Certified Associate In Project Management (CAPM)
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Which output of the Plan Quality Management process details quality requirements that may need to be updated?
A. Checklists
B. Quality metrics
C. Quality management plan
D. Scope baseline
What is used during the Create WBS process to assign identification codes to the WBS components?
A. Decomposition
B. Context diagrams
C. Dependency determination and integration
D. Product analysis
You are in the process of planning cost management for your project. You need to develop detailed project costs from the preapproved financial resources. Where can you locate this information?
A. Project management plan
B. Organizational process assets
C. Project charter
D. Enterprise environmental factors
A project manager notices that the duration for the planned schedule is 95 days. However, the project has to be completed in 85 days, on June 25. Which technique should the project manager use to ensure that the project is completed on time with the least incremental cost?
A. Fast tracking
B. Parametric estimating
C. Crashing
D. Analogous estimating
The project manager needs to address internal strategic issues that may affect project quality. Which role is held by the person who can best assist with these issues?
A. Vendor
B. Quality auditor
C. Sponsor
D. Project team
In which type of organization would a project manager carry the most authoritative power?
A. Balanced matrix organization
B. Weak matrix organization
C. Projectized organization
D. Strong matrix organization
You are working on a project that is designing a new office building. The current project stage is progressing as follows: the earned value is $1,255,000, the actual cost is $1,329,000, the planned value is $1,280,000, and the estimate to complete is $325,000. What is the current cost performance index for the project?
A. -$25,000
B. 0.98
C. -$74,000
D. 0.94
What correctly identifies the main difference between a project and an operation?
A. A project does not have limited resources, and an operation has limited resources.
B. A project has a limited amount of resources, and an operation does not have limited resources.
C. A project is temporary and repetitive, and an operation is unique and ongoing.
D. A project is temporary and unique, and an operation is repetitive and ongoing.
A project manager depicts the resources used on a project in a hierarchical structure. The resources are represented by category and then by type. What has the project manager created?
A. WBS
B. RACI
C. RBS
D. OBS
Which statement
BEST
distinguishes leadership from management?
A. Focuses on near-term goals and the bottom line
B. Collaborates with team members to guide the project forward
C. Relies on control and positional power to guide the project forward
D. Focuses on systems, structure, and operational issues
Which process results in verified deliverables?
A. Validate Scope
B. Control Quality
C. Close Project or Phase
D. Monitor and Control Project Work
Which process is responsible for generating cost and schedule performance data?
A. Direct and Manage Project Work
B. Control Schedule
C. Monitor and Control Project Work
D. Control Costs
Which leadership style focuses on accomplishments to determine rewards, empowers followers by example, and can inspire with enthusiasm and self-confidence?
A. Interactional
B. Transactional
C. Charismatic
D. Transformational
Which of the following is produced by the Control Scope process?
A. Accepted deliverables
B. Work performance information
C. Requirements documentation
D. Approved change requests
Which role is most involved with the leadership of the project team?
A. Project manager
B. Sponsor
C. Supplier
D. Customer
Which process group is responsible for preventing the circumvention of integrated change control?
A. Monitoring and Controlling
B. Planning
C. Executing
D. Closing
Which of the following are part of the project cost baseline? Choose 3.
A. Contingency reserves
B. Control accounts
C. Schedule performance measurements
D. Work package cost estimates
E. Management reserves
Identify the first step in the project scope management process.
A. Define the scope
B. Create the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
C. Plan the scope management
D. Collect the requirements
Which of the following are something the project manager should consider when tailoring the project resource management processes? Choose 3.
A. Team member assessment
B. Physical location of resources
C. Life cycle approaches
D. Team management
A project manager is planning communications and is considering the potential number of communication channels. There are 10 project team members working under the project manager. What is the potential number of communication channels?
A. 11
B. 10
C. 55
D. 45
Which Knowledge Area contains the Define Activities process?
A. Project Scope Management
B. Project Schedule Management
C. Project Risk Management
D. Project Integration Management
Identify the trend in project procurement management that utilizes the building information model (BIM) to save time and money in construction projects, for example.
A. Advances in tools
B. Logistics and supply chain management
C. Technology and stakeholder relations
D. Trial engagements
Which input is used by the Plan Risk Responses process includes the prioritized risks?
A. Risk management plan
B. Risk register
C. Work performance data
D. Work performance reports
What is used to determine the project documents that are subject to change control?
A. Expert judgment
B. Industry standards
C. Requirements management plan
D. Scope management plan
Which statement about the Perform Integrated Change Control process is
TRUE
?
A. During this process, changes to approved work products are considered through formal change control procedures.
B. Approved change requests are implemented during this process, resulting in the modification of project deliverables.
C. Validated changes are measured during this process to ensure that the changes were properly completed.
D. During this process, work performance data is collected, analyzed in context, and integrated together to become work performance information.
Which term represents the act of selecting the appropriate processes, inputs, tools, techniques, outputs, and phases for a
project?
A. Progressive elaboration
B. Tailoring
C. Project Integration Management
D. Project governance
Which process is responsible for decomposing work packages into tasks so that project work can be estimated?
A. Estimate Activity Durations
B. Develop Project Charter
C. Create WBS
D. Define Activities
What is the
BEST
example of work performance data?
A. Projected estimates to complete
B. Activity scheduled dates
C. Availability of project resources
D. The status of deliverables
Which of the following benefits are related to successfully applying the Control Quality process? Choose 3.
