These are three sample questions from Bryq’s Project Management assessment, a knowledge test for hiring project managers and project coordinators. The full assessment covers three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced, from core project documents to scheduling techniques and portfolio decisions. Each question has four options and one correct answer.
Beginner
Question
Which document formally authorises a project to begin and names the project manager?
Select your answer
The Project Charter.
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
The Stakeholder Register.
The Project Scope Statement.
WHY IS THIS THE CORECT ANSWER
The Project Charter is issued by the sponsor to formally authorise the project. It names the project manager and gives them authority to apply organisational resources.
Intermediate
Question
A project is behind schedule, and the project manager wants to accelerate delivery by overlapping tasks that were originally planned sequentially. Which scheduling technique does this describe?
Select your answer
Fast tracking: overlapping phases or tasks to compress the schedule.
Resource levelling: adjusting the schedule based on resource availability.
Critical Chain: adding buffers to protect the project end date.
Crashing: adding resources to shorten the duration of critical path activities.
WHY IS THIS THE CORECT ANSWER
Fast tracking compresses the schedule by running activities in parallel that were planned in sequence. This usually adds risk rather than cost, whereas crashing shortens activities by adding resources.
Advanced
Question
A portfolio manager must decide which of several proposed projects to fund, given limited resources. Which method provides the most financially rigorous basis for comparing long-term value across projects?
Select your answer
Net Present Value (NPV), to compare the expected financial return of each project in today’s terms.
Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR), to assess the ratio of benefits to costs for each project.
Internal Rate of Return (IRR), to determine the discount rate at which each project breaks even.
Payback Period, to identify which project recoups its investment fastest.
