Project Management Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. You have a team of 10 members. They started to work together and are learning to trust each other. In which stage are they working?

1. Forming
2. Storming
3. Performing
4. Norming

Q3. Using the chart, in order to handle some resources changes on your project, activity H is going to be done concurrently with activity G instead of after it. What impact will this have on the project?

1. It will cause the project to be completed four time periods sooner
2. It will cause a decrease in project risk
3. It will have no effect on the critical path
4. It will affect activity
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Q4. You are in charge of a project developing a complex product that does not resemble anything your organization has done previously. You are using a resource to develop this product, which is in high demand elsewhere in your organization. The project’s timeframe is very aggressive. In order to meet the schedule, only a limited amount of testing is done. Once the testing is completed, the resource is released. The product works fine when being tested, but in production, it performs poorly. This results in a substantial amount of rework and extra costs to reacquire the resource on an overtime basis. Which of the following BEST describes why this project had problems?

1. Poor quality management
2. Poor reporting
3. Poor risk identification
4. Poor resource management

Q5. A project manager for a large international bank has a project team that just implemented an electronic funds project involving four large vendors. The project manager struggled through every part of the procurement process since the bank had a weak internal procurement department. What would be the MOST appropriate thing to do to ensure the problems are resolved for future projects?

1. Document all of the issues in a memo, and schedule a meeting with the head of the procurement office.
2. Include a agenda item in the project closedown to discuss these issues in a non-threatening manner
3. Address this through contract change control.
4. Conduct a procurement audit.

Q6. You work at a software company that authors Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for chemical companies. Prior to releasing the MSDS to the company, you have created a list of items for review to ensure they appear in the document. These items include chemical name, CAS#, protection required, what to do in an emergency, etc. This list is an example of what type of tool?

1. Checklist
2. Process Improvement Plan
3. Quality Management Plan
4. Quality Metrics

Q7. All of the following are part of a communications management plan EXCEPT:

1. Names of the stakeholders who can talk to the project manager.
2. Names of those receiving telephone call when the system crashes
3. Methods used to collect and store information
4. Names of the stakeholders and instructions on sending project status o them

Q8. Based on the chart, what activities must be completed before activity H can start?

1. Activity B and activity E
2. Activity A, activity D, and activity G
3. Activity B, activity C, and activity E
4. Activity C and activity E

Q9. Which of the following BEST describes formal acceptance of a project?

1. Substantial completion is reached
2. Customer sign-off of the product is documented
3. Final payment is made
4. Final deliverables are sent to the customer

Q10. A project manager was assigned to a project when the project charter was in development. Which of the following is an input that the project manager will use to develop the project charter?

1. Make-or-Buy analysis
2. Organizational Process Assets
3. Project Acceptance Criteria
4. Project Scope Statement