Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A dependency requiring that design be completed before manufacturing can start is an example of:

1. Discretionary dependency
2. External dependency
3. Mandatory dependency
4. Scope dependency

Q3. Recently, a junior team member has challenged the project management approach since not all requirements identified during the Collect Requirements process were documented in the project scope statement. You are the project manager, what should you do first?

1. Remove the junior team member from the team as this is a disciplinary issue.
2. Analyze the objection and determine if the requirements were deliberately dropped during the Define Scope process.
3. Engage the project sponsor to resolve the issue.
4. Accept your mistake and include the missed requirements.

Q4. A seller was notified they were one of the selected sellers based on their proposal. The seller immediately circulated an internal newsletter stating they had just been awarded a large contract for a period of five years. Would the newsletter be factually correct?

1. It is likely that the newsletter is factually incorrect. While the seller has been selected for the work, it is unlikely that the term of the project would have been five years.
2. It is likely that the newsletter is factually incorrect. A selected seller is one whose proposal is judged to be in a competitive range. It does not mean they have the work.
3. The newsletter is likely factually incorrect. A selected seller is one whose proposal has been accepted, and a contract has been completed pending signatures of the authorized parties.
4. The newsletter is likely factually correct. A selected seller is one who has a contract based on the procurement process.

Q5. A project may be selected based on all of the following EXCEPT:

1. Benefit measurement
2. Net present value (NPV)
3. The number of resources used
4. Value analysis

Q6. Communication noise refers to influences on effective communication that influence the interpretation of conversations. Noise affects which components of communication?

1. Encoding and decoding
2. Decoding and feedback
3. Transmission and decoding
4. Encoding and feedback

Q7. You and your management are inspecting project deliverables with the client and are determining if this is as per the stated requirements or not. Which of the following statement is true about the above process?

1. You are in the verify scope process.
2. You are in the validate scope process.
3. You are in the executing process group.
4. You are doing the quality control process.

Q8. Which of the following may help in ensuring that certain bidders in the procurement process do not receive preferential treatment and that all prospective sellers have a clear and common understanding of the procurement?

1. Use of weighted criteria
2. Use of screening techniques
3. Use of bidder conferences
4. Use of expert judgment

Q9. Cost of quality includes all costs incurred over the lifetime of the product by investing in the prevention of nonconformance to requirements, appraising the product or service for conformance to requirements, and failing to meet requirements. Which is not an example of the cost of non-conformance?

1. Rework
2. Scrap
3. Liabilities
4. Destructive testing loss

Q10. Many project managers have seen a graph that shows “Influence of Stakeholders” starting out high and declining as the project progresses. In contrast, it also shows the “Cost of Changes” starting out low and increasing as the project progresses. What is the key insight a project manager should gain from this graph?

1. Stakeholder influence is not important at the end of the project.
2. Make changes as early in the project as possible.
3. Set aside money for expected changes at the end of the project.
4. Place the project on hold until all changes are made.