Project Management Question Bank
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Project Management- Q2. Project stakeholder management is an integral part of project management. The effectiveness of stakeholder analysis carried out early in a project can decide its fate. Which of the following is the least important consideration during stakeholder analysis, especially when analyzing stakeholders who are also decision-makers?

1. Prior experience
2. Expectations
3. Interests
4. Influence

Project Management- Q3. A client has asked you to add to the scope of the project. The project is under budget and a little ahead of schedule. What should you do?

1. Approve the change
2. Determine the effects of the change on the project.
3. Ask the sponsor for approval to make the change
4. Get approval from the configuration change board.

Project Management- Q4. You have advertised in several newspapers to inform interested contractors to apply for a bid for some of your procurement needs. Which process are you currently in?

1. Plan procurement management
2. Conduct procurement
3. Control procurement
4. None of the above

Project Management- Q5. You are a project manager newly assigned to a large project for your organization. The project charter has been signed, and the stakeholders have been identified. What should you do next?

1. Ask appropriate team members to submit WBS input
2. Initiate the scope planning process
3. Start the develop project management plan process
4. Begin the activity definition process

Project Management- Q6. What leadership style should you employ during the first 2 weeks of project planning?

1. Coaching
2. Directing
3. Supporting
4. Facilitating

Project Management- Q7. Close Procurements is similar to Close Project in that they both involve:

1. Product verification
2. Kickoff meetings
3. Quality assurance activities
4. Creation of the scope verification plan

Project Management- Q8. Who issues the project charter?

1. Sponsor
2. Project manager
3. Project team
4. Stakeholders

Project Management- Q9. Your customer requested that the new railroad cars you are building for his company be constructed from heavy grade aluminium. After reviewing the requirements, two of your experts inform you that the customer would be better off with steel cars. You meet with the customer to discuss the issue, and he directs you to go ahead with the aluminium cars. What should you do?

1. Meet with the customer again to ensure that he understands the expert opinions about using steel instead of aluminium
2. Find a way to cut other costs, and upgrade the cars to steel.
3. Provide aluminium cars that meet the customer’s requirements.
4. Meet with your experts to find another proposal for the customer.

Project Management- Q10. The current update to the schedule performance report shows no schedule variance. Based upon this report, you tell the client that the project is on time. However, your team members know that you just missed a major milestone and the project will not meet its startup date. This is an indication of poor:

1. Communications planning.
2. Scope planning.
3. Team trust.
4. Schedule planning.