Framework Of Project Management! Trivia Questions Quiz

1. Which one of the following is an interpersonal skill a project manager must have to be successful?

Sales and marketing

Leadership

Health and safety practices

Information technology experience

B. Leadership is the only interpersonal skill listed.

Explanation

B. Leadership is the only interpersonal skill listed.

2. Which one of the following is not an attribute of a project?

Definite starting date

Has no definite end date

Creates a product, service, or result

Requires resources

B. A project does have a definite end date; operations do not.

Explanation

B. A project does have a definite end date; operations do not.

3. Where can a project manager expect software, templates, and standardized policies?

A project management office

With the stakeholders

Human resources

The project budget

A. The project management office (PMO) supports the project manager through templates, standardized policies, and software.

Explanation

A. The project management office (PMO) supports the project manager through templates, standardized policies, and software.

4. You are explaining to a junior engineer the difference between a project and operations. Which one of the following is true only of operations?

They are performed by people.

They are constrained by limited resources.

They are ongoing.

They are planned, executed, and controlled.

C. Projects are temporary; they do not go on forever.

Explanation

C. Projects are temporary; they do not go on forever.

5. Project managers are not responsible for which one of the following in most organizations?

Identifying the project requirements

Selecting the projects to be initiated

Balancing demands for time, cost, scope, and quality

Establishing clear and achievable project objectives

B. Project managers typically do not select which projects are to be initiated. The project selection committee, customers, or project sponsors are typically responsible for this.

Explanation

B. Project managers typically do not select which projects are to be initiated. The project selection committee, customers, or project sponsors are typically responsible for this.

6. You are the project manager for your company, Mark Manufacturers. Your company has a large client that has requested a special component be created for one of their test engines. Your organization agrees and creates a standard contract with the customer, and your manager assigns you to manage this project. The project was launched because of which one of the following?

A customer request.

A change in the technology your customer is creating.

A legal requirement (contractual).

An organizational need.

A. This project was launched because the customer requested the new component.

Explanation

A. This project was launched because the customer requested the new component.

7. You are the project manager for a large software development project. You have concerns that one of the components of the Iron Triangle is slipping. Your project sponsor, Jim Bob, is not familiar with the Iron Triangle, so you explain the concept to him. What will be affected if any angle of the Iron Triangle is not kept in balance?

Cost

Quality

Time

Scope

B. If any angle of the Iron Triangle is changed, the quality of the project will suffer.

Explanation

B. If any angle of the Iron Triangle is changed, the quality of the project will suffer.

8. Which of the following is likely to be part of an operation?

Providing electricity to a community.

Designing an electrical grid for a new community.

Building a new dam as a source for electricity.

Informing the public about changes at the electrical company.

A. An electrical company's primary operation is to provide electricity.

Explanation

A. An electrical company's primary operation is to provide electricity.

9. The project manager typically devotes the most amount of time to which of the following tasks?

Communications

Budget management

Project organization

Management of team negotiations

A. It's been said that project managers spend 90 percent of their time communicating.

Explanation

A. It's been said that project managers spend 90 percent of their time communicating.

10. Which one of the following describes the physical environment for a construction project?

The terrain where the construction will take place

The approval of the blueprints for the building

The demographics of the community where the construction will take place

The laws that govern where the building may take place

A. The physical environment describes the effects on and by the ecology and geography of the area where the project will take place.

Explanation

A. The physical environment describes the effects on and by the ecology and geography of the area where the project will take place.

11. You and William, a project stakeholder, are discussing risks within your project. Which one of the following best describes risk?

Any event that can cause your project to fail.

Any event that may have a positive or negative effect on your project's team.

An uncertain event that may have a positive or negative effect on your project.

An event that will cause time and cost constraints to be broken.

C. Risk is an uncertain event that can have positive or negative effects on your project.

Explanation

C. Risk is an uncertain event that can have positive or negative effects on your project.

12. Who is usually responsible for portfolio management within an organization?

Project managers

Project sponsors

Stakeholders

Senior management

D. Senior management is responsible for portfolio management.

Explanation

D. Senior management is responsible for portfolio management.

13. You are the project manager of a large project to install 1,900 kiosks throughout college campuses in North America. The kiosk will collect applications for credit cards, phone services, and other services marketable to college students. The bulk of your project is focused on the information technology integration, the wide-area network (WAN) connections from each kiosk, security of the data transferred, and the database of the information gathered. For ease of management, you have hired local contractors to install the kiosks that you will ship to each campus. The contractors on each campus will be responsible for the WAN connection, the electrical connection, the security of the kiosk, and all testing. The local contracted work could be called what?

Risk mitigation

Operations

Subprojects

Management by Projects

C is the best choice because work that is subcontracted out for ease of management, as in this situation, becomes subprojects.

Explanation

C is the best choice because work that is subcontracted out for ease of management, as in this situation, becomes subprojects.

14. Which knowledge area includes the creation of the project charter?

Project scope management

Project cost management

Project integration management

Project communications management

C. Project integration management, which focuses on the coordination of all components of project management, includes the development of the project charter.

Explanation

C. Project integration management, which focuses on the coordination of all components of project management, includes the development of the project charter.

15. You are the project manager for an architectural design company. Your company consistently completes projects for other companies. Within your organization, the project managers have the highest level of authority on a project. You are likely operating within what type of company?

