Project Management Question Bank
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Q2. During the control quality process, you are reviewing a chart which has some lines above and below the x-axis and a cyclic line between them. What is the purpose of this chart?

1. To gather quality control data
2. To find the dependency between the variables
3. To find the trend
4. To determine if the process is stable

Q3. You take over a project that is in a lot of trouble. There are apparently problems with the team dynamics, project scope, sponsor, and timeline. The project has a cost performance index (CPI) of 0.75 and schedule performance index (SPI) of 1.2. The FIRST action you should take is to:

1. Meet with the project sponsor
2. Review all the project deliverables
3. Meet with the team
4. Meet with each team member individually

Q4. You call your team member and give some instructions. She receives your message and gives her feedback. What is the role of the team member in this conversion?

1. Sender
2. Receiver
3. Medium
4. None of the above

Q5. The customer responsible for overseeing your project asks you to provide a written cost estimate that is 30 percent higher than your estimate of the project’s cost. He explains that the budgeting process requires manager to estimate pessimistically to ensure enough money is allocated for projects. What is the BEST way to handle this?

1. Add the 30 percent as a lump sum contingency fund to handle project risks
2. Add the 30 percent to your cost estimate by spreading it evenly across all project activities
3. Create one cost baseline for budget allocation and a second one for the actual project management plan.
4. Ask for information on risks that would cause your estimate to be low.

Q6. The Conduct Procurements process receives bids or proposals and applies criteria to select one or more sellers who are both qualified and acceptable as a seller. Which of the following techniques is not a valid technique for this process?

1. Make-or-buy analysis
2. Proposal Evaluation Techniques
3. Advertising
4. Bidder Conference

Q7. After analyzing the status of your project, you determine that the project is two weeks behind schedule. You want to recover the original schedule if possible, and there is plenty of remaining in the budget for the current plan. What is the BEST option?

1. Crash the schedule
2. Inform the team that overtime will be required for a short time to recover the schedule
3. Reduce the project scope with a change request
4. Compress the testing and quality management portion of the project 54

Q8. Halfway through the project, the client considers cancelling the remaining work and the contract. It would be BEST to look at which of the following to determine the purpose for the project?

1. The project description and need in the project charter
2. The WBS dictionary to verify that the scope is correct
3. The risk response plan to evaluate alternatives
4. The chart of accounts to determine the estimate at completion

Q9. The product design your project team developed was extremely well received by the customer. There were two key contributors to this design. The customer calls you to tell you how pleased he is with the design. What do you tell him?

1. Ask to negotiate a bonus payment.
2. Thank the customer.
3. Thank him on behalf of the team and call out the contributions two of the team members made.
4. Tell the customer you worked very hard on the design, and you are happy he is pleased.

Q10. You have a project with four activities as follows: Activity 1 can start immediately and has an estimated duration of one. Activity 2 can start after activity 1 is completed and has an estimated duration of four. Activity 3 can start after activity 2 is completed and has an estimated duration of five. Activity 4 can start after activity 1 is completed and must be completed when activity 3 is completed. The estimate for activity 4 is 10. What is the SHORTEST amount of time in which the project can be completed?

1. 10
2. 9
3. 18
4. 11