Operational PMI Certification Interview Questions & Answers:

1. Explain Which of the following is NOT a function of a kick-off meeting?
A. Project cost estimation and presentation.
B. Introducing the stakeholders.
C. Identifying goals of the project.
D. Obtaining commitment from all participants.

A. Project cost estimation and presentation.

2. Explain Which of the following approaches to quality improvement is LEAST likely to produce positive
results?
A. Continuous improvement
B. Increased inspection
C. Statistical quality control
D. IS09000 certified process

B. Increased inspection

3. Explain Technical staffs tend to be particularly responsive to:
A. Referent power.
B. Formal power.
C. Functional power.
D. Expert power.
E. Ad hoc power

D. Expert power.

4. Explain The authority to accept or reject a requested change in a large and complex project, should rest
with _____?
A. The sponsor.
B. The president.
C. The change control board.
D. The client.
E. The project manager.

C. The change control board.

5. Explain During project lose-out, the final task is to....
A. Verify that contractual obligations were met.
B. Transfer the deliverables to the client.
C. Reassign team member.
D. Complete performance/lessons-learned records.

B. Transfer the deliverables to the client.

6. Explain The MOST effective method in developing a project team within a matrix organization is to follow
the:
A. communications plan.
B. Scope change control plan.
C. Staffing management plan.
D. Training development plan.

C. Staffing management plan.

7. Which of the following concepts are associated with the Cost of Quality in project management?
(Choose all that apply)
A. Appraisal costs
B. Management costs
C. Prevention costs
D. Failure costs
E. Planning costs

A. Appraisal costs
C. Prevention costs
D. Failure costs

8. Explain The communications management plan is primarily dependent on the:
A. Length of the project.
B. Physical location of team members.
C. Specific needs of the project.
D. Project deliverables.
E. Distance between project teams.

C. Specific needs of the project.

9. Explain Which of the following represents the BEST way to organize project activities for scheduling?
A. By the critical path.
B. By the task start date.
C. By the date of commencement of project.
D. By work breakdown structure.
E. By the responsible organization.

D. By work breakdown structure.

10. As the project manager, which of the following techniques would you employ to control the project
schedule?
A. Pareto diagram.
B. Statistical sampling.
C. Performance measurement.
D. Parametric modeling.
E. All of the above.

C. Performance measurement.