Questions 101-120

101) As a project manager of project A, you just wrapped up a face-to-face meeting with stakeholders where issues were discussed and next steps were planned. You get back to your desk and email the meeting minutes and action items to the attendees. You also upload the meeting minutes to the project repository website. In order, these are:
A. Interactive communication, Push communication, and Pull communication
B. Interactive communication, Pull communication, and Push communication
C. Pull communication, Push communication, and Interactive communication
D. Push communication, Pull communication, and Interactive communication

102) As a project manager, you are preparing the communication management plan. Which of the following will the communication management plan contain?
A. Acknowledgements
B. Glossary
C. Information on who will receive information
D. Flow charts of information flow in the project

Answer choices:
1. A, B, C
2. B, C, D
3. C, D, A
4. D, A, B

103) As a project manager, you are preparing the communication management plan. In the plan, you mention: 
A. That you will send out weekly updates to stakeholders on project health
B. The list of users/user groups that will receive project communication
C. Escalation process for issue resolution
D. Meeting minutes template to be used

Which of the above should not be in the communication management plan?
1. C
2. D
3. All of the above
4. None of the above

104) As a project manager, you just sent the issue list with owners responsible for closure to your stakeholders. The stakeholders feel that adding the ‘Issue created date’ would be useful to track aging of the issue. You add that piece of information and send out the list. This method of incorporating feedback is called:
A. Sender receiver models
B. Writing style
C. Presentation technique
D. Listening technique

105) Below are some techniques that a project manager uses. Which of them could be effective in communication management?
A. The project manager decides that since some of his team members are onsite, it might save time and help resolve issues quickly by just meeting with them face-to-face than having a teleconference
B. The project manager carefully frames emails to the functional manager who is sensitive to the choice of words used when conveying a message
C. The project manager decides to whiteboard instead of doing a slide show since all the attendees will attend in person
D. The project manager offers his suggestions to the team based on his broad understanding of the likely issue without knowing the specifics as he’s been there and done that

Answer choices:
1. C, D, A
2. D, C, B
3. A, B, C
4. B, A, D

106) Which of the below can form part of a weekly performance report?
A. Table of risks
B. Table of open issues
C. Upcoming tasks for next week
D. Status traffic light indicating whether the project is red, yellow, or green

Answer choices:
1. All of the above
2. D
3. A, B
4. B, A, C

107) According to the cone of uncertainty in project management, as the project progresses:
A. Risk decreases
B. Risk increases
C. Risk stays the same
D. Risk is unpredictable

108) You are the project manager of a team with 4 members who work onsite, 3 members who work offshore, and 1 person who works from home. One of your offshore members has informed you that he would be resigning from your company at the end of the month. This will:
A. Increase the number of communication channels to compensate for the leaving member
B. Decrease the number of communication channels as one person is leaving
C. The number of communication channels will remain the same
D. Depends on other factors like how efficient other team members are in communicating with each other and how frequently they communicate with each other

109) You are the project manager of a team with 4 members who work onsite, 3 members who work offshore, and 1 person who works from home. One of your offshore members has informed you that he would be resigning from your company at the end of the month. The number of communication channels that would have decreased because of this is:
A. 8
B. 36
C. 28
D. 21

110) You are the project manager of a team with 3 members who work onsite and 1 person who works from home. Your management has decided to outsource some of additional work and you hire 2 members for your offshore team. The number of communication channels that would have increased because of this is:
A. 9
B. 11
C. 10
D. 21

111) You are the project manager of a team with 3 members who work onsite and 1 person who works from home. 
Your management has decided to outsource some of the work and you hire 2 members for your offshore team. The person who works remotely will not be working on your project anymore. The change in the number of communication channels because of these changes is:
A. 9
B. 5
C. 10
D. 21

112) You are the project manager of a team with 2 members who work onsite and 1 person who works from home. Your management has decided to outsource some of the work and you hire 2 members for your offshore team. The person who works remotely will not be working on your project anymore. The change in the number of communication channels because of these changes is:
A. 6
B. 10
C. 3
D. 21

Answer choices:
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. None of the above

113) Which of the following types of effects can risks have on the objectives of a project?
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Positive or negative
D. No effect

114) Which of the below contribute to a project’s risk?
A. Immature project management practices
B. Lack of integrated management systems
C. Concurrent multiple projects
D. Dependency on external participants who are outside the project’s direct control

Answer choices:
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. All of the above

115) One of your project’s team members is highly regarded for her skills in the company. She is assigned to multiple projects at the same time and the projects compete for her time. She has a track record of successfully delivering all the projects and has never failed in any of her endeavors so far. She is also assigned to your project which is not a high-visibility project. She may not be able to spend much time on your project. Do you think this risk should be added to your project’s risk register?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
D. Can’t say

116) Known risks:
A. Are those for which responses can be planned for
B. Are those risks that have been identified 
C. Can be assigned a contingency reserve
D. Are those risks that have been analyzed

Answer choices:
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. All of the above

117) Which of the following reserves are assigned to ‘Known risks’ and ‘Unknown risks’ respectively?
A. Management reserve and Contingency reserve
B. Contingency reserve and Management reserve
C. Known risk reserve and Unknown risk reserve
D. Known risk fund and Unknown risk fund

Answer choices:
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. None of the above

118) The degree of uncertainty an entity is willing to take on in anticipation of a reward is called:
A. Risk appetite
B. Risk tolerance
C. Risk threshold
D. Risk attitude

Answer choices:
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. None of the above

119) The degree, amount, or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand is called:
A. Risk appetite
B. Risk tolerance
C. Risk threshold
D. Risk attitude

Answer choices:
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. None of the above

120) The measures along the level of uncertainty or the level of impact at which a stakeholder may have a specific interest. Below that level, the organization will accept the risk.
Above that level, the organization will not tolerate the risk. The level is called:
A. Risk appetite
B. Risk tolerance
C. Risk threshold
D. Risk attitude

Answer choices:
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. None of the above

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