Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A number of teams are developing an enterprise system using the agile approach for product development. Which of the following is a major risk item for such a complex project being performed in an agile environment?

1. Number of interconnected dependencies between the features developed by different teams.
2. Number and size of teams developing the larger features.
3. Scope definition and freezing early during the planning phase.
4. Emphasis on schedule control over risk management.

Q3. Three calls were received today inquiring whether one of your resources could be released from your project. There were nine such calls last week. The project is going well and its risky rating is low. Activity R has an early start of 4 and a late start of 45 and an early finish of 14. The project has a cost performance index (CPI) of 1.05 and a schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.893. The project float is zero and even through tough times, the project manager believes the reward system he put in place during the project planning is working. What is the BEST thing to do?

1. Crash the project
2. Crash activity R
3. Deal with diminishing the impact of the phone calls
4. Look for areas to cut cost 47

Q4. A critical project rollout was delayed because one of the stakeholders did not receive necessary communication on time. On further analysis, the project manager discovered that the communication was sent to the wrong teams. This could have happened because:

1. Communication broke down between the project team and the stakeholder.
2. The project manager failed to manage stakeholder expectations.
3. The stakeholder communications requirements were not properly analyzed during the Plan Communications Management process.
4. The stakeholder did not proactively ask for updates.

Q5. During a meeting with some of the project stakeholders, the project manager is asked to add work to the project scope. The project manager had access to correspondence about the project before the project charter was signed and remembers that the project sponsor specifically denied funding for the scope mentioned by these stakeholders. The BEST thing for the project manager to do is to:

1. Let the sponsor know of the stakeholders’ request
2. Evaluate the impact of adding the scope
3. Tell the stakeholders the scope cannot be added
4. Add the work if there is time available in the project schedule

Q6. The client needs a small modification in the project scope, and he discusses it with you. He has told you that this may not increase the cost and may actually save some money. What will your next step be?

1. Approve it
2. Reject it
3. Review it
4. Discuss it with the management

Q7. A project manager presented premier performance certificates to project team members who delivered above and beyond their required activities at each project milestone. This is an example:

1. Project performance appraisal.
2. Gold plating
3. A recognition and reward system
4. Team building.

Q8. Which of the following quality control tools and techniques may not be used for root cause analysis?

1. Fishbone diagram
2. Scatter diagram
3. Ishikawa diagram
4. Cause-and-effect diagram

Q9. Allocating ownership of a risk to a third party who is best able to capture the opportunity is an example of ________ the risk.

1. Sharing
2. Enhancing
3. Exploiting
4. Accepting

Q10. A project is plagued by changes to the project charter. Who has the primary responsibility to decide if these changes are necessary?

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