Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. A project organizational chart shows resources and:

1. WBS work packages
2. Activity resource estimates
3. Responsibilities
4. Schedule.

Q3. Which of the following is not a tool and technique of the Collect Requirements process?

1. Mind mapping
2. Interviews
3. Questionnaires
4. Traceability matrix

Q4. Which of the following is CORRECT concerning a change management plan?

1. It should include a method for controlling schedule
2. It is better if it focuses on cost
3. It is better if it concentrates on risk
4. It should be created during the executing process group.

Q5. 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

Q6. This project is chartered to determine new ways to extend the product life of one of the company’s medium-producing products. The project manager comes from the engineering department and the team comes from product management and marketing departments. The project scope statement and project planning are completed when a stakeholder notifies the team that there is a better way to complete one of the work packages. They even supply a technical review letter from their department proving that the new way to complete the work package will actually be faster than the old way. The project manager has had similar experiences with this department on other projects, and was expecting this to happen on this project. What is the FIRST thing the project manager should do?

1. Contact the department and complain again about their missing the deadline for submission of scope.
2. Look for how this schedule change will impact the cost to complete the work package and the quality of the product of the work package.
3. See if there is a way to change from a matrix environment to a functional organization so as to eliminate all the interference from other departments.
4. Ask the department if they have no other changes.

Q7. Henry is the project manager for a process improvement project. Henry is a recently hired Six Sigma expert. David is the process owner of the process Henry must optimize. During the project kick-start meeting with the project sponsor, David said he supports all continuous improvement efforts. However, David is unaware of the Six Sigma technique and feels threatened by the newly hired expert, and as a result, is blocking Henry’s ideas. What is David’s current engagement level with the project?

1. Unaware
2. Supportive
3. Resistant
4. Neutral

Q8. You have recently taken over a project as the project manager. The project is midway through execution, and most of the project work has been subcontracted. You have just found out that one of the subcontractors, who was responsible for all demolitions, has been paid 50 percent of the subcontracted value, but he has delivered only 25 percent of the required works. Upon investigation, you learned that all the payments are in line with the signed contract between the two parties and the subcontractor’s work is compliant with the contract specifications. You are annoyed because this does not give you enough control over the subcontracted works. Which of the following is not an appropriate thing to do at this stage?

1. Document the story as a lesson learned
2. Continue with the arrangement
3. Discuss your concerns with appropriate stakeholders so that this mistake is not repeated
4. Terminate the contract unless there is a violation of the contract

Q9. A project is facing a major change to its project deliverables. If the project manager is involved in determining which quality standards are relevant to the change, the project manager must be involved in:

1. Quality management
2. Manage Quality
3. Plan Quality
4. Perform Quality Control

Q10. While finalizing the WBS you assign each work package to a control account and establish a unique identifier for the same work from a code of account. These identifiers help you find a hierarchical sum of costs, schedule, etc. Which statement is true about the WBS?

1. It contains all project work
2. It authorizes the project manager
3. It is a hierarchy of project staff
4. It is a hierarchical breakdown of project resources