Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A stakeholder register contains all the information about the stakeholders. Which of the following is not included in the stakeholder register?

1. List of stakeholders
2. Stakeholders’ classification
3. Responsibility of assignments
4. None of the above

Q3. Fast tracking the project usually:

1. Decreases project duration
2. Decreases project costs
3. Decreases the amount of management oversight needed
4. Decreases the number of resources used

Q4. You are the Project Manager and are responsible for the development of a mall. As with any construction project, there will be multiple iterations of blueprints and engineering drawings. Therefore, you have decided to create an online database that can be used to query the documents by name, type, date, etc. This is an example of what type of communication tool?

1. Project Management Information System
2. Lessons Learned
3. Project Records
4. Configuration Management System

Q5. Your manager is presenting a status report of all projects being run in his division. He reports that all projects are showing a positive CV. However, you know that your status reports for the last several weeks have been reporting a negative CV. What do you do?

1. Do nothing.
2. Offer to review all your manager's combined status reports before he presents them.
3. Notify the appropriate management immediately.
4. Ask your manager if that information was simply a typographical error.

Q6. You are project manager on an information technology project on which you and the sponsor have already approved the scope. An information specialist on your team, after having lunch with a low ranking customer representative working with him on a software project, learns that a simple alteration in the display would be a great addition to the project. The information specialist installs the change with no negative effect on the project schedule and at no additional cost. What action should be taken?

1. The information specialist should be recognized for exceeding customer expectations without affecting project cost or schedule.
2. The project manager should add an activity to he project management plan with no associated time.
3. The information specialist should be told that his behavior was unacceptable, as it may have negatively affected the overall project.
4. The project manager should create a change control form, and have the customer approve the change since the change has already been made.

Q7. You have just completed the design phase for a client’s project and are about to enter the implementation phase. All of the following need to be done EXCEPT:

1. Lessons learned
2. Updating records
3. Formal acceptance
4. Completion of the product of the project.

Q8. 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.

Q9. Joe has been managing a project for Exton Oil Corp. This project involves redesigning filling stations across the state. The redesign involves new gas pumps, security cameras, convenience stores, and use of environmentally friendly materials in the construction. While the redesigning work proceeds, Joe’s design engineer suggests a secondary alarm system for gas pumps to alert the attendant in case of a spill. Although this suggestion is not in the project requirements, Joe is impressed with the engineer’s recommendation. What should be the next step for Joe with regard to the engineer’s suggestion?

1. Initiate the formal change control process to find the impact of his recommendation
2. Approve his recommendation and allocate resources and funds
3. Create an issue log to document the engineer‘s suggestion for future use
4. Reject his recommendation as it requires additional funding

Q10. Which of the following is an incorrect classification of a feasibility study?

1. A feasibility study may be considered a stand-alone project.
2. A feasibility study may be considered pre-project work.
3. A feasibility study may be considered the first phase of a project.
4. A feasibility study may be considered a program.