1. Example of an external environment factor which can affect the success of a project is:

Select one:

B. Market conditions

C. Diversity and novelty of the scope of undertakings

D. Project manager's lack of effective communication and negotiation skills

2. One of the most useful approaches a project manager can utilise to overcome the challenges posed by the scale of a major project would be to:

Select one:

B. Ask the project owners for support, as needed

C. Develop a work breakdown structure

D. Increase the size of the project team

3. Which of the following statements concerning the role and competencies of a project manager is the most accurate?

Select one:

A. The role of a project manager is not distinct from an operations manager

B. The reporting procedure of a project manager is dependent on the organisational structure

C. Technical expertise is a core competency a project manager should possess

4. Consider the following statements concerning effective project management:

Statement 1: The sole requirement for ensuring an effective project management process is the project manager's ability to understand and apply best-practice in project management methodology

Statement 2: The project manager should possess the knowledge, performance and personal attributes required for effectively managing a project

Which of the following is true about the statements?

Select one:

B. Both statements are true and statement 2 underpins the statement 1

C. Statement 1 is not true but statement 2 is true

D. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is not true

5. A post-project evaluation of a major infrastructure construction project revealed that the primary reason for cost overruns was an increase in steel prices.

Which of the following answers is accurate about the description above?

Select one:

B. The description explains an instance where a project failure can occur due to the influence of external environmental factors

C. Both A and B are true

D. Only B is true

6. Which of the following functions is not typical of a project managers job?

Select one:

A. Managing temporary activities

B. Contributing with in-depth technical knowledge

C. Managing a non-repetitive activity

E. Acting as a direct link to the customer

7. In which stages of a project life cycle the opportunity for adding value, relative to the costs involved, is considered to be at the highest level?

Select one:

A. Conceptualising, defining and planning

B. Defining, Planning and executing

D. Non-of the stages given above

E. Non-of the stages given above

8. Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of a project-based undertaking?

Select one:

A. Project use highly specialised labour and equipment

B. Expected outputs of a project are not clear or certain

D. Projects are unique undertakings

9. Which of the following is an example of an input competency a project manager should possess?

Select one:

A. Expertise in subject matter

B. Leaderships traits

C. Demonstrable performance

10. An aspect that makes certain projects particularly challenging to manage is:

Select one:

A. Scale and complexity of the project

B. Influences from the external environment

D. All of the above

11. A resource that cannot be considered as an input to the process for closing a project is:

Select one:

A. Expert judgement

B. Accepted project deliverables

D. Project records and documents

12. The project stakeholder who is responsible for protecting the project from external, unforeseen threats and ensures that the project is progressing well is:

Select one:

B. The main contractor

C. The external project consultant

D. The project sponsor

13. The process of integrated change control should be carried out in a project:

Select one:

B. From the project inception to project closure

C. During the execution phase only

D. From the execution phase to project closure

14. Project management information systems (PMIS) can be used for:

Select one:

B. Making important decisions related to change requests

C. Developing a work breakdown structure

D. All of the above tasks

15. A Project Management Office usually conducts the following tasks except:

Select one:

A. Track and monitor project performance

C. Identify and recommend best practices for project management

D. Develop the project scope management plan

16. A project manager of a manufacturing process improvement project is required to develop the scope definition. The manager can use a combination of methods which includes:

Method X: seeking advice from an expert consultant

Method Y: evaluation of alternative methods and solutions

Method Z: product analysis

Which of the following statement is most accurate concerning the selection of X, Y and Z for defining the scope?

Select one:

A. Both X and Y methods are suitable but Z is unsuitable

B. Y and Z methods are suitable but X method is not appropriate

D. All X, Y and Z methods are appropriate

17. Developing a work breakdown structure (WBS) should be conducted only after:

Select one:

B. The process of verifying scope

C. Process of completing the project scope definition

D. Completing the project charter

18. As a project manager of a certain project you note that the project cannot proceed as planned due to several issues. In order to ensure the project objectives are met you should take the following measures except:

Select one:

A. Notify the project team about the issues and guiding them to resolve issues

B. Alert the project sponsor about the issues and seeking their advice

D. Change the business case of the project to match the alterations occurred due to issues

19. A technique which can be utilised to identify inconsistencies in the scope of a project is:

Select one:

A. Conduct a variance analysis

C. Inspecting change requests

D. Analysing work performance measurements

20. During the process of scope verification in a major IT project, it was revealed that there is a difference between the expected end products required by the customer and the product description in the project scope definition. What would be the most suitable immediate action to be taken after this discovery?

Select one:

A. Take no action and proceed with the product description in the scope definition

B. Re-evaluate the customer requirements and the product definition in the scope document and attend to any anomalies in consultation with relevant stakeholders

C. Issue a formal change request

21. A project manager who has been analyzing the schedule of a major project notices that the project completion date obtained from the analysis is longer than the completion date desired by the client. The most desirable action or actions the project manager can initiate to adjust the project to the desired completion date is:

Select one:

B. Use of different methods and more experienced staff

C. A or B

D. None of the above

22. A project to develop an innovative software program for an organisation requires activities to be scheduled. The project manager understands that due to the novelty of technologies involved, it would be hard to define exact completion times. A more appropriate technique to deal with the scheduling challenges in this scenario would be:

Select one:

B. The program evaluation and review technique

C. The parametric estimate technique

D. The one-point estimation technique

23. A lag means:

Select one:

B. The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of its successor

C. Waiting time

D. The product of a forward and backward pass

24. For estimating activity costs, a project manager can utilise following information sources except:

Select one:

B. A price list provided by sub-contractors

C. Data obtained from similar projects

D. The business case of the project

25. A project manager aims to explore possible solutions to lower the budget of a project without trading-off time and quality, by conducting a series of discussions with several consultants. This scenario is more accurately depicted by an instance:

Select one:

A. where project managers soft skills are more important than the technical skills

B. where a project can be subjected to scope creep

C. where project time and quality is considered to be more important than the cost constraints

D. where the value engineering technique being applied to identify sources of improvement

26. A resource that can be used for developing a project risk management plan is:

Select one:

B. The project's work breakdown structure

C. The project's scope statement

D. All of the above

27. A project manager evaluates two subcontractors for supplying raw materials to a construction site. Supplier X proposes a lower rate. However there is an 80% chance that the supply may be delayed up to 14 days which can cause additional costs of up to $ 5000 per day. Supplier Y offers a price which is 15% higher, but there is a 75% chance of delays up to 3 days. The project manager decides to go with supplier Y. The evaluation technique may have been based on:

Select one:

A. Earned value analysis

B. Pareto analysis

D. Decision tree

28. During the execution phase of a project, a project team member informs the project manager that a work package has not met a relevant quality metric, and that she believes it is not possible to meet it. The project manager meets with all parties concerned to analyse the situation. Which part of the quality management process is the project manager involved in?

Select one:

A. Perform Quality Assurance

B. Project Control

C. Perform Quality Control

D. Plan Quality

29. In a construction project, laying out foundations and building walls are done in sequence. Laying out foundations will take 15 days to be completed and building walls will take 25 days to be completed. There is an 85% probability that the first activity will be completed on time and 90% probability that the second activity will be finished on time. What is the probability that the both activities will be completed on time?

Select one:

A. 0.77

B. 0.38

C. 0.72