the following is an agile prototyping technique showing sequence or navigation through a series of images or illustrations:

1. Nominal group technique
2. Mind mapping
3. Decision trees
4. Storyboarding

Q8. The project has 13 team members and affects over 15 departments in the organization. Because the project is 20 percent complete to date and the team has had successful performance reports from five of the affected departments, the project manager holds a party to celebrate. The project manager invites key stakeholders from all of the departments to the party, in order to give those providing good reviews an informal opportunity to communicate good things to those departments that have not yet been affected by the project. At the party, the project manager walks around to try to discover any relevant information that would help the project be more successful. He happens to hear a manager of one of the departments talking about setting up more regular meetings on the project. The BEST thing for the project manager to do would be to FIRST:

1. Record the effectiveness of the part in the project lessons learned.
2. Review the information distribution methods on the project.
3. Hold a meeting of all the stakeholders to discuss their concerns.
4. Make sure the manager has a copy of the communications management plan so he is reminded that such concerns should be sent to the project manager.

Q9. 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

Q10. A dependency requiring that design be completed before manufacturing can start is an example of:

1. Discretionary dependency
2. External dependency
3. Mandatory dependency
4. Scope dependency