Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. You are the project manager for one part of a new program in your organization. You are four months into a three-year project when your project team makes significant discoveries on your project. What is the BEST thing to do?

1. Make certain the discoveries are included in the project lessons learned
2. Make certain the discoveries are in the monthly status report.
3. Make certain you mention the discoveries at the senior management meeting in two months
4. At the weekly meeting, make certain you tell the other project managers involved in this program about the discoveries.

Q3. A project manager has a project with a team member’s performance. What is the BEST form of communication for addressing this problem?

1. Formal written communication
2. Formal verbal communication
3. Informal written communication
4. Informal verbal communication

Q4. Management is sending a team of experts for a risk audit. You inform management that you have already completed the risk review process and did not find any shortcomings, so there is no need for a risk audit. However, management is firm on their decision. Which of the following is true about the risk audit and risk review?

1. A risk audit is performed to see the effectiveness of a risk response plan
2. A risk audit is performed to see if you are following the correct procedures
3. A risk review is performed to see if you are following the correct procedures
4. Both are the same but an audit is done by external experts and a review is done internally

Q5. Which of the following is NOT an output of the Manage Stakeholders process?

1. Approved corrective actions
2. Deliverables
3. Updates to the project management plan
4. Organizational process asset updates 46

Q6. Performance reports are produced during the Control Procurements process by evaluating work performance data against the agreement requirements. Which of the following is the prime objective of producing such reports?

1. Performance reporting is a good project management practice and must be carried out on all projects.
2. Performance reports are produced so they can be added to lessons-learned database, and the future project might benefit.
3. Performance reports document the analysis of the project manager and does not require supplier’s participation.
4. Providing management with information about how effectively the seller is achieving the contractual objectives.

Q7. Which of the following is the BEST method to make reward systems MOST effective?

1. Pay a large salary increase to the best workers
2. Give the team a choice of rewards
3. Make the link between performance and reward clear
4. Present notification of rewards within the company.

Q8. Another project manager has a family emergency and must leave. He has asked you to fill in for him during a team meeting to discuss a minor problem with the project. He has already distributed a detailed agenda and provided with a copy. When you attend the meeting, several members of the team are making fun of the absent project manager’s ethnic heritage. Your company does not have a formal diversity policy covering such behavior. What should you do?

1. Because your company does not have a written diversity policy, there is nothing you can do.
2. Report the incident to the other project manager
3. Hold the meeting as if nothing happened
4. Begin the meeting with a discussion of diversity and professional behavior.

Q9. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. Developing a project team is the responsibility of the project manager.
2. A project manager must not acquire resources needed to develop effective project teams.
3. High team performance can be achieved using open and effective communications.
4. Teamwork is a critical success factor for a project.

Q10. Which of the following is the BEST thing to do when asked to complete a project two days earlier than planned?

1. Tell senior management that the project’s critical path does not allow the project to be finished earlier.
2. Tell your boss.
3. Meet with the team to look at options for crashing or fast tracking the critical path.
4. Work hard and see what the project status is next month.