PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

1. Two essential features that must be present in every project to achieve successful result are? A. resources and communication b) planning and controlling c) motivation and reward d) controlling and executing. Ans. B 2. The smallest unit of work effort within the project and consumes both time and resources which are under the control of the project manager is? A.) unit b) schedule c) activity d) goal. Answer C. 3. For a project to be successful, it must have all but one? A.) must be rewarding b) has been finished on time c) must satisfy the end use d) must be within its cost budget. Answer A. 4. A project can go wrong due to one of the following? A.) project goals are not clearly defined b) constant changes by the client c) resource constraints d) a & c. Answer D 5. A project should be initiated with? A.) the client b) customer c) feasibility study d) planning. Answer C 6. Responsibilities of a project manager do not include? A.) controlling the organization of manpower needed b) thorough planning in all aspects of the project c) meeting the stakeholders on a daily basis d) to lead the people and organizations assigned to the project at any given point in time. Answer C 7. Which is true about a project? A.) it solves a problem at present b) it is an activity of ongoing and repetitive work c) it is an interrelated set of activities that has a definite start and end point and results in the accomplishment of a unique outcome d) it is a temporary means of solving problems with no definite end. Answer C 8. The PMBOK is used for? A.) executing a project b) creating a project charter c) reference for professional development programme d) identify authentic project managers. Answer C 9. Project managers often talk of a triple constraint? A.) project scope, time and cost in managing competing project requirements b) time, resource and changes c) scope, weather and quality constraint d) planning, project scope and quality. Answer A 10.Projects can be authorized due to all but one? A.) market demand b) organizational need c) project need d) customer request. Answer C 11.Factors to be considered within project management include all but one? A) Knowledge b) skills c) personalities d) prestige. Answer D

12.What enables the project manager to anticipate problems? A) Planning (b) monitoring and feedback c) risk assessment d) forecast. Answer B

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS

1. The initiating process consists of all but one of the following? A.) selection of PM b) develop project charter c) select team members d) collect processes. Answer C 2. The most important part of a project management process is? a.) initiation b) execution c) closure d) planning. Answer D 3. One of these is not an input in the initiating process? A.) description of service b) company strategic plan c) team members d) templates from past projects. Answer C 4. A detailed project schedule can be created only after creating the? a.) project budget b) work breakdown structure c) project management plan d) detailed risk assessment. Answer B

5. In which project management process group is the detailed project budget created? A.)Executing b) planning c) initiating d) WBS. Answer B 6. What happens during the closure process? A.) scope verification b) performance reporting c) perform quality control d) release resources. Answer D 7. A project manager does not have much time to spend planning before the mandatory start date arrives. He therefore wants to move through planning as effective as possible. Which of the following would you recommend? A.) create the activity list before creating a network diagram b) spend more time in planning c) acquire team members d) document all the known risks before you document the high level assumptions. Answer A

8. All these are part of the executing process except? A.) team building b) acquire final team c) hold progress meetings d) scope verification. Answer D 9. A project manager decides to reward some outstanding team members due to their hard work, at what stage of the project can it be done? A. executing b) close c) project charter d) planning. Answer A 10.A project manager gets a call from a team member notifying the project manager that there is variance between the speed of a system on the project and the desired speed. The PM is surprised because that performance measurement was not identified in planning. If the project manager the evaluates whether the variance warrants a response, the project manager is in what project management process? A.) initiating b) monitoring and control c) closing d) executing. Answer B 11.Which of these best describes a project charter? A.) business needs b) memorandum of understanding between a client and a client, details of what the project is all about c) it contains the WBS and the duties of the client d) agreement between the stakeholders, the project manager and the functional manager on how the project will be carried out. Answer B 12.The processes involved in monitoring and control include? A) Team building b) manages stakeholders c) recommend changes d) confirm work is done to requirements. Answer B

QUALITY MANAGEMENT
1. Which of these best describes quality management? A) Fulfillment of objectives b) using genuine materials c) work done to ensure project objective is met while following procedures d) procedures undertaken to ensure success of a project. Answer C 2. The processes of quality management include all but one? A) Quality control b) quality planning c) quality baseline d) quality assurance. Answer C 3. On a project, the project manager should strive for a quality level that? a.) is the highest level possible b) is as close to the project objectives as

possible c) represents the least cost to the project d) exceeds the specified requirements of the project. Answer B 4. Which of the following has the greatest effect on products reliability and maintenance characteristics? A.) conceptualization b) product design c) fabrication d) a & b. Answer D 5. What percentage of the total distribution are 6 sigma from the mean equal to? A.) 95.45% b) 99.96% c) 99.93% d) 99.99%. Answer D 6. A project manager has just taken over the project from another PM during the executing process group. The previous PM created a project budget, determined communications requirements and went on to complete work packages. What should the new PM do next? A.) coordinate performance of work packages b) identify quality standards c) begin risk identifications d) execute the project management plan. Answer B 7. Which of the following is not an input of quality planning? A.) quality checklists b) project scope statement c) project management plan d) enterprise environment factors. Answer A 8. Gold plaiting involves? A.) using the best quality in executing a project b) using gold to decorate a building c) giving your client what h wants d) giving the customer extra. Answer D 9. The base quality control tools include all but one? A.) sigma c) control chart d) histogram. Answer A b) pareto chart

