Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. Which of the following is a tool or technique of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process?

1. Communication technology
2. Communication models
3. Communication standard
4. Communication skills

Q3. Originally, your project had give team members. Now the scope has expanded, and there are total of eight people on the project team. How many communication channels have been added?

1. 9
2. 10
3. 18
4. 28

Q4. What is the purpose of a bidder conference?

1. Awarding a contract to the most suitable vendor
2. Pre-qualifying the potential sellers
3. Ensuring all vendors have a clear understanding of the procurement
4. Developing a comprehensive seller's list

Q5. You have taken over a project from another manager who left the firm. This is a functional organization and the different units are often rather hostile to each other. The project is a large one involving activities that the organization has never done before. You find that the project has what appear to be adequate documentations, including an agreed-to project charter, project management plan, WBS, etc. The project is on schedule and within budget. However, the atmosphere in meetings with the project members often seems tense, and offhand comments made by participants seem to indicate a high level of dissatisfaction with the project. You review all of the major project documents with the key stakeholders and get agreement that they are still accurate, but this does not seem to solve the problem. What is the MOST likely explanation for this situation?

1. There are personality conflicts amount the project team members that you need to uncover and resolve.
2. The project does not have an effective sponsor and thus is not viewed as a high priority.
3. Stakeholders have very different expectations about what the project is supposed to accomplish.
4. The organizational structure and dynamics prevent people from working together effectively.

Q6. A team member notifies the project manager that a quality requirement for the project cannot be met. What is the LEAST effective thing for the project manager to do?

1. Notify management
2. Hold a team meeting
3. Look for alternative ways to meet quality level.
4. Ask management to come up with options.

Q7. A project involved team members situated in Arizona, Nebraska, New York, and Ireland. Which of the following activities becomes crucial in such a team environment?

1. Team-building
2. Status reporting
3. Conflict resolution
4. Communication planning

Q8. What is the purpose of a decision tree?

1. It determines what events may take place
2. It demonstrates the path of events in a project.
3. It calculates the probability of an outcome
4. It takes into account future events for today’s choices

Q9. A construction project requires that government environmental hearings be held prior to site preparation. What kind of dependency is this?

1. Optional dependency
2. Discretionary dependency
3. Soft logic
4. External dependency

Q10. An organization wishes to ensure that the opportunity arising from a risk with positive impact is realized. This organization should:

1. Exploit the risk
2. Mitigate the risk
3. Accept the risk
4. Avoid the risk