PC01 bank of questions

What does effective and efficient material resource management help to reduce the impact on?

• The reporting process

• The environment

• The estimating process

• The change management process

Which of these considerations should a project controller prioritise when carrying out their duties?

• Personal preferences

• The code of conduct

• The support levels

Which of these is a variation or change to the project most likely to affect?

• Cost, time and performance

• Organisational procedures

• Special conditions of a contract

• Planning tool

What are Bar or Gantt charts primarily used for?

• To update the level 6 schedule

• To ensure resources can be managed

• To develop the project controls plan

• To provide an overview of the project tasks against the timeline

Project controls needs inputs from the construction manager.

• False

• True

Complete the sentence: Having produced your monthly report, you have identified a critical error in the information provided. You will ______ and continue with your activities.

• Inform the project manager and recall the report

• Email the team

• Change the report and re-issue

Quality management systems support the governance of projects by which of the following?

• Implementation of standard project milestones closely monitored and reported

• Using past templates for developing a schedule

• All options listed

• Implementation of a what if analysis to optimise the project

Which external factors can a PESTLE analysis be used to analyse and monitor?

• Political, economic, sociological, technical, legal, environmental

• Political, ecological, safety, technical, lifecycle, environmental

• Personnel, economic, safety, training, legal, estimating

• Personnel ecological, sociological, training, lifecycle, estimating

Complete this sentence: Project control information in systems and tools as well as in the other packages needs to be _______________?

• Only kept in hard copies

• Backed up frequently

• Distributed prior to consent

• Shared with everyone

What is the purpose of project controls?

• To manage costs, manage risks and develop recovery plans

• To appoint a project manager, define success criteria and promote the project

• To manage a project team, deliver and close it

• To motivate the project team, champion the project and gain stakeholder buy-in