Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. The key objective of stakeholder management is:

1. Communication.
2. Coordination.
3. Satisfaction.
4. Relationships.

Q3. A project is estimated to cost $50,000 with a timeline of 50 days. After 25 days, the project manager finds that 50 percent of the project is complete and actual costs are $50,000. What is the Cost Performance Index (CPI)?

1. The CPI is 1
2. The CPI is 1.5
3. The CPI is 2
4. The CPI is 0.5

Q4. James has been managing a hotel construction project on a busy street. He is in the process of estimating activity durations for building walls, and he calculates the most likely estimate as 15 days. If prefabricated material is used, it would take no more than 12 days to finish the work. The work may be delayed and could take up to 18 days if less experienced construction workers build the walls. What is the expected duration of building walls using the three-point estimate?

1. 12 days
2. 11 days
3. 16 days
4. 15 days

Q5. Which of the following is NOT used in initiating a project?

1. Project statement of work.
2. The contract.
3. Enterprise environmental factors.
4. Earned value analysis.

Q6. As part of tracking a project, a project manager is validating the completion of project scope. He or she would measure this against:

1. Requirements traceability matrix
2. The Project Management Plan
3. The Project Charter
4. The requirements management plan

Q7. You have been assigned as the project manager for a construction project that has had two previous project managers, when you discover that a deliverable will be late. Your analysis shows that the item can be purchased from another seller at a higher price without affecting the schedule. What is the BEST thing to do?

1. Evaluate the impact of the decision
2. Discuss the impact with the customer and ask for a decision
3. Crash or fast track the project.
4. Change the project management plan to reflect the new due date.

Q8. Robert’s project is a high-priority project for his organization. Project stakeholder engagement is crucial for the project’s success. Robert needs to discuss the project stakeholder engagement levels with his project team on a regular basis. Which of the following is the best platform where Robert can review this with his team?

1. Phase gates
2. Project status review meetings
3. Kill points
4. Information management system

Q9. By policy, the project management office regularly evaluates project performance. This is done in order to ensure standards are being followed. This is an example of:

1. Plan Quality
2. Manage Quality
3. Control Quality
4. Quality Management

Q10. You have one document which hierarchically categorizes labor, equipment, and materials, etc. This document is known as:

1. RBS
2. Resource calendar
3. RACI matrix
4. RAM chart