10.One of the following is true? A.) quality is almost the same thing as grade b) low quality is not a problem c) low grade is not necessarily a bad condition d) quality is determined by grade. Answer C 11.The process of measuring the specific items that must be monitored to determine that the project will meet the stakeholders expectations is referred to as? A.) quality assurance b) quality control c) quality plan d) quality management. Answer B 12.Which of the following is not an output of quality control? A.) organizational process assets b) quality baseline c) request changes d) quality control measurements. Answer A 13.Which of the following project management process gets most of a projects budget expended? A.) project executing b) project planning c) project closing d) project monitoring. Answer A 14.The process of giving the customer extra functionality or better performance contrary to agreement is referred to as? a) prevention over inspection b) client benefit c) gold plating d) jara

15.Six sigma was invented as a metrix for? a) measuring quality b) measuring defects and improving quality c) calculating quality in percentage d) customer requirement

PROJECT INTEGRATION
1. The role of a PM as an integrator include? a) planning the project successfully b) putting together pieces of project in one cohesive whole c) mediating between your client and team members d) execution. Answer B 2. You are a project manager of a company and you have been assigned to take over managing a project that should have been 605 complete according to the schedule. After evaluation, you discover that the project is running far behind schedule, and that the project will probably take double the time originally estimated by the previous PM. However the sponsor has been told that the project is on schedule. What is the best course of action to take? A.) add new resource to the project and complete the project on schedule b) show your evaluation to sponsor c) ask your senior manager to deal with the situation d) turn the project back to the previous PM. Answer B 3. Each project phase is marked by completion of one or more? A.) tasks milestones c) deliverables d) lifecycles. Answer C b)

4. The integration management process include all except? A.) prepare WBS b) develop project charter c) direct and manage project execution d) integrated change control. Answer A 5. Which is true about WBS? A.) it identifies the project elements that requires resources b) it is used to organize the cost estimates and to ensure that the cost of all identified work has been estimated c) it provides the relationship among all the components of the project deliverables d) all of the above. Answer D 6. Doing work outside the project scope leads to? A.) lack of trust b) conflict c) scope creep d) gold plaiting. Answer C 7. The primary purpose of the WBS is? A.) to divide the team members into groups b) divide the projects into subprojects until a point is reached where this assignment of the individual pieces of work can be made c) divide the management of the team members until the work is completed d) draw up a list of activities to be carried out in the course of executing the project. Answer B

8. The outputs of integrated change control include all except? A.) corrective actions b) deliverables c) defect repairs d) baseline. Answer D 9. Two procedures developed during closure include? A. administrative closure and contract closure procedures b) administrative closure and approved closure c) approved closure and final closure d) none of the above. Answer A 10.Project management plan is a collection of two types of documents? A.) resource and change b) plans and baselines c) input and output d) project manager and client. Answer B 11.-------------- is the process of performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the projects objectives. A.) define scope b) direct and manage project execution c) perform integrated change control d) monitor and control project work. Answer B 12.A project charter should include all but one? A) Stakeholders b) project justification c) WBS d) PM. Answer C 13.A formal procedure for sanctioning that work is done at the right time and in the proper sequence is referred to as? a) Scope baseline b) work authorization systems c) prevention actions d) project execution. Answer B

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

1. At what stage of the project management process does the PM acquire the HR needed to complete the project? A) Planning b) execution c) initiation d) monitoring and control. Answer B 2. The impression that a low or high status of anything would directly result into or create a corresponding low or high effect is known as? A) Halo effect b) ground rule c) equity d) pre-assignment. Answer A 3. A list of ongoing and closed issues of the project which often extends to the future is referred to as? A) Brief b) project charter c) issue log d) appraisal. Answer C 4. A project team with members located in Germany and England that dont spend time meeting face to face would be called a ? a.) virtual team b) scattered team c) universal team d) none of the above. Answer A 5. From the HR perspective, the project managers responsibility in the planning role include? A.) hiring the team b) developing work schedules c) forecasting d) b & C. Answer D 6. To successfully motivate a team in todays high tech- high demand environment, which motivational theories should the PM use to maintain a

