Project Management Questions

Two teams working through a project conflict seek a win/win solution. Which conflict strategy should they employ?

• Compromise/Reconcile

• Force/Direct

• Collaborate/Problem-solve

• Smooth/Accommodate

A construction company wants to follow proper processes for projects and their documentation. Which document serves as the official authorization for a project?

• WBS

• Project charter

• Project scope

• Statement of work

Which parts of a project plan are interdependent during the planning phase?

• Schedule

• Budget

• Acceptance

• Quality

• Scope

A project to build a new library is behind schedule. Which adjustment to the project plan will have the best chance of putting the schedule back on track?

• Increasing the project budget by 10%

• Reducing the number of quality inspections on the building

• Removing a task to plant a garden

• Adding an additional team of builders to the project

A project manager receives a suggestion for an app feature that was not part of the original developing scoping. What should be the first step taken to add it to the project scope?

• Identify a change request

• Do an impact analysis on the change

• Sent the change to the review board

• Make the change to the project scope

A new project manager wants to know why closing contracts is an important part of the closing phase. What is the overall purpose?

• To ensure a contract stayed under budget

• To transition a good or services to its maintenance phase

• To see if any scope changes are needed

• To ensure work has been completed accurately and satisfactorily

Which project is utilizing a predictive approach?

• A building where all specifications are defined up front

• A garden area has a defined space but the timeframe is not set

• A science lab where specifications can be defined or adjusted

• A playground with multiple areas and overall project is subject to change

Which type of project authority is based on comprehensive respect for a manager's knowledge and leadership abilities, even if the manager is not a subject matter expert on the actual work to be done?

• Reward

• Reverent

• Formal

• Credibility

In building a new kitchen for a cafeteria, a stove and the vent above the stove can be worked on simultaneously. The vent above the stove needs to be in place before the stove can be tested as part of its completion. Which type of dependency exists between the vent and stove tasks?

• Start-start

• Start-finish

• Finish-finish

• Finish-start

For the construction of new stands inside a gymnasium, which project task is considered to be a procurement?

• Obtaining the wood to build the stands

• Finalizing a contract to build the stands

• Starting the bid process for a vendor to build the stands

• Securing the internal designer's availability to design the stands