Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. You are in the process of creating, collecting, distributing, storing, retrieving, and the ultimate disposition of project information in accordance with the communications management plan. What is the output of this process?

1. Project management plan update
2. Communication management plan
3. Change requests
4. Work performance information

Q3. During the implementation of a contingency plan, a team member notices that the plan worked only marginally. There were three similar contingency plans developed for other risks that have not yet happened. He should recommend which of the following?

1. A workaround
2. A project change request
3. A new risk rating matrix
4. A risk responsibility chart review

Q4. The key objective of stakeholder management is:

1. Communication.
2. Coordination.
3. Satisfaction.
4. Relationships.

Q5. During the completion of project work, the sponsor asks the project manager to report on how the project is going. In order to prepare the report, the project manager asks all the team members what percent complete their work is. There is one team member who has been hard to manage from the beginning. In response to being asked what percent complete he is, the team member asks, “Percent complete of what?”. Tired of such comments, the project manager reports to the team member’s boss that the team member is not cooperating. Which of the following is MOST likely the real problem?

1. The project manager did not get buy-in from the manager for the resources on the project.
2. The project manager did not create an adequate reward system for team members to improve their cooperation.
3. The project manager should have had a meeting with the team member’s boss the first time the team member caused trouble.
4. The project manager does not have the work packages.

Q6. Once a risk response is created, which of the following statements BEST describes the project manager’s role regarding risks while the project work is being completed?

1. Take actions when identified risks occur.
2. Look for unexpected impacts of implemented risk responses.
3. Implement planned work-arounds.
4. Make sure that risk responses are assigned to identify risks.

Q7. Which of the following is a KEY way to improve activity cost estimates?

1. Use historical data.
2. Let management create the management reserve and the activity cost estimate.
3. Base activity estimates on the upper and lower control limits.
4. Let the project manager create the activity cost estimate.

Q8. Which of the following is not true about the WBS?

1. The project team must be involved in developing the WBS.
2. The WBS must represent all product and project work.
3. WBS should focus on activities rather than deliverables.
4. WBS is usually represented in a hierarchical fashion.

Q9. Which of these is not a component of the scope baseline that is contained in the project management plan?

1. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
2. Requirements documentation
3. WBS Dictionary
4. Project Scope Statement

Q10. The sponsor has informed you that the resources for your project will be cut. The sponsor wants to know how long the project will take if only nine resources each month are committed to your project. What is this activity called?

1. Crashing
2. Floating
3. Leveling
4. Fast tracking