Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. Which of the following techniques is the BEST way to determine project objectives?

1. Delphi technique
2. Earned value analysis
3. Expert interviews
4. Pareto 8

Q3. You are taking over a project during the planning process group and discover that six individuals have signed the project charter. Which of the following should MOST concern you?

1. Who will be a member of the change control board
2. Spending more time on configuration management
3. Getting a single project sponsor
4. Determining the reporting structure

Q4. Your project team is having a dispute with a vendor about whether a specific task is within the project’s scope. The scope statement does not provide implementation-level details that could resolve this dispute. There is no WBS, however, because the project sponsor insisted that the project be started right away without pausing to create standard project planning documentation. Who is at fault?

1. The project manager
2. The project sponsor
3. The project stakeholders
4. The project vendor

Q5. You have been just assigned to take over a project from another project manager who is leaving the company. The previous project manager tells you that the project is on schedule, but only because he has constantly pushed the team to perform. What is the FIRST thing you should do as the new project manager?

1. Check risk status.
2. Check cost performance.
3. Determine a management strategy.
4. Tell the team your objectives.

Q6. During project executing, a large number of changes are made to the project. The project manager should:

1. Wait until all changes are known and print out a new schedule
2. Make sure the project charter is still valid
3. Change the schedule baseline
4. Talk to management before any changes are made

Q7. Upon obtaining the project charter, the Project Manager of a project starts acquiring the project team immediately. Is this correct?

1. Yes. Acquisition of the project team is primarily an Initiating Process Group activity.
2. Yes. The project manager needs to get the team together as soon as the project starts.
3. No. It is the responsibility of the project sponsor to provide the team for execution.
4. No. Acquisition of the project team is primarily an Executing Process Group activity.

Q8. You open a new hotel in Malaysia. You are new to this area and do not have experience in catering services. You are discussing whether you should provide your own catering service for your customers or to outsource it from another caterer who is experienced. They are guaranteeing their service and ready to accept a fine if they fail to serve your customers in a timely manner. Since their offer is lucrative, you decline starting your own catering service for customers and accept their offer. What kind of risk response strategy is this?

1. Accept
2. Avoid
3. Transfer
4. Exploit

Q9. Which of motivational theory use the concept of Theory X?

1. Maslow
2. Deming
3. McGregor
4. Herzberg

Q10. You are doing business in a foreign country and you are advised by your local contact that it will be necessary to make payments to certain officials in order to get the contract. Such payments are expected in another country, but are illegal for people from your country. What should you do?

1. Have the local contact make the payments.
2. Refuse to make the payment and hope to get the contract solely based on your company’s abilities.
3. Call your government officials and ask for direction.
4. Amend your price increasing the cost to reflect the payments to be made to local officials.