Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. You are in a process which helps you evaluate the effectiveness of the risk process throughout the project. Which of the following documents will not be updated here?

1. Assumption log
2. Issue log
3. Risk report
4. Change log

Q3. A project manager overhears a conversation between two stakeholders who are talking about how unhappy they are with the impacts of the project on their own departments. Stakeholder A asks I the project is on time, and Stakeholder B replies that the SPI is 1.05. Stakeholder A asks if the project manager for the project knows o Stakeholder B’s concern. Stakeholder B responds that he is not sure. What is the BEST thing for the project manager to do?

1. Make sure stakeholders see that the project manager overheard. Then ask them to direct any questions to the project manager in writing.
2. Make a presentation to all the stakeholders regarding the status of the project.
3. Send both stakeholders a copy of the issue log, and ask for additional comments.
4. Arrange a meeting with both stakeholders to allow them to voice any concerns they may have.

Q4. The cost of choosing one project and giving up another is called:

1. Fixed cost
2. Sunk cost
3. Net present value (NPV)
4. Opportunity cost 6

Q5. Based on the chart, while working on the project, you are told that you have to remove some resources to support a more important project for your customer. From which activity would it be BEST to remove resources?

1. Activity A
2. Activity B
3. Activity C
4. Activity D

Q6. All of the following are part of the Perform Quality Control process EXCEPT:

1. Pareto chart
2. Control charts
3. Inspection
4. Quality audits.

Q7. A technical team can begin to edit a large document 15 days after it begins writing it. What kind of dependency would this represent?

1. Start-to-start with a 15-day lead
2. Finish-to-finish with a 15-day lead
3. Start-to-start with a 15-day lag
4. Finish-to-start with a 15-day lag

Q8. Which motivational theory says that what motivates people is the work itself, including such things as responsibility, self-actualization, and professional growth?

1. Maslow
2. Deming
3. McGregor
4. Herzberg.

Q9. Which of the following is not a part of the data gathering tools used in Control Quality process?

1. Checklists
2. Control Chart
3. Check sheets
4. Statistical sampling

Q10. A team member assigned to the project needs two days of training to satisfactorily complete certain activities. No one else with the necessary skills is available to the project team. What is the BEST thing to do?

1. Add two days to the schedule and inform management of the delay
2. Ask management for additional personnel because you cannot afford the extra schedule time.
3. Offer a bonus to the team member if he/she gets the training on his/her own time.
4. Include training in the project management plan.