Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. 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.

Q3. Which of the following is a benefit of an analogous project estimate?

1. The estimate will be closer to what the work will actually require
2. It is based on a detailed understanding of what the work requires
3. It gives the project team an understanding of management’s expectations
4. It helps the project manager determine if the project will meet the schedule.

Q4. During project planning in a matrix organization, the project manager determines that additional human resources are needed. From whom would he request these resources?

1. The project manager
2. The functional manager
3. The team
4. The project sponsor.

Q5. The client has requested a change in a deliverable which you have processed through a change request and it is approved. Now, you are in the process of implementing this change into the project. In which of the following processes do you implement the approved change?

1. Monitor and control project work
2. Direct and manage project work
3. Perform integrated change control
4. Control scope

Q6. A project manager has a large team consisting of people from many functional areas of the company. The BEST method to get the team’s cooperation is to use _______ power.

1. Formal
2. Penalty
3. Reward
4. Referent.

Q7. Which of the following is an important input to the Validate Scope process?

1. Validated deliverables
2. Organizational process assets
3. Accepted deliverables
4. Change requests

Q8. You are reviewing the expense reports for one of your team members when you notice a payment he made in another country. You think the payment is a bribe. What is your FIRST course of action?

1. Seek legal advice.
2. Contact the payee in the other country and ask if the payment was a bribe.
3. Ignore the problem. It is in the past
4. File a permit authorizing the team to make such payments.

Q9. Based on the network diagram shown in the chart, what is the duration of the critical path?

1. 33
2. 44
3. 31
4. 36 73

Q10. You are in the middle of a complex negotiation when the other party says, “We need to finish in one hour because I have to catch my plane.” That person is using which of the following negotiation strategies?

1. Good guy, bad guy
2. Delay
3. Deadline
4. Extreme demands.