Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. In which part of the cost management process is earned value (EV) used?

1. Performance measurement analysis and variance management
2. Forecasting and project performance reviews.
3. Creating the cost baseline and the cost control system
4. Reserve analysis and cost aggregation

Q3. The current update to the schedule performance report shows no schedule variance. Based upon this report, you tell the client that the project is on time. However, your team members know that you just missed a major milestone and the project will not meet its startup date. This is an indication of poor:

1. Communications planning.
2. Scope planning.
3. Team trust.
4. Schedule planning.

Q4. You have been asked to create a graphic display of schedule-related information, listing schedule activities on the left side of the chart, dates on the top, and activity durations as date-placed horizontal bars on the right side. What is such a chart called?

1. PERT chart
2. Gantt chart
3. Hunt chart
4. GERT chart

Q5. Which of the following techniques can help clarify the structure, requirements, and other terms of the purchases so that mutual agreement between a buyer and a seller can be reached prior to signing the contract?

1. Independent estimates
2. Advertising
3. Bidder conferences
4. Procurement negotiations

Q6. You are a new project manager who has never managed a project before. You have been asked to plan a new project. It would be BEST in this situation to rely on ______ during planning to improve your chance of success.

1. Your intuition and training
2. Stakeholder analysis
3. Historical information
4. Configuration management

Q7. Which of the following BEST describes when a project baseline should be changed?

1. When a major delay occurs
2. When an official change is made
3. When a cost increase occurs
4. Changes should never be made to the baseline

Q8. The project was going well until the director of marketing discovered that two of her staff members were working different versions of the sampling plan, a product of your project. Which of the following BEST describes what needs the attention of the project manager on this project?

1. Stakeholder management
2. Resource allocation
3. Staffing management plan
4. Configuration management

Q9. The list of identified risks is found in the risk register. However, the overall high-level project risks is first listed in the:

1. Scope statement
2. Requirement document
3. Project charter
4. Risk management plan

Q10. A project uses rounding of activity cost estimates data to the nearest $100, uses staff hours as the unit of measure for resources, and has a variance threshold of 10 percent deviation from the baseline plan. These approaches are typically documented in the:

1. Cost management plan
2. Scope Statement
3. WBS
4. Project charter