Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. The project manager must identify ____________, determine their requirements, and then manage and influence those requirements to ensure a successful project.

1. Functional managers.
2. Stakeholders
3. Scope.
4. End users

Q3. How many types of relationships between activities can be found on a precedence (AON) diagram?

1. 4
2. 3
3. 2
4. 1

Q4. While reading a magazine article, you discover that there is a tool of project management that other companies are using, but that your company has never heard of. What should you do?

1. Copy the article and pass it around your company
2. Talk to your colleagues and see if they know about it.
3. Arrange a meeting with your manager to discuss it
4. Summarize your opinion of the benefits of using this information in your company. Present your analysis to your manager

Q5. During what part of the project management process is the project scope statement created?

1. Initiating
2. Planning
3. Executing
4. Monitoring and controlling

Q6. Which of the following is a benefit of an analogous project estimate?

1. The estimate will be closer to what the work will actually require
2. It is based on a detailed understanding of what the work requires
3. It gives the project team an understanding of management’s expectations
4. It helps the project manager determine if the project will meet the schedule.

Q7. The Requirements Traceability Matrix helps in tracing all the following except:

1. Requirements to project objectives
2. Requirements to project scope
3. Requirements to test strategy
4. Requirements to project risk

Q8. Which of the following inaccurately describes a prototype?

1. A prototype is tangible and allows stakeholders to fine-tune their expectations.
2. Requirements from a prototype are usually insufficient to move to the design phase.
3. Prototypes support the concept of progressive elaboration.
4. A prototype is a working model of the expected product.

Q9. During the execution of a project, a large number of defects were discovered. The project manager ensured that the issues, defect resolution, and action item results were logged into a defects database. What would the defect database be considered a part of?

1. Expert Judgment
2. Deliverables
3. Change Requests
4. Organizational Process Assets

Q10. A project manager is meeting with a team member and says, “I know you want to become involved in meetings with the customer. Because of the performance on the project so far, I have rearranged things so you can become involved with the customer.” This is an example of:

1. Team performance assessment.
2. Reward power.
3. Team building
4. Project performance appraisals.