A. It ensures that the performing organization uses appropriate policies and work methods to fulfill the project's quality standards.
B. It helps identify the sources of unsatisfactory work results and prioritize action on sources of errors that cause the most problems.
C. It enables the performing organization to determine whether work results meet project quality standards.
D. It provides a structured method for measuring and analyzing work results.
Which risk management process involves prioritizing risks for further analysis?
A. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
B. Plan Risk Management
C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
D. Plan Risk Responses
Which of the following documents is helpful for establishing risk thresholds during the plan risk management process?
A. Risk report
B. Risk register
C. Issue log
D. Stakeholder register
What is used during the Estimate Costs process to determine the impact of additional funds required for conformance versus nonconformance?
A. Control account
B. Contingency reserve
C. Management reserve
D. Cost of quality
Select the option that includes inputs from the Develop Project Charter process.
A. Change requests, project management plan, organizational process assets
B. Cost forecasts, schedule forecasts, work performance information
C. Agreements, business case, project statement of work
D. Business case, enterprise environmental factors, project charter
All of the following represent the typical project baselines that become part of the project management plan
EXCEPT
:
A. Schedule
B. Quality
C. Scope
D. Cost
Identify the tools and techniques used in the Plan Stakeholder Engagement process. Choose 3.
A. Stakeholder analysis
B. Meetings
C. Expert judgment
D. Data gathering
You're working on a construction project which requires 800 square meters of tilling. The tiler works eight hours a day and manages to lay 40 square meters of tiles per day. Use parametric estimating to calculate how many hours the tiling would take to complete.
A. 100 hours
B. 160 hours
C. 20 hours
D. 5 hours
Which output of the Monitor Stakeholder Engagement process would include updates to the lessons learned register?
A. Project documents updates
B. Enterprise environmental factors updates
C. Organizational process assets updates
D. Project management plan updates
What is best to use during the Manage Quality process when you need to identify where improvements can be made to project processes?
A. Audits
B. Process analysis
C. Design for X
D. Alternative analysis
Which input to the Control Costs process is used as the basis for comparing actual cost performance to the planned project costs?
A. Project management plan
B. Organizational process assets
C. Project funding requirements
D. Work performance data
What is a key benefit of the Plan Procurement Management process?
A. Records agreements and related documentation for future use
B. Determines whether or not outside support should be obtained
C. Ensures alignment of external and internal stakeholder expectations
D. Ensures that the buyer's and seller's performance aligns with agreed upon requirements
During which project stakeholder management process is there interaction with stakeholders to ensure that their needs and expectations are met?
A. Monitor stakeholder engagement
B. Plan stakeholder engagement
C. Identify stakeholders
D. Manage stakeholder engagement
Which input provides the project approval requirements that are used in the development of the schedule management plan?
A. Organizational process assets
B. Expert judgment
C. Reporting formats
D. Project charter
Which is
NOT
a valid organization type?
A. Cross functional
B. Projectized
C. Matrix
D. Functional
All of the following are inputs to the Plan Scope Management process
EXCEPT
:
A. Requirements management plan
B. Project management plan
C. Project charter
D. Enterprise environmental factors
What is used during the Collect Requirements process to determine how to define and develop the project scope?
A. Project charter
B. Project scope statement
C. Requirements management plan
D. Scope management plan
Which items are inputs to the Plan Risk Management process?
A. Project management plan, organizational process assets, risk register
B. Risk register, stakeholder register, enterprise environmental factors
C. Project charter, work performance data, work performance reports
D. Project charter, project management plan, stakeholder register
Which tool or technique is used by the Monitor Risks process to identify new project risks?
A. Meetings
B. Stakeholder analysis
C. Reserve analysis
D. Audits
Which output of the Plan Quality Management process identifies how quality performance will be measured to ensure the deliverables meet the quality standards set for the project?
A. Quality management plan
B. Quality metrics
C. Checklists
D. Scope baseline
All of the following statements are true regarding project management Process Groups
EXCEPT
:
A. All Process Groups are used during each project phase.
B. Processes do not become part of Process Groups based on when they are performed.
C. Process Groups are performed using a linear progression.
D. The Process Groups are not specific to application areas.
All of the following are common sections that can be found in the schedule management plan
EXCEPT
:
A. Project calendar
B. Measurement units
C. Control thresholds
D. Performance measurement
Being involved in expanding the number of peers and business contacts is an example of which power?
A. Relational
B. Persuasive
C. Expert
D. Ingratiating
Which tool or technique is used by the Collect Requirements process to quickly accumulate information from a large number of geographically separated stakeholders?
A. Questionnaires and surveys
B. Benchmarking
C. Prototypes
D. Focus groups
Which project document contains status information that can be used for communication purposes?
A. Work performance reports
B. Stakeholder register
C. Communications management plan
D. Project charter
You are working on a project that is designing a prototype for a new model of trucks. The current project stage is progressing as follows: the earned value is $655,000, the actual cost is $625,000, the planned value is $640,000, and the estimate to complete is $129,000. What is the current cost variance for the project?
A. $15,000
B. 1.02
C. $30,000
D. 1.05
Which tool or technique of Plan Risk Management is primarily used to assess the risk appetite of project stakeholders?
A. Expert judgment
B. Assessment of other risk parameters
C. Stakeholder analysis
D. Meetings
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