SECTION A [50 Marks]

1. A person who is involved in or may be affected by the activities or anyone who has
something to gain or lose by the activity of the project is called a:
A. Team member.
B. Customer.
C. Stakeholder.
D. Supporter.

2. A project manager has just been assigned to a new project and has been given the
preliminary project scope statement and the project charter. The first thing the project
manager must do is:
A. Create a project scope statement.
B. Confirm that all the stakeholders have had input into the scope.
C. Analyze project risk.
D. Begin work on a project management plan

3. All of the following are characteristics of a project EXCEPT:

A. Temporary
B. Definite beginning and end
C. Interrelated activities
D. Repeats itself every month

4. A group of related projects that are managed in a coordinated way that usually include an
element of ongoing activity is called a:
A. Major project.
B. Project office.
C. Program.
D. Portfolio

5. Which phase of the project is likely to have the greatest amount of its funding spent?
A. Initiating
B. Executing
C. Planning
D. Closeout

6. The document that is proof of upper management’s commitment to the project and gives
the authority to manage the project to the project manager is called:
A. The project plan.
B. The project goals and objectives.
C. The project charter.
D. The project definition.

7. During the project life cycle, in which part of the life cycle will risk be the lowest?
A. Initiation
B. Planning
C. Execution
D. Closeout
8. An activity has a duration estimate that is best case = 30 day, most likely =44 days, and
worst case =62 days. What is the three point estimate for this activity
A. 44.67 days
B. 34.67 days
C. 42.33 days
D. 50.33 days

9. The amount of time that an activity may be delayed without extending the critical path is
A. Lag
B. Grace Period
C. Free Factor
D. Slack

10. Project A would yield R100, 000 in benefit. Project B would yield R250, 000 in benefit. Due
to limited resources your company can perform only one of these. They elect to perform Project
B because of the higher benefit. What is the opportunity cost of performing B?
A. R150,000
B. R150,000
C. R100,000
D. R100,000

11. Malebo is planning to subcontract some of the work on her project. The processes that
Malebo should follow are:
A. Plan procurement, conduct procurement, administer procurement and close procurement
B. Issue RFP, review the RFPs and learn more about the work to be done, rewrite the RFP with
new information and select a subcontractor
C. Call the vendors that can do the work, set up a meeting with all vendors, select the vendor
that has the best presentation.
D. Prepare a list of preferred vendors, send the vendors on the list an invitation for bids,
evaluate each vendor’s proposal, accept the vendor with the lowest price but highest value

12. During what part of the project management process is the project scope statement
created?
A. Initiating
B. Planning
C. Executing
D. Monitoring and controlling

13. Which of the following is NOT a part of the Plan Quality process
A. Benchmarking
B. Audits
C. Cost-benefit analysis
D. Design of experiments

14. Which of the following is NOT a human resource process?

A. Develop Human Resource Plan
B. Acquire Project Team
C. Report Team Performance
D. Develop Project Team

15. Which of the following is NOT a tool used in Develop Project Team
A. Interpersonal Skills
B. Training
C. Ground rules
D. Encouragement

16. During which stage of Risk planning are risks prioritized based on probability and impact?
A. Identify Risks
B. Plan Risk responses
C. Perform Qualitative risk analysis
D. Perform Quantitative risk analysis

17. Nkosi is a Project Manager for software migration at a bank. A major risk that has been
identified is theft of the software. As a strategy to respond to this risk, Nkosi, with support from
Senior Management, insured the software against theft. What type of risk response is Nkosi
following?
A. Accept
B. Avoid
C. Transfer
D. Mitigate

18. In a kick-off meeting for your project, you provided information to your team members
about the different process groups to be followed in the project. According to PMI, which are
the project management process groups
A. Conceptualizing, Initiating, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing
B. Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing
C. Initiating, Verifying, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing
D. Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Administrative Closure

19. Thepo is a Project Manager for XYZ consultants. He has been asked to help choose one of the
four potential project candidates. The management used Payback period technique for project
selection. Which of the following projects should Thepo recommend to the management?
A. Building an apartment. Project involves making an investment of R200,000. After six
months, there will be monthly rental returns of R5000.
B. Building a bridge. Project involves making an investment of R1,000,000. After two years,
there will be monthly returns via toll for the bridge of R50,000.
C. Building a house. Project involves making an investment of R500,000. After one year, there
will be monthly rental returns of R10,000.
D. Building a school. Project involves making an investment of R500,000. After one year, there
will be monthly returns via school fees of R50,000.

20. The lowest level elements in a WBS are often called:

A. Work authorization packages
B. Decompositions
C. Work packages
D. Work package templates
 SECTION B [50 Marks]

1. The table below defines the activities within a small project.

Activity Completion Immediate

time Predecessor
(Weeks)
A 2 -
B 3 -
C 4 A
D 3 B,A
E 8 D,C
F 3 C
G 2 E
H 3 F,G

1.1. Draw the Activity on Node Network Diagram

1.2. Draw the Activity on Arrow Network Diagram
1.3. Calculate the minimum overall project completion time and identify the critical path.
2. Tabulate the effect of the knowledge areas on the Executing phase
3. What is the Triple Constraint? Explain with the aid of a simple sketch.
4. List the different types on contracts that one can use in projects
5. Discuss briefly the use of Earned Value Management in projects