Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. _______________ is the authorized budget for the work scheduled to be completed on an activity or WBS component.

1. Planned Value
2. Earned Value
3. Midpoint cost
4. Interim cost

Q3. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. Developing a project team is the responsibility of the project manager.
2. A project manager must not acquire resources needed to develop effective project teams.
3. High team performance can be achieved using open and effective communications.
4. Teamwork is a critical success factor for a project.

Q4. All of the following are NOT parts of a project management plan EXCEPT:

1. Baselines
2. Milestone list
3. Risk register
4. Lessons learned

Q5. A project change management plan should be created during which process group?

1. Initiating
2. Planning
3. Executing
4. Closing

Q6. A project manager used the services of a trained moderator during the Collect Requirements process. Which of the following is likely to have required the services of a trained moderator?

1. Interviews
2. Prototypes
3. Questionnaires
4. Focus groups

Q7. A project manager is taking over a project from another project manager during the planning process group. If the new project manager wants to see what the previous project manager planned for managing changes to the schedule, it would be BEST to look at the:

1. Communications management plan
2. Update management plan
3. Staffing management plan
4. Schedule management plan 71

Q8. Which of the following can prove to be effective in addressing variability risks?

1. Monte Carlo analysis
2. Root cause analysis
3. Mitigating opportunities
4. Accepting the risk

Q9. What BEST describes the role of the project team members?

1. To perform the project’s work
2. To approve the change requests
3. To accept ultimate responsibility for the project’s success
4. To authorize the project

Q10. You are managing a project where your team is physically located with client personnel at a remote location. There is a high level of interaction between your team and client personnel, and client satisfaction is considered very important. Since the client is expressing a very high level of satisfaction with the project’s progress, your management has indicated no concerns about the project. However, you are behind schedule and over budget. In addition, morale among team members is low, and several team members have talked about quitting. Team members complain regularly about priority adjustments and alteration of activities. The weekly reports you receive about activities completed are often difficult to relate to the WBS and the project management plan. What action should you take to MOST effectively address these problems?

1. You should enforce scope control.
2. You should identify ways to make team members’ work more satisfying using the most applicable motivational theory.
3. You should incur the extra expenses necessary to be on-site to more closely monitor the activities of the project team.
4. You should create a reward and punishment system to ensure that project team members complete activities within the timeframes outlined in the project management plan.