Welcome to the dynamic world of project management, where success hinges on efficient planning, coordination, and problem-solving. Whether you’re a seasoned project manager or just dipping your toes into the field, navigating the intricacies of project management can be both exhilarating and challenging.
In this blog, we’ll unravel the top 20 project management questions that perplex professionals across industries. From mastering the art of delegation to decoding the secrets of effective communication, each question is key to streamlined project execution. Join us on this insightful journey as we provide practical answers and invaluable insights, empowering you to steer your projects toward success. Let’s embark on a quest to demystify project management and elevate your skills.
So, Now let’s move on to Top 20 Project Management Questions With Answers.
Q1. Quality control activities generally include all of the following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Testing
b. Deliverable peer reviews
c. Inspection
d. Management by objectivesQ2. When a project is completed on time, the project team must accomplish all of the following activities EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. secure customer feedback and approval
b. capture and share lessons learned
c. use alternative dispute resolution
d. plan a smooth transition of deliverables into ongoing operationsQ3. All of the following practices have proven effective for managing lessons learned in an organization EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. documenting all lessons learned only at the end of the project.
b. coding of lessons learned to facilitate searches by future teams.
c. creation of databases, shared folders or wikis that all workers can easily access.
d. assignment of a lessons learned database “owner” who reviews new lessons and incorporates into existing lessons.Q4. The Budget at Completion (BAC) is the sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed on a project. As such it is equivalent to:
Select one:
a. the total value of the work completed to date
b. the total earned value of the project.
c. the total planned value of the project.
d. the total actual cost of the project.Q5. Which of the following is true concerning lessons learned on a project?
Select one:
a. Lessons learned are always provided by the customer.
b. Lessons learned are only identified at the end of the project after learning has occurred.
c. Lessons learned are the useful knowledge gained by project team members as they perform the project.
d. Lessons learned can only be gathered from project team members.Q6. Some organizations rely upon a formal group authorized and responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, delaying, or rejecting any changes to any aspect of the project plan by following a formal communication method of documenting the decision process. This group is typically known as a:
Select one:
a. stakeholder review board.
b. project evaluation committee.
c. steering committee
d. change control board.Q7. Many organizations require the completion of a project close-out report upon completion of a project. These reports typically include which of the following?
Select one:
a. review of team building exercises
b. transcripts of team member conversations
c. a review of the project's original justification
d. a list of team members dismissed due to poor performanceQ8. Change control is a process wherein change proposals to various project planning elements are:
Select one:
a. acknowledged, formally documented, and either approved or declined after review.
b. uniformly approved, documented and sent to the team for re-baselining and implementation.
c. uniformly denied, but documented for lessons learned.
d. documented and sent to the team, where the proposed changes will be voted on.Q9. This is the process of reviewing all change proposals, estimating their impact on project goals wherever appropriate, approving or declining changes, and managing changes to deliverables, schedules, budgets and the project management plan:
Select one:
a. Perform project monitoring.
b. Perform integrated change control.
c. Perform variance analysis and control.
d. Perform configuration managementQ10. In a control chart, a point that occurs above the upper control limit typically means that some sort of special cause is creating the variation and requires a specific intervention.
Select one:
a. True
b. FalseQ11. On some projects, some deliverables remain incomplete at project close-out. Activities that are not complete should be itemized, and responsibility for each should be clearly
Select one:
a. True
b. FalseQ12. Since projects are temporary in nature and the project team disbands upon completion, it is not necessary for project managers to provide ongoing support in the form of training, change management, and/or other services.
Select one:
a. True
b. FalseQ13. Some project sponsors will only approve a project charter if it includes and reflects lessons learned from other recently completed projects.
Select one:
a. True
b. FalseQ14. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis is the process of adhering to the risk response plan of tracking identified risks, identifying new risks, monitoring residual risks, and evaluating the effectiveness of the risk response process throughout the project.
Select one:
a. True
b. FalseQ15. Some scope changes start as proposed changes to cost or schedule, just as some changes to cost or schedule start as proposed scope changes.
Select one:
a. True
b. FalseQ16. When reporting performance to sponsors and management, it is often helpful to organize the information in terms of three time horizons: past, current and future.
Select one:
a. True
b. FalseQ17. In order to determine that a project is progressing adequately, a project manager could use a balanced scorecard approach to evaluate the organization along supplier, external business, risk and human resource perspectives.
Select one:
a. True
b. FalseQ18. When project managers authorize work, they should empower others to the extent possible, yet control them to the extent necessary.
Select one:
a. True
b. FalseQ19. The Schedule Performance Index (SPI) is a schedule performance measure expressed as the ratio of earned value (EV) to planned value (PV).
Select one:
a. True
b. FalseQ20. On some projects, some deliverables remain incomplete at project close-out. Activities that are not complete should be itemized, and responsibility for each should be clearly
Select one:
a. True
b. False
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