Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. You have created the project charter but could not get it approved. Your manager and his boss have asked that the project begin immediately. Which of the following is the BEST thing to do?

1. Set up an integrated change control process.
2. Show your manager the impact of proceeding without approval.
3. Focus on completing projects that have signed project charters
4. Start work on only the critical path activities 7

Q3. What is the decomposition process used to develop?

1. Work breakdown structure
2. Earned value
3. Project management plan
4. Communications management plan

Q4. Two team members come to you with a dispute regarding their roles and responsibilities. To resolve the dispute, which document will you refer to?

1. Resource histogram
2. RAM matrix
3. Scatter diagram
4. Stakeholder register

Q5. You have recently taken over a project as the project manager. The project is midway through execution, and most of the project work has been subcontracted. You have just found out that one of the subcontractors, who was responsible for all demolitions, has been paid 50 percent of the subcontracted value, but he has delivered only 25 percent of the required works. Upon investigation, you learned that all the payments are in line with the signed contract between the two parties and the subcontractor’s work is compliant with the contract specifications. You are annoyed because this does not give you enough control over the subcontracted works. Which of the following is not an appropriate thing to do at this stage?

1. Document the story as a lesson learned
2. Continue with the arrangement
3. Discuss your concerns with appropriate stakeholders so that this mistake is not repeated
4. Terminate the contract unless there is a violation of the contract

Q6. All of the following are part of the Perform Quality Control process EXCEPT:

1. Pareto chart
2. Control charts
3. Inspection
4. Quality audits.

Q7. Joe is attempting to calculate the probable financial impact of some future uncertain scenarios. What method could he use?

1. Pareto analysis
2. Earned value analysis
3. Variance analysis
4. Expected monetary value analysis

Q8. When the project manager completes the detailed project schedule, it would be MOST important to get it approved by the:

1. Project sponsor
2. Team
3. Functional managers
4. Customer 42

Q9. To demonstrate your product, you develop a small functional model of your real product and show to your stakeholders to get their feedback. This model is known as:

1. Simulation
2. Sampling
3. Prototype
4. None of the above

Q10. In regards to WBS, which of the following is the correct way to decompose the project scope?

1. Total scope -> planning package -> control account -> work package
2. Total scope -> control account -> work package -> planning package
3. Total scope -> control account -> planning package -> work package
4. Total scope -> Work package -> control account -> planning package