Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. When a project is executed under contract, the contractual provisions will generally be considered as _____________ for the project.

1. Constraints
2. Exclusions
3. Deliverables
4. Provisions

Q3. What does benefit cost ratio (BCR) of 2.1 mean?

1. The costs are 2.1 times the benefits
2. The profit is 2.1 times the costs
3. The payback is 2.1 times the costs.
4. The cost is 2.1 times the profit

Q4. You are managing a large project with many contractors working on it. A stakeholder comes to you and informs you that he never received the status report from one of your contractors. What will your next step be?

1. Stop the payment and ask for clarification
2. Call the contractor
3. Review the communications management plan
4. Inform management

Q5. You have been hired as a consultant for a project that is in trouble. You meet the project manager and ask several questions regarding the project budget, the project end date, etc. The project manager was not able to answer some of these questions properly, so you decided to verify them yourself. What document will you refer to in order to verify such facts?

1. Project management plan
2. Cost and schedule baselines
3. Project charter
4. Performance report

Q6. A fellow project manager is retiring and moving to the mountains; you will take over his project. Before he leaves, he tells you the project is on schedule but only because he “put the hammer down” on his project team and pushed them relentlessly. Pushing the team to perform activities to accomplish project objectives is a part of:

1. Direct and Manage Project Work
2. Monitor and Control Project Work
3. Control Quality
4. Control Scope

Q7. Andrew is managing a construction project. He is using his communication, interpersonal and management skills to keep the key project stakeholders engaged with the project. Which of the following activities is not related to the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process?

1. Addressing and resolving issues
2. Developing the stakeholder engagement plan
3. Confirming the stakeholders' continued commitment
4. Negotiating and communicating with the stakeholders

Q8. A project management plan should be realistic in order to be used to manage the project. Which o the following is the BEST method to achieve a realistic project management plan?

1. The sponsor creates the project management plan based on input from the project manager
2. The functional manager creates the project management plan based on input from the project manager
3. The project manager creates the project management plan based on input from senior management
4. The project manager creates the project management plan based on input from the team.

Q9. Project Stakeholder Management is focused on engaging project stakeholders with the project. What is the objective of keeping the project stakeholders engaged with the project?

1. To manage their expectations so that the project objectives are achieved
2. Using consistent project management methodology across organizational projects
3. To motivate the project team members
4. To demotivate the negative stakeholders

Q10. Your project is behind schedule and over budget, and the actual cost is on its way to being higher than the target cost. You and the client both are worried about the project’s progress and there is a high probability that the point of total assumption will be crossed. Which of the following assumptions is true about the point of total assumption?

1. Above PTA, you will bear the cost
2. Above PTA, the client will bear the cost
3. Above PTA, the cost will be equally shared
4. Above PTA, the cost will be shared by a set ratio