Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. ________ refers to non-random data points that are grouped together on one side of the mean of a control chart.

1. Specification limits
2. Lower control limit
3. Rule of seven
4. 6 sigma

Q3. You are two days late on reporting the status for a project you are managing. The status report indicates that the project is lagging behind schedule. During the current week, you are confident of making up some of the lost time. How should you report project status?

1. Since the status report is already due, do nothing. Send out the status report next week when the project is back on track.
2. Since the status report is already two days overdue, you may communicate to stakeholders that you will send a consolidated status report next week. In this manner, you can avoid being untruthful or falsifying reports.
3. Send out a status report to all stakeholders indicating that the project is on track. Once this week goes by, things will be fine, and the status reports will be back to normal.
4. You should report project status exactly as it is. You may also mention that you expect to make up some of the lost ground but will truthfully represent current status.

Q4. Your project team is spending so much time reviewing potential changes to a project that you do not have time to complete project work. Which of the following is the LEAST likely reason for this problem?

1. No change control board
2. Not enough of an effort to identify the project stakeholders
3. A poor communications management plan
4. An unclear project charter 0

Q5. You are reviewing an old project file where you find a document which contains the project description, important requirements, milestones, and project budget. What document is it?

1. Scope statement
2. Project charter
3. Scope baseline
4. Procurement document

Q6. All of the following are purposes of the project charter EXCEPT:

1. It establishes the project.
2. It identifies the product acceptance criteria
3. It gives the project manager authority
4. It includes stakeholders’ requirements

Q7. A project manager is creating a risk response plan. However, every time a risk response is suggested another risk is identified that is caused by the response. Which of the following would be the BEST thing for the project manager to do?

1. Document the new risks and continue the Plan Risk Responses process.
2. Make sure the project work is better understood.
3. Get more people involved in the Identify Risks process since risks have been missed.
4. Spend more time making sure the risk responses are clearly defined.

Q8. Many more changes were made to the project during the project executing processes than had been expected. What is the BEST thing for the project manager to do now?

1. Wait until all changes are known, print out a new schedule, and revise the baseline
2. Make changes as needed, but maintain a schedule baseline
3. Make only the changes approved by management
4. Talk to management before any changes are made

Q9. Risks will be identified during which risk management process(es)?

1. Identify Risks.
2. Identify Risks and Control Risks
3. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis and Identify Risks
4. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis and Control Risks 07

Q10. You are working as the project manager on a mega-construction project. You need to prepare a quarterly report for the project investors. You need to collect work performance data and convert that into work performance information. Which of the following processes produces work performance data?

1. Direct and Manage Project Work
2. Control Schedule
3. Control Costs
4. Manage Communications