Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Sandra is managing a complex ERP design and implementation project. The project team has recently been hired. It is an enterprise-wide project affecting many stakeholders. It is very important for each team member to properly understand and follow the project communication requirements in order to keep the stakeholders engaged and informed. Which of the following tools and techniques can Sandra use to ensure that team members properly understand the project’s communications requirements?

1. Ground rules
2. Training
3. Co-location
4. Recognition and rewards

Q3. The cost of running a project management office is an example of what type of cost?

1. Reimbursable
2. Fixed
3. Direct
4. Indirect

Q4. Bill is the project manager of an external project for a customer. The project is expected to take about a year to complete. Six months into the project, the customer informs Bill that he or she needs to scrap the project. During which of the following processes would procedures be developed to handle early termination of a project?

1. Develop Project Charter
2. Close Project or Phase
3. Define Scope
4. Monitor Risks

Q5. The fundamental lesson from the Theory of Constraints by Goldratt is:

1. The project’s critical path is limited by the non-critical activities.
2. Managers who choose to lead from the front are more successful.
3. A system's throughput is limited by at least one constraint.
4. Managers who delegate more are more successful.

Q6. Which of the following is an output from the Direct and Manage Project Work process?

1. Budgeted costs
2. Project charter
3. Work performance data
4. Execution plan

Q7. A control chart should always contain:

1. Upper and lower warning limits
2. The moving average
3. Upper and lower control limits
4. Upper and lower specification limits

Q8. A project manager has been working on a project for six months with the same team, yet the team still shows a lack of support for the project. The BEST thing the project manager can do to obtain the team’s support for the project is to:

1. Re-evaluate the effectiveness of the reward system in place.
2. Talk to each team member’s boss with the team member present.
3. Find someone else to be project manager.
4. Tell the team members he needs their support, and ask the team members why they do not support the project.

Q9. Sarah is about to start developing her project stakeholder engagement plan. She is currently gathering all the required inputs for this process. She has already created the stakeholder register and has gotten access to the organizational process assets and enterprise environmental factors. Which of the following inputs is also critical for the process?

1. Expert Judgment
2. Benchmarking
3. Root cause analysis
4. Project management plan

Q10. The purpose of lessons learned is to bring together any insights gained during a project that can be usefully applied on future projects. When should a project manager ideally commence this activity?

1. At the start of project planning
2. At the start of project execution
3. During the project closure
4. From project kickoff meeting