Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. You are reviewing the response to an RFP issued by your company for a project that will last a year and exceed US$5 million. Three vendors have been shortlisted. The first, Nosteltec, Inc., is a relatively new company in this industry. It has assembled a team of industry experts with vast industry experience and qualifications. The second company, Xen Contractor, has been in business for 20 years. You and your company have a long and positive history working with this vendor. The third company is SonoNet LLC. It has been in business for 10 years and has a reputation for extensive expertise and superior delivery. They are also well-known for being one of the more expensive providers in the market. You have many relationships with the Xen Contractor staff, which you established during prior procurement contracts with this company. As a result, a project manager from Xen Contractor, with whom you are friendly both personally and professionally, calls you for clarification on a point

1. Clarify via email
2. Clarify via phone call
3. Advise the vendor that the RFP is self-explanatory
4. Send the clarification to all three vendors

Q3. During the Develop Schedule process, which of the following would BEST provide the basis for the MOST likely activity duration estimate?

1. Labour productivity rates published by a professional association
2. A consultant’s estimate of the overall labour man-hours required.
3. The initial estimate used to budget the project
4. The schedule for a similar project at the same facility completed two years earlier.

Q4. Which of the following does NOT assess the value a project brings to an organization?

1. Benefit cost analysis
2. Net present value
3. Value analysis
4. Needs assessment

Q5. A project manager wants to use a group decision-making technique to generate, classify and prioritize requirements. Which of these is not a valid group decision-making technique?

1. Plurality
2. Singularity
3. Majority
4. Unanimity

Q6. A project to design and build a new aircraft is cancelled after the project has been underway for some time. What process is employed to document what work was done and to what extent it was completed?

1. Validate Scope
2. Control Scope
3. Control Quality
4. Close Project or Phase

Q7. An experienced project manager was assigned a project of small scope. Which of the following could be true of the project?

1. Defining Activities, sequencing activities, estimating activity durations, and developing the schedule could be viewed as a single process.
2. Estimating activity durations may be skipped for the project.
3. Developing and Controlling the schedule could be viewed as a single process.
4. Defining Activities, estimating activity durations, developing the schedule, and controlling the schedule could be viewed as a single process.

Q8. All of the following are results of adding to the risk register in the Plan Risk Responses process EXCEPT:

1. You are in control of the project as it progresses with few surprises
2. By managing the plan, you are able to avoid risks while mitigating the effects of others
3. The need for workarounds is minimized
4. The need for contingency reserves is minimized.

Q9. A project has several teams. Team C has repeatedly missed deadlines in the past. This has caused team D to have to crash the critical path several times. As the team leader for team D, you should meet with the:

1. Manager of team D
2. Project manager alone
3. Project manager and management
4. Project manager and the leader of team C

Q10. Which of the following is NOT used in initiating a project?

1. Project statement of work.
2. The contract.
3. Enterprise environmental factors.
4. Earned value analysis.