Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. Projects are often started as a result of an external factor such as market demand for a new product, a new legislative or regulatory mandate, or a change in technology. This results in the creation of ______ by an entity or organization external to the project.

1. The project charter
2. The WBS
3. The project budget
4. The RACI chart

Q3. In which of the following contract types does the buyer have the most cost risk?

1. Fixed price incentive fee (FPIF)
2. Time and material (T&M)
3. Cost plus award fee (CPAF)
4. Cost plus percentage of costs (CPPC)

Q4. During the weekly change control board meeting, you invited the facilities manager to speak about the change request to increase the BTUs of the air conditioning system in the new data center. This is an example of what type of tool and technique in the Perform Integrated Change Control process?

1. Variance Analysis
2. Expert Judgment
3. Project Management Methodology
4. Project Management Information System

Q5. Sandra is managing a software development project. The project has many stakeholders having a negative attitude toward the project. Sandra knows she can’t keep everybody happy but still can try her best to manage them. Which of the following can help Sandra manage these negative stakeholders better?

1. Ignore them
2. Send them project updates
3. Engage them in project decisions
4. Send inaccurate project reports

Q6. Three items from the issue log have been assigned to a team member. However, no action has been taken by the agreed-upon due date. After three calls to the team member, the work is finally completed. Which of the following is the BEST preventive action to take NOW?

1. Remove the team member from the team if possible
2. Meet with the team member to uncover the reasons why there were problems
3. Make sure the action item list is distributed to all the right parties
4. Make sure items assigned in the action item list are accepted by the team members they are assigned to.

Q7. If you are working on a project where there is no definite detailed scope, but there are similar projects in the past, what is the correct Estimate Activity Durations tool to use?

1. Analogous Estimating
2. Parametric Estimating
3. Critical Path Estimation
4. Three Point Estimating

Q8. You are in the process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable parts so the project management team can get a structured vision of what has to be delivered. Which of the following is an output of this process?

1. Scope baseline
2. RBS
3. Network diagram
4. OBS

Q9. You have been just assigned to take over a project from another project manager who is leaving the company. The previous project manager tells you that the project is on schedule, but only because he has constantly pushed the team to perform. What is the FIRST thing you should do as the new project manager?

1. Check risk status.
2. Check cost performance.
3. Determine a management strategy.
4. Tell the team your objectives.

Q10. Caitlin’s project is behind schedule. She is planning to crash the project by allowing overtime to the project team. This approach can bring additional risks to the project. Which of the following is not a valid risk in this scenario:

1. The profit margin might decrease.
2. Risk of employee attrition might increase.
3. Risk of errors and/or rework might increase.
4. The project’s acceptance criteria might get updated.