Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Which of the following is not a Risk Diagramming technique?

1. Influence diagrams
2. Control charts
3. Decision trees
4. Tornado diagram

Q3. Public recognition of superior performance creates positive reinforcement for the team members. When is the best time for a project manager to recognize team members' performance?

1. At the end of the project
2. During the lifecycle of the project
3. At the end of every phase of the project
4. As mandated by the HR department

Q4. Which of the following is a common problem in the Close Project or Phase process?

1. Retaining resources to complete the project
2. Completing the quality assurance plan
3. Obtaining scope verification
4. Completing a project charter

Q5. Which of the following is CORRECT concerning a change management plan?

1. It should include a method for controlling schedule
2. It is better if it focuses on cost
3. It is better if it concentrates on risk
4. It should be created during the executing process group.

Q6. Analogous Cost Estimating is which of the following?

1. Uses statistical relationship between historical data and other variables
2. Generally less accurate
3. Bottom-up estimating
4. Generally accurate

Q7. While you are in the execution phase of your project, management informs you that some ISO certified people are coming to your project to see if you’re complying with standards, policies, and procedure. This act is part of which of the following processes?

1. Quality control
2. Manage quality
3. Verify scope
4. Control scope

Q8. Which of the following includes all of the relationships represented on an activity-on-node diagram?

1. Finish-to-start
2. Finish-to-finish
3. Finish-to-start, start-to-finish, finish-to-finish, start-to-start
4. Start-to-start, start-to-finish 36

Q9. You have been assigned to manage the development of an organization’s first Web site. The site will be highly complex and interactive, and neither your project team nor the client has much experience with Web site development. The timeline is extremely aggressive. Any delay will be costly for both your firm and the client. You have a project sponsor and have achieved agreement and sign-off on both the project charter and the project management plan. Client personnel have been kept fully informed of the project’s progress through status reports and regular meetings. The project is on schedule, within the budget, and a final perfunctory review has been scheduled. Suddenly you hear that the entire effort may be cancelled because the product developed is totally unacceptable. What is the MOST likely cause of this situation?

1. A key stakeholder was not adequately involved in the project.
2. The project charter and project management plan were not thoroughly explained or adequately reviewed y the client.
3. Communications arrangements were inadequate and did not provide the required information to interested parties
4. The project sponsor failed to provide adequate support for the project.

Q10. Configuration management tool selection should be based on the needs of the project stakeholders including organizational and environmental considerations and/or constraints. Which of the following is not a key configuration management consideration while selecting an appropriate configuration management tool for a project?

1. Identification and selection of configuration items.
2. Recording and reporting of configuration item status.
3. Configuration item verification and audit.
4. Procedures for accepting and rejecting change requests.