Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. In projects with adaptive life cycles, the overall scope of the project will be decomposed into a set of requirements and work to be performed, sometime referred to as:

1. Assumptions backlog
2. Feature list
3. Project attributes
4. Product backlog

Q3. Based on historical data, the amount of overtime associated with the design effort of a project is estimated at 100 hours with 0.4 probability, 200 hours with 0.4 probability, and 300 hours with 0.2 probability. What is the expected monetary value of the amount of overtime?

1. 100 hours
2. 160 hours
3. 180 hours
4. 260 hours.

Q4. The construction phase of a new software product is near completion. The next phases are testing and implementation. The project is two weeks ahead of schedule. What should the project manager be MOST concerned with before moving on to the final phase?

1. Validate Scope
2. Perform Quality Control
3. Performance Reports
4. Control Costs

Q5. Jane is currently reviewing a list of project proposals. All the proposed projects achieve some of the organizational strategic objectives and their expected costs are known. However, Jane cannot execute all the projects due to the funding limitation. How shall Jane determine which projects she needs to execute this year?

1. Select the high-budget projects and drop the low-budget projects
2. Select the low-budget projects and drop the high-budget projects
3. Select the projects that maximize organizational revenue
4. Select the projects that maximize the business value

Q6. You are finalizing the monthly project status report due now to your manager when you discover that several project team members are not reporting actual hours spent on project activities. This results in skewed project statistics. What is the MOST appropriate action to be taken?

1. Discuss the impacts of these actions with team members.
2. Report the team members’ actions t their functional managers.
3. Continue reporting information as presented to you.
4. Provider accurate and truthful representations in all project reports.

Q7. Which of the following statements regarding team-building is correct?

1. Team-building is essential during the middle of a project, and from there it is an ongoing process.
2. Team-building is essential during the end of a project, and it is a one-time process.
3. Team-building is essential during the end of a project, but it is an ongoing process.
4. Team-building is essential during the front end of a project, but it is an ongoing process.

Q8. Which of the following best describes the Validate Scope process?

1. Validating that the project quality requirements are met
2. Controlling changes to the scope of the project
3. Obtaining the stakeholders' formal acceptance of the project deliverables
4. Validating that all of the project's objectives are met

Q9. A project team is having difficulty communication over long distances. There were 13 team members from two countries, and then 5 people from India were added. This is of concern to the project manager because:

1. Communications channels grow rapidly.
2. It will be harder to use reward power.
3. Communication blockers grow linearly.
4. Conflict can be increased with an increase in project priorities.

Q10. A SWOT analysis helps you identify opportunities which arise from organizational strengths threats dues to its weakness. According to this analysis, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses is a part of:

1. Internal factors
2. External factors
3. Discretionary factors
4. Mandatory factors