happy productive team? A) Expectancy and theory X b) theory Y and Maslows hierarchy c) theory Y, expectancy and Herzbergs hygiene factors d) Herzbergs hygiene factors and expectancy. Answer C 7. The PM should be able to fulfill the role of? a.) an integrator b) a functional manager c) a line manager d) a sponsor. Answer A 8. Which of the following is an important action that must be taken by top management when implementing project management in an organization? A.) completely selling the project management in an organization b) choice of the type of project manager c) choice of the type of the project organization to be utilized d) all of the above. Answer D 9. Ensuring clear definition of the roles and responsibilities on the project can be said to be? A) Project definition b) human resource scope c) human resource planning d) responsibility matrix. Answer C 10.A project team member has been having a big disagreement with another team member for over two months when the other members become involved. The issues are complex but you have specific experience in the area and know what needs to be done. The best choice would be to? A.) make decisions yourself b) strive for fair resolution of the issue c) ask the team members to stay out of the issue d) dismiss the team members involved. Answer B 11.All roles and responsibilities on the project must be clearly assigned and closely linked to the project scope statement, this is achieved using? A.) staff management plan b) responsibility- accountability matrix c) control chart d) work breakdown structure. Answer B 12.The causes of conflict include all except? A.) cost b) resources c) administration d) schedules. Answer C 13.Which of the following is true about Maslows hierarchy of needs? A.) hygiene is necessary b) people work for their money and wellbeing c) people do not work for security or money d) certain factors motivate people. Answer C 14.The theory of self-actualization is referred to as? A) McGregors theory of X & Y b) herzbers theory c) motivation theory d) Maslows hierarchy of needs . Answer D

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SCOPE

1. The scope statement should contain which of the following? A.) project schedule b) project budget constraints c) summary of project tasks, deliverables and resources d) project objectives. Answer D

2. The scope management plan is included in which of the following documents? A.) project plan b) the WBS c) scope statement d) project specifications. Answer C 3. The project charter is created by? A.) project manager b) upper management c) vice president d) customer. Answer B 4. During a walk-through of a work package, you discover that a team member is completing the work differently than stated in the WBS dictionary. How should you deal with this? A.) replace the team member b)determine if the alternative way is acceptable to the functional manager c) ask the team member if the changes are necessary d) determine if the changes also change the scope of the work package. Answer D 5. A project manager believes that modifying the project scope may provide added value for the client. What should the PM do? A.) change the scope baseline b) call a meeting of the change control board c) change the projects objectives d) contact the customer to determine if the change adds value. Answer D 6. A client has asked you to add to the scope of the project. The project is under budget and a little ahead of schedule. What should you do? A.) approve the change b) determine the effects of the change on the project c) ask the sponsor for approval to make the change d) get approval from the configuration change board. Answer B 7. All but one is not a process of scope management? A.) collect requirements b) scope definition c) scope verification d) scope output. Answer D 8. Uncontrolled changes are often referred to as? A.) requested change b) mistakes c) scope creep d) scope change. Answer C 9. Which process involves defining and documenting stakeholders needs to meet the project objectives? A.) scope definition b) scope planning c) scope control d) scope creep. Answer B 10.Which of these can lead to project failure? A.) preventing changes b) poor scope definition c) all of the above d) none of the above. Answer B 11.You are a project manager of a pharmaceutical company. A new pharmaceutical regulation is passed that changes your project scope. For the project to be in accordance with the new regulation, what should be your next action? A.) present the change to the change control board b) notify management c) prepare a new baseline to reflect the changes d) no need to do anything. Answer A

COST MANAGEMENT
1. The process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project budget and managing changes to the cost baseline is termed? A) Cost control b) life cycle costing c) cost plan d) project cost. Answer A 2. Which type of project cost estimate is the most accurate? A.) bottom-up estimate b) conceptual c) control estimate d) analogous estimate. Answer A 3. Which of the following is not true? A. analogous estimates are the most accurate b) it compares a project to previously executed project c) it is less costly d) it is a form of top-down estimates. Answer A 4. The actual cost of a project is determined at? A.) initiating process b) meeting of the stakeholders c) completion of the project d) none of the above. Answer C 5. The process of cost management does not include? A.) cost plan estimate c) cost budget d) cost control. Answer A b) cost

6. An input to cost estimating includes? A.) schedule management plan b) budget c) cost control d) standards. Answer A 7. Cost management is the completion of the project management triple constraint of? a.) cost, budget and time b) cost, schedule and scope c) scope, cost and risk d) risk, resources and cost. Answer B 8. Costs that change with the amount of production or the amount of work can be referred to as? a.) indirect cost b) variable cost c) cost change d) direct cost. Answer B 9. Cost budgeting can best be described as? A) cost estimates b) managing funds in order to save for uncertainties c) aggregating the estimated cost of individual or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline d) compilation of individual cost estimates. Answer C 10.To measure performance against project baselines, we use? A.) sunk cost b) comparism c) earned value analysis d) planned value. Answer C 11.Taxes, fringe benefits and janitorial services are examples of? A.) fixed cost b) variable cost c) indirect cost d) direct cost. Answer C

12.The project cost management helps to? a) Monitor work progress b) meet the clients objectives c) monitor and report all expenses within a project d) meet the goals of the project. Answer C