Important Questions about Project Management -2

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  1. What is the least level of WBS ?

    1. Deliverable
    2. Cost
    3. Work package
    4. Lowest sub deliverable

Work package 

2. What is meant by ethics ?

    1. Codes of behavior and courtesy
    2. General and abstract concepts of rights and wrong behavior called from philosophy, theology and professional societies.
    3. A system of rules established by authority, society or custom where violation carry penalties.
    4. Accepted standards of right and wrong applied to personal behavior driven by religious and or family and environment background.

Codes of behavior and courtesy 

3. All of the followings are true about work packages except ?

  1. Need resources to complete
  2. Assigned a task or work package manager
  3. Have medium to long direction for each activity
  4. Definitive start and stop dates
  5. All of the above

Definitive start and stop dates 

4. The lowest element in the hierarchical breakdown of the WBS is ?

  1. Deliverable
  2. A work package
  3. A cost account
  4. A lowest sub deliverable
  5. An object
  6. None of the above

A work package 

5. Which of the following is not required in the statement of special inspections ?

  1. Type and extent of each test
  2. Identification and continuous or periodic special inspections for each type special inspection
  3. Material, Systems, Components and work required to have special inspections.
  4. Name and address of inspector performing work.

Name and address of inspector performing work. 

6.As a quality control representative working for the contractor, if you come across a potentially unsafe condition at a project site. Which initial action should you take ?

  1. Stop the construction of the project
  2. Report the condition to the contractor
  3. Report the condition to the owner
  4. Report the condition to the public safety board

Report the condition to the contractor 

7. The concept of resource levelling works by ?

    1. Reducing the amounts of resources allocated to some activities
    2. Starting activities on the their late start date
    3. Shifting non critical within their available float
    4. Limiting the amount of resources any activity can obtain.

Reducing the amounts of resources allocated to some activities 

8. The final step in the definition of a Work Breakdown structure is to ?

  1. Assign codes for each activity of the work package
  2. Assign the cost account to a manager
  3. Assign the works package to manager
  4. Develop the responsibility matrix
  5. None of these are included in the final step

Assign the works package to manager 

9. Which is the least constraint for a project ? 

  1. cost
  2. time
  3. people
  4. Performance

People

10. What is the meaning of resource leveling ?

    1. Technique used to examine unbalanced use of resources over time.
    2. Technique used to determine required resources for project tasks.
    3. Report given to project manager about resources.
    4. None of the above

Technique used to examine unbalanced use of resources over time. 

11. One of the following is not characteristics of the project ?

    1. Design
    2. Complex activities
    3. Internal use never done before
    4. Close the project

Internal use never done before

12. From among the following activities which is the best example of a project ?

    1. A processing insurance claims
    2. Producing Automobiles
    3. Wiring a new test book on project management
    4. completing a college degree
    5. all of these are good examples of projects.

All of these are good examples of projects. 

13.Your boss has indicated that you are going to receive a special assignment. There are parts of this assignment that you do feel confident undertaking What should you do ?

  1. Tell your boss of your reservations.
  2. Take the assignment and do your best on the difficult parts
  3. Get other engineer you feel would do a better job to help you on the difficult parts of the assignment.
  4. Take the assignment, but make sure to read up on the topics with which you are unsure.

Take the assignment, but make sure to read up on the topics with which you are
unsure. 

14. The primary goal of project management is to ?

1) Maximize profits
2) Meet stakeholder expectations
3) Deliver the project within scope, time, and cost constraints
4) Improve team performance

Deliver the project within scope, time, and cost constraints

15. A critical path in project management is ?

1) The sequence of tasks with the most slack
2) The shortest path to project completion
3) The longest path of dependent tasks determining the project’s duration
4) A list of all project milestones

The longest path of dependent tasks determining the project’s duration

16. A project is considered successful when ?

1) It is completed ahead of schedule
2) It meets the customer’s expectations and project objectives
3) It is under budget
4) It has minimal stakeholder involvement

It meets the customer’s expectations and project objectives

17. A key component of stakeholder management is to ?

1) Minimize their involvement
2) Prioritize their needs based on budget constraints
3) Identify and manage their expectations throughout the project
4) Provide them with daily updates

Identify and manage their expectations throughout the project

18. What does Earned Value Management (EVM) measure ?

1) Project scope
2) Cost performance and schedule progress
3) Risk levels
4) Quality of deliverables

Cost performance and schedule progress

19. In the initiation phase, the most critical activity is to ?

1) Develop a detailed budget
2) Identify and document the project’s objectives and constraints
3) Allocate resources
4) Define team roles

Identify and document the project’s objectives and constraints

20. Risk management involves ?

1) Eliminating all project risks
2) Identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risks
3) Avoiding risks by increasing the budget
4) Outsourcing risky project components

Identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risks

21. What is the purpose of a Gantt chart ?

1) To calculate project costs
2) To assign tasks to team members
3) To visually represent the project schedule and task dependencies
4) To create a risk mitigation plan

To visually represent the project schedule and task dependencies

22. The term “baseline” in project management refers to ?

1) The starting point of the project
2) The finalized project plan for scope, schedule, and cost
3) The first draft of the project charter
4) A list of project deliverables

The finalized project plan for scope, schedule, and cost

23. A key benefit of using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is ?

1) It reduces the project cost
2) It ensures project tasks are completed on time
3) It breaks down the project scope into manageable components
4) It eliminates risks

It breaks down the project scope into manageable components

24. What is a “milestone” in a project ?

1) A major deliverable
2) A significant event or achievement in the project timeline
3) The point where budget allocation changes
4) The final deadline

A significant event or achievement in the project timeline

25. Which of the following is not a project constraint ?

1) Time
2) Budget
3) Quality
4) Stakeholder communication

Stakeholder communication


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