Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Activity attributes extend the description of the activity by identifying various components associated with the activity. Typically, how many attributes are associated with each activity?

1. They should be between five and ten.
2. The number of attributes varies by application area.
3. They should be fewer than five.
4. The number of attributes depends on the activity duration.

Q3. Work Performance Data is an important input to the Control Procurements process. Which of the following is not a component of Work Performance Data?

1. Data regarding supplier’s conformance to quality standards
2. Data on completed deliverables
3. Data regarding incurred or committed costs on each supplier contract
4. Data on supplier invoices and respective payments

Q4. Vendor selection, vendor management, and documentation of lessons learned are tasks that fall under this process:

1. Procurement management
2. Deliverable management
3. Conduct Procurements
4. Scope management

Q5. A RACI chart is an example of a _________________.

1. Network
2. Flowchart
3. Responsibility assignment matrix
4. Hierarchical-type organization chart

Q6. While the five process groups are usually completed in order, they often overlap with each other throughout the project. Which two process groups usually do not overlap during the course of the project?

1. Initiating and Closing
2. Initiating and Executing
3. Initiating and Monitoring and Control
4. Planning and Closing

Q7. The process that links people and information is called:

1. Scope management.
2. Human resource management.
3. Communications management.
4. Time management.

Q8. The six-month project has 300 work packages and a US $600,000 budget. Three months into the project 150 work packages are complete and US $300,000 has been spent. Which of the following is CORRECT?

1. The project is on time and on budget
2. The project manager should reevaluate cost performance but not worry about time.
3. The project needs 50 more work packages to be completed to be on time.
4. There is not enough information

Q9. A new testing center is going to be constructed over the next two years. The project sponsor and project manager have been identified and high-level estimates begun. It is expected that the project can be completed within budget and on schedule. The only difficulty is in acquiring the number of resources with the correct expertise to complete the work. Under these circumstances, the project manager should spend more time creating a:

1. Risk analysis
2. Responsibility assignment matrix
3. Responsibility chart
4. Resource-limited schedule

Q10. A fire has just destroyed a warehouse that was being constructed as part of a large project you are managing. What would have been the easiest way to ensure that this force majeure would not significantly impact the cost of the project?

1. Reduce the impact of such risk by transference
2. Reduce the probability that the event will take place
3. Accept the risk
4. Eliminate the threat by not building the warehouse.