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Project Life Cycle practice questions

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What to know about Project Life Cycle

Project Life Cycle questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.

How the topic appears in realistic exam-style scenarios.

Which detail in the question changes the correct answer.

How to eliminate plausible but wrong options.

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Common Project Life Cycle exam traps

▸Answering from memory before reading the full scenario.
▸Missing a constraint such as cost, availability, security, scope or command context.
▸Choosing a broad answer when the question asks for the most specific fix.
▸Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.

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Project Life Cycle questions

20 questions · select your answer, then reveal the explanation

Question 1easymultiple choice

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During which project phase is the project charter typically created and approved?

Trap 1: Closing

Closing finalizes the project and archives documents.

Trap 2: Executing

Executing involves performing the work defined in the plan.

Trap 3: Planning

Planning occurs after initiation and uses the charter as input.

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A
Initiating
The charter is created in the Initiating phase to authorize the project.
B
Closing
Why wrong: Closing finalizes the project and archives documents.
C
Executing
Why wrong: Executing involves performing the work defined in the plan.
D
Planning
Why wrong: Planning occurs after initiation and uses the charter as input.

Project Life Cycle practice questions

What to know about Project Life Cycle

Common Project Life Cycle exam traps

Project Life Cycle questions

During which project phase is the project charter typically created and approved?

A project manager is developing a network diagram and needs to represent an activity that can start only after its predecessor has finished. Which dependency type does this describe?

A project manager is using the power/interest grid to classify stakeholders. Which group should be managed most closely because they have high power and high interest?

A project has an Earned Value (EV) of $50,000, Actual Cost (AC) of $60,000, and Planned Value (PV) of $55,000. What is the Cost Performance Index (CPI), and what does it indicate?

Which risk response strategy involves taking action to reduce the probability or impact of a risk?

A project manager is estimating the cost of a new software development project. She uses the actual cost of a similar past project and adjusts for differences in size and complexity. Which estimation technique is she using?

During which stage of Tuckman's team development model do team members begin to resolve conflicts and establish norms?

A project manager is calculating the Expected Monetary Value (EMV) for a risk event. The probability of the risk occurring is 20%, and the impact if it occurs is $50,000. What is the EMV?

Which document formally authorizes the project and assigns the project manager?

A project manager is creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Which technique is used to break down deliverables into smaller, manageable components?

In a project, the critical path has a duration of 100 days. Activity X on the critical path has a duration of 10 days and can be crashed to 7 days at an additional cost of $3,000. What is the crash cost per day for Activity X?

A vendor is hired to provide a service with a fixed price of $100,000, regardless of actual costs incurred. Which contract type is this?

A project team is entering the Storming stage of Tuckman's model. Which TWO characteristics are typical of this stage?

A project manager is planning risk responses for identified risks. Which THREE are valid risk response strategies?

During project closing, which TWO activities are typically performed?

A project manager is developing the project charter. Which of the following should be included as a key element of the project charter?

A project is in the monitoring and controlling phase. The project manager is reviewing the earned value metrics: EV = $50,000, PV = $60,000, AC = $55,000. Which of the following statements is correct?

A project team is experiencing conflicts and power struggles among members. According to Tuckman's stages of group development, which stage is the team likely in?

A project manager is evaluating risk responses. For a risk with high probability and high impact, which risk response strategy is most appropriate to eliminate the threat?

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