A company using a functional structure.

A company using a matrix structure.

A company using Management by Projects.

A company using an ISO 9000 program.

C. Your company is likely using Management by Projects. Management by Projects may also be called a projectized organization.

Explanation

C. Your company is likely using Management by Projects. Management by Projects may also be called a projectized organization.

16. Nancy is the project manager of the INCORP1 Project. She and the stakeholders created a scope two months ago, but since then, the scope has evolved and now provides much more detail about the project. The process of the scope evolving is also known as which one of the following terms?

Decomposition

Scope verification

Scope creep

Progressive elaboration

D. Progress elaboration is a term used to describe the development that happens in incremental steps. The project scope is the most common example of progressive elaboration, but the WBS, product description, and even the project plan can pass through progressive elaboration.

Explanation

D. Progress elaboration is a term used to describe the development that happens in incremental steps. The project scope is the most common example of progressive elaboration, but the WBS, product description, and even the project plan can pass through progressive elaboration.

17. Smith Construction has won a contract to build a 77-story condominium building in downtown Chicago. The building will have 650 condos, a parking garage, indoor and outdoor pools, two floors for retail, two floors of offices, and several shared community rooms. Mary Anne Kedzie has elected to create a program for the creation of the building. Which one of the following best describes a program?

A standardized approach to project management within an organization.

A standardized approach to project management with multiple projects coordinated together.

A collection of related projects managed in coordination to gain control that would not necessarily be available if the projects were managed independently.

A collection of related projects all contributing to one deliverable.

C. A program is a collection of related projects managed and coordinated to gain a higher level of control.

Explanation

C. A program is a collection of related projects managed and coordinated to gain a higher level of control.

18. You are a project manager for Johnson Keyboards, Inc. Your organization has adapted the PMBOK Guide as a standard tool for how projects should operate, and you are involved in shaping the standardization for all future projects. In light of this information, what is the recommended course of action for the processes and procedures in the PMBOK Guide?

Not all processes and procedures in the PMBOK Guide are actually required on all projects.

All processes and procedures are to be followed as defined in the PMBOK Guide.

Not all processes and procedures are needed, unless the PMBOK Guide states the process or procedure is a requirement for the project type.

All processes and procedures are to be followed as identified in the PMBOK Guide; otherwise, the PMP is in violation of the PMP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.

A. Not all information in the PMBOK Guide should be applied uniformly to all projects. It is the responsibility of the project management team to determine what practices are appropriate for each project.

Explanation

A. Not all information in the PMBOK Guide should be applied uniformly to all projects. It is the responsibility of the project management team to determine what practices are appropriate for each project.

19. You have an excellent idea for a new project that can increase productivity by 20 percent in your organization. Management, however, declines to approve the proposed project because too many resources are already devoted to other projects. You have just experienced what?

Parametric modeling

Management by exception

Project portfolio management

Management reserve

C. Project portfolio management is the process of choosing and prioritizing projects within an organization. An excellent project idea can still be denied if there aren't enough resources to complete the project work.

Explanation

C. Project portfolio management is the process of choosing and prioritizing projects within an organization. An excellent project idea can still be denied if there aren't enough resources to complete the project work.

20. Of the following, which is the most important stakeholder involved with a project?

The project manager

The project sponsor

The chief executive officer (CEO)

The customer

D. Customers, internal or external, are the most important stakeholders in a project.

Explanation

D. Customers, internal or external, are the most important stakeholders in a project.

21. Of the following, which one is not part of project integration management?

The creation of the project plan

The interaction between project teams

The execution of the project plan

The documentation of changes to the project plan

B. Project integration management focuses on the project plan and its implementation.

Explanation

B. Project integration management focuses on the project plan and its implementation.

22. Which document will guide the interaction between the project manager and a selected vendor on a project?

The project plan

The statement of work (SOW)

The procurement management plan

The contract

D. The contract between the organization and the vendor supersedes all other work-related documents.

Explanation

D. The contract between the organization and the vendor supersedes all other work-related documents.

23. You and your project team are located in Des Moines, Iowa, but your project execution will take place in Mexico. You have valid concerns about the interactions with the stakeholders; time zone differences; language barriers; the different laws that could affect your project; and the logistics of travel, face-to-face meetings, and even teleconferencing. Which of the following project environments are you concerned with most?

Cultural and social

International and political

Physical

Organizational structure

B. All of the concerns listed fall into the international and political environment.

Explanation

B. All of the concerns listed fall into the international and political environment.

24. Which one of the following is not a general management skill?

Motivating the project team

Purchasing and procurement

Sales and marketing

Contracts and commercial law

A. Motivation is actually an interpersonal skill that the project manager must have to inspire and energize the project team.

Explanation

A. Motivation is actually an interpersonal skill that the project manager must have to inspire and energize the project team.

25. What is the difference between a standard and a regulation?

Standards and regulations are the same.

Standards are regulated by specific industries; regulations are laws.

Standards are optional; regulations are required

Standards are required; regulations are laws.

C. Standards are optional and may sometimes be called guidelines. Regulations are not optional and are typically enforced by laws.

Explanation

C. Standards are optional and may sometimes be called guidelines. Regulations are not optional and are typically enforced by laws.