Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. All of the following are examples of the cost of non-conformance EXCEPT:

1. Scrap
2. Warranty costs
3. Rework
4. Quality training

Q3. The project has been going relatively well, although there have been some problems with resource availability and the project scope has changed more than was expected. The project is now completing one of its phases. Of all decisions the sponsor must consider during and end-of-phase review meeting, the MOST difficult is:

1. Authorizing scope change for the next phase
2. Authorizing budget increases for the next phase based on scope changes
3. Cancelling the project
4. Decreasing scope to maintain budget

Q4. The scope baseline provides a detailed description of project deliverables and their components that provide a basis for the measurement of changes from that baseline. In which process is the scope baseline developed?

1. Plan scope management
2. Create WBS
3. Collect requirement
4. Define scope

Q5. A project activity on the critical path is delayed. What is the BEST thing to do?

1. Obtain more resources
2. Tell the customer the project will be late
3. Compress the schedule
4. Cut scope.

Q6. Which of the following defines the total scope of the project and represents the work specified in the current approved project scope statement?

1. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
2. Bill of Material (BOM)
3. Project Charter
4. Requirements Breakdown Structure (RBS)

Q7. You open a new hotel in Malaysia. You are new to this area and do not have experience in catering services. You are discussing whether you should provide your own catering service for your customers or to outsource it from another caterer who is experienced. They are guaranteeing their service and ready to accept a fine if they fail to serve your customers in a timely manner. Since their offer is lucrative, you decline starting your own catering service for customers and accept their offer. What kind of risk response strategy is this?

1. Accept
2. Avoid
3. Transfer
4. Exploit

Q8. Your company took over the management of a project from another company that went out of business. To minimize disruptions related to the transition, your company hired a number of the employees from the other company. One of these employees has delivered a 300-page document a week ahead of schedule. However, while walking past his desk, you notice that his computer is displaying a document with the logo of his former employer. You suspect that some of his work may have been based on documentation that is the property of the other company. What do you do?

1. Report this to your project stakeholders immediately.
2. Determine if any materials belonging to the other company have been copied.
3. The copyright material is owned by the client, for whom you are working so this is not a copyright issue.
4. Do nothing. Because the company is now out of business, no one now owns the copyright on that material.

Q9. You have signed a contract to construct a cross-country gas pipeline. The duration of the project is 5 years. Although the scope is well defined and the duration is long, the seller is insisting you reimburse any costs which may increase due to the time factor. What kind of contract will you select in this case?

1. CPIF
2. CPAF
3. FP-EPA
4. FPIF

Q10. A problem occurs on an activity with free float and the project manager has extended its duration. What is MOST likely to be affected?

1. Project duration
2. Resource schedules
3. Project scope management plan
4. The latest start for the successor activity