Project Management Quiz

What is a deliverable?

• A unique output of a project

• A resource allocated to the project

• A checkpoint in the project timeline

• A team member working on a project

Your customer states that the packaging for the new product being developed must be easy for everyone to open. During product testing, only 60% of the people were able to open the packaging easily. As the project manager, what should you do?

• Request a team meeting to decide on corrective action.

• Inform the project sponsor that the project has failed.

• Meet with the product testers to change the results.

• Inform the customer that more than 50% is an acceptable result

What is a project life cycle?

• The sequence of activities that determines the shortest possible duration of a project

• The tasks performed to deliver a product, service, or result with specified features and functions

• The series of phases that a project passes through from its start to its completion

• The steps used to identify the best possible solution to a problem

What is a benefit of creating a lessons learned document?

• Sharing best practice approaches among the team members

• Creating marketing materials that can be used to promote the product

• Meeting with the client to provide closure to the project

• Ensuring team members are held responsible for their mistakes

What is a key characteristic of the adaptive project management approach?

• Continuous refinement of the product based upon stakeholder feedback

• Minimal changes due to familiarity with project requirements

• Sequential completion of tasks with no change in scope

• Delivery of the product after the final phase has been completed

You are part of a project team that is working on developing a new app. A team member suggests that you add a feature to the app. The project manager says that the feature is out of scope. What should you do if a product feature is out of scope?

• You should decline the development of the feature.

• You should develop the feature as part of the project.

• You should consider the feature a project dependency.

• You should add the feature to the scope statement.

What role does quality assurance play in the project development process?

• It ensures the project is delivered within budget.

• It ensures procedures are followed to meet standards for performance.

• It ensures employees are qualified to complete their assigned tasks.

• It ensures the project is delivered on time.

Which scenario demonstrates a schedule dependency?

• Team members must schedule activities during business hours.

• Team members must wait to start a task until after another task is completed.

• Team members must work independently on tasks.

• Team members must determine the minimum time necessary to complete a project.

You are an event coordinator for an upcoming party. The customer changes the party date. You know that this change will result in an increase in the cost of the venue. What should you do to resolve the budget variance?

• Determine the cost difference and discuss options with the customer.

• Cancel the venue contract and then find a new venue.

• Stay at the same venue and tell the caterers to remove menu items to save money.

• Approve the date change and invoice the customer for more money.

Which action signifies the formal acceptance of the final product?

• Closing of vendor contracts by the project team

• Final budget approval by the project manager

• Completion of all paperwork by the project manager

• Approval by the project sponsor and customer