Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. You have estimated the cost of your project by calculating the cost of each activity, adding them together to get the cost of a work package, and then you adding together the cost of all work packages. What kind of estimate are you using here?

1. Top down
2. Bottom up
3. Parametric
4. Ball park estimate

Q3. While sequencing activities for a project, the project management team applied certain discretionary dependencies. This was based on their knowledge of best practices within the project application area. What is the potential risk involved in using such dependencies?

1. They can create fixed float values and create external dependencies.
2. They can create arbitrary float values and limit later scheduling options.
3. They can create arbitrary float values and create external dependencies.
4. They can create arbitrary float values and create mandatory dependencies.

Q4. You are in the execution stage of your project, and you are informed that “corporate” will send in a team of consultants to review whether your project activities comply with your company’s and PMI’s policies, standards, and procedures. This is an example of:

1. Quality Audit
2. Organizational Process Assets
3. Process Analysis
4. Recommended Corrective Actions

Q5. Measuring the height of one of the tables manufactured by your company to determine if it meets your quality standards is an example of measuring:

1. A sample
2. A population
3. Statistical independence
4. A mutual exclusivity.

Q6. The approximate resource costs necessary for completing project activities are compiled during which project management process?

1. Cost Reserve Analysis
2. Estimate Costs
3. Cost aggregation
4. Forecasting.

Q7. A Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) breaks down the project by type of resources. The RBS is an example of a:

1. Linear chart
2. Matrix chart
3. Flow chart
4. Hierarchical chart

Q8. Which of the following BEST describes what co-location does for the project?

1. Saves cost
2. Reduces communication problems
3. Accelerates schedule
4. Improves opportunities

Q9. Linda is currently drafting her project stakeholder management plan. Since she is a new hire, she is not aware of the company’s policies and procedures. If she wants to know more about the company’s general issues management procedures, where must she look?

1. Project charter
2. Scope statement
3. Organizational process assets
4. Issue register

Q10. The process that links people and information is called:

1. Scope management.
2. Human resource management.
3. Communications management.
4. Time management.