Project Planning MCQs

Project Planning MCQs

The following Project Planning MCQs have been compiled by our experts through research, in order to test your knowledge of the subject of Project Planning. We encourage you to answer these multiple-choice questions to assess your proficiency.
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1: ___________are items accepted as true without proof or verification, although there may be supporting evidence.

A.   Assumptions

B.   Atomic Requirement

C.   Avoidance

D.   None of these

2: _______is a specified requirement that is completely stated and cannot, or should not, be logically subdivided.

A.   Assumptions

B.   Atomic Requirement

C.   Avoidance

D.   None of these

3: _________ is a response strategy where you redefine a project to eliminate the risk altogether.

A.   Assumptions

B.   Atomic Requirement

C.   Avoidance

D.   None of these

4: ________ is a clearly established specification that determines when a project is complete.

A.   Constraints

B.   Completion Criteria

C.   Contingency Plan

D.   Critical Success Factors

A.   Constraints

B.   Completion Criteria

C.   Contingency Plan

D.   Critical Success Factors

6: A strategy that specifies a set of tasks to be performed in the event that a risk is realized is called __________.

A.   Executive Summary

B.   Contingency Plan

C.   Mitigation

D.   Phases

7: Critical Success Factors (CSFs) are the necessary conditions that must be unsatisfied for the project to succeed.

A.   False

B.   True

8: Executive Summary documentation that explains, justifies, and motivates the project in __________ paragraphs; elevator pitch.

A.   One

B.   Two

C.   Both

D.   None of these

9: A strategy that involves taking some action(s) that reduces the likelihood and/or impact of a risk to an acceptable level is known as:

A.   Mitigation

B.   Project Description

C.   Project Overview

D.   NOne of the above

A.   Project Description

B.   Phases

C.   Both

D.   None of these

11: Project description is a detailed description of a project that conveys the reasons for undertaking and the anticipated benefits associated with completing a project.

A.   True

B.   False

12: Project Overview is a __________ description of a project’s background, objectives, and anticipated benefits.

A.   Low-level

B.   High-level

C.   Both

D.   None of these

13: Specifies quality standards with respect to the specific deliverables and project process.

A.   QAP in Project management stands for:

B.   Quality Assurance Procedure

C.   Quality Assurance Plan

D.   Quality Assurance Provision

14: Retention is a strategy of managing a potential risk; a willingness to bear the full impact should the risk occur.

A.   True

B.   False

15: A tool used to communicate identified risks with their expected impact, probability of occurrence, and planned responses is called _________.

A.   Risk Sharing

B.   Scope

C.   Risk Register

D.   None of these

16: ___________ is a strategy implemented to engage multiple partners in bearing some portion of the project’s risk.

A.   Risk Sharing

B.   Scope

C.   Risk Register

D.   None of these

17: Risks uncertain factors that can affect __________ a project.

A.   Negatively

B.   Positively

C.   Both

D.   None of the above

18: Documentation of what is and what isn’t included in the project is known as:

A.   Sensitivity Chart

B.   Scope

C.   Tornado Diagram

D.   Transference

19: Sensitivity Chart is a bar chart showing the correlation coefficient between changes in a cost parameter and the overall project cost.

A.   True

B.   False

20: Tornado diagram is _________ chart showing the relationship between changes in parameter values and the overall project cost.

A.   Sensitivity

B.   Scope

C.   Both

D.   None of these

21: A strategy that entails shifting the burden of the risk to another organization is called____________.

A.   Transference

B.   Sensitivity Chart

C.   Scope

D.   Tornado Diagram