Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. A project has seven activities: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Activities A, B, and D can start anytime. Activity A takes 3 weeks, activity B takes 5 weeks, and Activity D takes 11 weeks. Activities A and B must be completed before Activity C can start. Activity C requires 6 weeks to complete. Activities B, C, and D must be completed before Activity E can start. Activity E requires 2 weeks. Activity F takes 4 weeks and can start as soon as activity C is completed. Activity E must be completed before activity G starts. Activity G requires 3 weeks. Activities F and G must be completed for the project to be completed. What is the critical path?

1. Start A, C, F, End
2. Start B, C, E, G, End
3. Start D, E, G, End
4. Both Start –B—C—E—G—End and Start –D—E—G—End

Q3. The client informs you that he noticed some parts of the work are not being completed by your team. You ensure him you will look into it and give a proper response after verifying the facts. Which document will you refer to verify it?

1. Scope statement
2. WBS dictionary
3. Schedule baseline
4. WBS

Q4. Two team members come to you with a dispute regarding their roles and responsibilities. To resolve the dispute, which document will you refer to?

1. Resource histogram
2. RAM matrix
3. Scatter diagram
4. Stakeholder register

Q5. Based on the chart, how is the project doing?

1. You are in the trouble because there are three activities with no float
2. You have a lot of flexibility because you have activities with float
3. You do not have enough information to make a decision
4. Everything is fine because you have an even number of activities with and without float.

Q6. Project information has been distributed according to the communications management plan. Some project deliverables have been changed in accordance with the project management plan. One stakeholder expressed surprise to the project manager upon hearing of a previously published change to a project deliverable. All stakeholders received the communication containing notification of the change. What should the project manager do?

1. Determine why the stakeholder did not receive the information and let him know when it was published.
2. Ask the functional manager why the stakeholder did not understand his responsibility.
3. Review the communications management plan and make revisions if necessary.
4. Address the situation in the next steering committee meeting so others do not miss published changes.

Q7. The carpeting subcontractor has, without prior approval, installed carpet that is a slightly different pattern from the pattern select for the project. The difference in cost per square yard saves the buyer approximately US $10,000. Upon learning of the change, the BEST course of action for the project manager is to:

1. Demand that the original carpeting be installed.
2. Meet with the customer to explain what happened and celebrate the $10,000 windfall
3. Document the change in the change control plan.
4. Determine the overall impact on the project.

Q8. The Executive VP of Finance has informed you that you will be the project manager for an energy audit the company is performing in order to save expenses. He has assigned you to identify the stakeholders and to start documenting the high-level assumptions and constraints. Your project is in what stage?

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

Q9. Recommended corrective actions result from which of the following?

1. Cost aggregation
2. Bottom-up estimating
3. Reserve analysis
4. Control costs.

Q10. Which of the following is not an organizational process asset used during the Plan Resource Management process?

1. Template for resource management plan
2. Resource management policies and procedures
3. Historical information about previous projects
4. Standardized stakeholder list