Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. 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.

Q3. As the project manager, you are preparing your methods of quality management. You are looking for a method that can demonstrate the relationship between events and their resulting effects. You want to use a method to depict the events that cause a negative effect on quality. Which of the following is the BEST choice for accomplishing your objective?

1. Histogram
2. Pareto chart
3. Ishikawa diagram
4. Control chart.

Q4. The cost of running a project management office is an example of what type of cost?

1. Reimbursable
2. Fixed
3. Direct
4. Indirect

Q5. A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) dictionary supports the WBS and is a companion document to the WBS. Which of the following is not included in the WBS dictionary?

1. List of schedule milestones
2. Resource assigned
3. Agreement Information
4. Code of Account Identifier

Q6. 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.

Q7. Many project managers have seen a graph that shows “Influence of Stakeholders” starting out high and declining as the project progresses. In contrast, it also shows the “Cost of Changes” starting out low and increasing as the project progresses. What is the key insight a project manager should gain from this graph?

1. Stakeholder influence is not important at the end of the project.
2. Make changes as early in the project as possible.
3. Set aside money for expected changes at the end of the project.
4. Place the project on hold until all changes are made.

Q8. A large, one-year telecommunication project is about halfway done when you take the place of the previous project manager. The project involves three different sellers and a project team of 30 people. You would like to see the project’s communications requirements and what technology is being used to aid in project communications. Where will you find this information?

1. The project management plan
2. The information distribution plan
3. The bar chart
4. The communications management plan

Q9. Different types of contracts are appropriate for different types of purchases. Which of these is not one of the three broad categories of contracts?

1. Cost-reimbursable
2. Time and Material
3. Fixed-price or lump sum
4. Fixed assessment

Q10. Kate has been asked to conduct the feasibility of a new CRM system. So far, the business has been relying on its traditional manual customer relationship management processes, but now it is struggling to keep up with the competition. In this scenario, the business’ requirement of acquiring a state-of-the-art CRM system to boost its customer relations management capabilities is an example of:

1. Business requirements
2. Functional requirements
3. Non-functional requirements
4. Project requirements