Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A team member determines that the scope for her activity is no longer valid. She comes to you for advice on making the change. To which of the following documents should the project manager refer to make this change?

1. The project management information system
2. The scope management plan
3. The cost management plan
4. The work authorization system

Q3. Which of the following is accurate regarding the Estimate Activity Resources process?

1. It produces project resource calendars as the output.
2. It determines dependencies that may require a lead or lag to define the relationship.
3. This process is coordinated independent of the Estimate Cost process.
4. It involves determining what and how many resources to use.

Q4. Which term best describes the Identify Risks process?

1. Finite
2. Redundant
3. Iterative
4. Inconsequential

Q5. You are a project manager for the construction of a major new manufacturing plant that has never been done before. The project cost is estimated at US $30,000,000 and will make use of three sellers. Once begun, the project cannot be cancelled, as there will be a large expenditure on plant and equipment. As the project manager, it would be MOST important to carefully:

1. Review all cost proposals from the sellers.
2. Examine the budget reserves.
3. Complete the project charter.
4. Perform an identification of risks.

Q6. A project’s financial management reserves are determined in which process:

1. Estimate Costs
2. Determine Budget
3. Control Costs
4. Estimate Activity Resources

Q7. A team member wants to make a technical change o her activity that will add time to the activity estimate. What is the FIRST thing the project manager should do?

1. See if there is any time available from another activity
2. See if there is enough reserve to handle the change
3. Send a change request to the change control board
4. Determine if the activity is on the critical path.

Q8. A project manager for a small construction company has a project hat was budgeted for US $130,000 over a six-week period. According to her schedule, the project should have cost US $60,000 to date. However, it has cost US 90,000 to date. The project is also behind schedule, because the original estimates were not accurate. Who has the PRIMARY responsibility to solve this problem?

1. Project manager
2. Senior management
3. Project sponsor
4. Manager of the project management office

Q9. The termination clause and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism for each procurement in a project is in the:

1. Scope Statement
2. Agreement
3. Resource Calendars
4. Source Selection Criteria

Q10. During the Conduct Procurements process, the procuring organization found that there were significant differences in pricing by different sellers. What is the best course of action in such a scenario?

1. Award the project to a supplier who is already on the procuring organization's preferred supplier list.
2. Cancel the procurement activity.
3. Investigate whether the procurement statement of work was defective or ambiguous.
4. Award the project to the highest bidder.