Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Work on a project is ongoing when the project manager overhears two workers arguing over what a set of instructions means. The project manager investigates and discovers that the instructions for the construction of the concrete footings currently being poured were poorly translated between the different languages in use on the project. Which of the following is the BEST thing for the project manager to do FIRST?

1. Get the instructions translated by a more experienced party.
2. Look for quality impacts o the poor translation of the instructions for the footings.
3. Bring the issue to the attention of the team, and ask them to look for other translation problems.
4. Inform the sponsor of the problem in the next project report.

Q3. A project is plagued by changes to the project charter. Who has the primary responsibility to decide if these changes are necessary?

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

Q4. You are tracking your project using earned value management (EVM), and find you are behind schedule but under budget. Your variances show schedule variance (SV) = US $50 million, cost variance (CV) =$100 million, and your actual costs are US $500 million. What are the CPI, PV, and SPI?

1. 1.20, $100 million, 0.92
2. 0.92, $550 million, 1.20
3. 0.92, $650 million, 1.08
4. 1.20, $650 million, 0.92

Q5. Bill is managing a healthcare software development project using stateof- the-art technology. Stakeholder management is crucial for the project’s success. Stakeholder involvement and influence are significant. During which of the following project stages will stakeholder management be most challenging for Bill?

1. Early during the project execution
2. Toward the end of the project execution
3. Toward the closure of the project
4. Halfway through the project execution

Q6. You have completed a milestone in your software development project, and you are now verifying that the product meets the specifications outlined in the project management plan. In which process group is this process?

1. Closing
2. Monitor and Controlling
3. Executing
4. Planning

Q7. A Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) breaks down the project by type of resources. The RBS is an example of a:

1. Linear chart
2. Matrix chart
3. Flow chart
4. Hierarchical chart

Q8. During a key stakeholders’ update meeting, George’s project was challenged. The project is currently in the executing phase. One of the key stakeholders claimed the project no longer makes any business sense. What must George do next?

1. Update the issue log and request that the stakeholder provide more details
2. Request the project sponsor to intervene
3. Prematurely terminate the project
4. Redo the business case for the project

Q9. A cause and effect diagram and an Ishikawa diagram are both:

1. Flowcharts
2. Fishbone diagrams
3. Control charts
4. Pareto charts

Q10. You work as an engineer for a large engineering firm. During this past week, you have corresponded with your department supervisor about the horizontal stabilizers required for the wings on a new aircraft you are designing. Which communication dimension does this represent?

1. Horizontal
2. Formal
3. External
4. Upward