Certified Associate In Project Management (CAPM)
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Exam: CAPM
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A project manager determines that two days of lead-time can be placed on one of its activities on the project's critical path. What effect can this lead-time have on this project?
A. It can increase the overall project schedule and increase the risk.
B. It can increase the overall project schedule and decrease the risk.
C. It can decrease the overall project schedule and decrease the risk.
D. It can decrease the overall project schedule and increase the risk.
During which process are relationships between project tasks identified?
A. Collect Requirements
B. Sequence Activities
C. Develop Schedule
D. Create WBS
Which chart type is especially suitable for clarifying roles and responsibilities in cross-departmental projects?
A. Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)
B. RACI matrix
C. Role-responsibility-authority forms
D. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
One of the inputs to the Estimate Costs process is organizational process assets. Which options are considered organizational process assets? Choose 3.
A. Cost estimating policies
B. Schedule management plan
C. Project team knowledge
D. Historical information
Which is an attribute of the project manager in project procurement management?
A. The project manager should be a specialist in procurement management laws
B. The project manager is authorized to sign legally binding agreements
C. The project manager should be able to make informed decisions about contracts and contractual relationships
D. The project manager should assess how culture influences the way contracts are administered when working locally
Collect Requirements is performed as part of which Knowledge Area?
A. Project Time Management
B. Project Scope Management
C. Project Integration Management
D. Project Quality Management
Which document includes significant events that have zero duration?
A. Project calendar
B. Risk register
C. Activity list
D. Milestone list
Identify the project manager's role in project integration management.
A. Ensure that the original project integration management processes are applied to the project's life cycle
B. Accept full responsibility for the project
C. Ensure business operations run swiftly
D. Request authorization to use organizational resources in project tasks
What is used during the Monitor Communications process to make informed decisions about monitoring communications with the public?
A. Communication requirements analysis
B. Meetings
C. Expert judgment
D. Information management systems
In terms of project stakeholder management processes, what is the purpose of frequent interaction with stakeholders throughout the project?
A. To keep track of adjustments to be implemented at the end of the project life cycle
B. To lower project costs
C. To develop project objectives
D. To outline how important the contributions of project team members are to the project's success
Which document defines the initial intentions of a project?
A. The project statement of work
B. The agreement
C. The business case
D. The project charter
As more information is known about the project, which technique is typically used with decomposition to provide details about project activities?
A. Critical path method
B. Bottom-up estimating
C. Data analysis
D. Rolling wave planning
Which skill set is excluded from the PMI Talent Triangle?
A. Leadership
B. Facilities management
C. Technical project management
D. Strategic and business management
Which organization type utilizes project managers with full authority for directing project work?
A. Balanced matrix
B. Projectized
C. Functional
D. Weak matrix
Which conflict resolution technique is characterized by the following traits?
- The person with the power makes the decision
- It does little for team development
- It is generally seen as a win-lose solution
A. Forcing
B. Compromising
C. Smoothing
D. Withdrawal
Which process involves communicating and working with stakeholders to satisfy their requirements and expectations?
A. Identify Stakeholders
B. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
C. Plan Stakeholder Engagement
D. Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
When planning for Risk A, your risk strategy was originally to accept the risk. However, due to new government regulations, you can no longer accept the risk. After reviewing the situation, you have determined that the best course of action is to eliminate the threat. Which strategy should be applied in this situation for Risk A?
A. Avoid
B. Mitigate
C. Transfer
D. Escalate
Identify a characteristic of project stakeholder management.
A. Includes processes for applying the company’s quality policy requirements in order to meet stakeholder objectives
B. Includes methods for developing and applying an effective communication strategy so that the information needs of the project and stakeholders are met
C. Includes methods for defining, obtaining, and managing the resources required to complete a project
D. Includes strategies for determining which individuals, groups, or companies may affect or be affected by a project
Which item represents an input for the Define Activities process?
A. Resource calendars
B. Scope baseline
C. Activity list
D. Risk register
Which project documents are inputs in the directing and managing project work phase of the project integration management process? Choose 3.
A. The risk register
B. The issue log
C. The milestone list
D. The lessons learned register
Which process enables the allocation of clear responsibilities for each work unit that is required by the project?
A. Define Activities
B. Develop Schedule
C. Estimate Activity Resources
D. Create WBS
Which statements are a key concepts in project cost management? Choose 3.
A. The way in which stakeholders calculate project costs
B. The price of the resources needed to finish all project tasks
C. The prospective financial performance of the product
D. The effect that project decisions have on the cost of using and maintaining the product
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
While managing project communications, what offers a way to express the analyzed and integrated work performance data in a clear and succinct way that stakeholders can understand?
A. Stakeholder register
B. Team performance assessments
C. Project reporting
D. Work performance information
Which of the following are characteristics of agile approaches in project scope management? Choose 3.
A. A comprehensive scope is determined and approved at different stages of the project life cycle
B. The focus is on improving the process for determining the scope
C. The project deliverables are established at the start of the project
D. The deliverables are established throughout the project
What are three elements found in the project charter?
A. Assigned project manager, risk response strategies, and the summary budget
B. Project sponsor, assumptions, and the stakeholder register
C. Project approval requirements, risk response strategies, and the summary budget
D. Project justification, high-level risks, and the stakeholder list
Which is
NOT
a characteristic of adaptive approaches in project schedule management?
A. Used for the complete delivery life cycle of enterprise-wide systems in big organizations
B. Perform work and review results in short periods
C. Use on-demand scheduling methods
D. Provide swift feedback on whether the deliverables are appropriate
Which of the following items represent inputs to the Close Project or Phase process? Choose 3.
A. Organizational process assets
B. Project management plan
C. Accepted deliverables
D. Enterprise environmental factors
Which statement
BEST
describes a characteristic of the project management plan?
A. Updates to the project management plan require approval through the Perform Integrated Change Control process.
B. The project management plan contains the milestone list.
C. The business case is one of the inputs when developing the project management plan.
D. Once developed, the project management plan should not be updated.
Salience model is an example of which tool or technique of the Identify Stakeholders process?
A. Data representation
B. Expert judgment
C. Stakeholder register
D. Data gathering
The project manager receives an e-mail from the customer clarifying the requirements for one of the products created on a project. What is this method of sharing information an example of?
A. Workaround
B. Request for information
C. Expert judgment
D. Push communication
What is used during the Control Quality process to detect errors before a product is delivered to the customer?
A. Inspection
B. Attribute sampling
C. Variables sampling
D. Prevention
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
Which type of PMO provides moderate control and requires compliance?
A. Virtual
B. Directive
C. Controlling
D. Supportive
Which process is responsible for creating the requirements management plan?
A. Plan Scope Management
B. Develop Project Management Plan
C. Estimate Activity Resources
D. Collect Requirements
Which tool or technique of the Collect Requirements process is particularly useful when the people that use the product have a difficult time expressing the requirements?
A. Focus groups
B. Observation/conversation
C. Prototypes
D. Questionnaires and surveys
Which organizational structure provides little to no authority for the project manager?
A. Organic
B. Weak matrix
C. PMO
D. Virtual
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
Stakeholder needs are established in the stakeholder engagement plan at the start of a project, and are updated to reflect changes in the stakeholder population. Identify a situation that does
NOT
trigger adjustments to the plan.
A. There are changes in the industry
B. Stakeholder engagement strategies need to be reviewed
C. Certain stakeholders are no longer crucial to the project's success
D. A phase of the project is finalized
Which estimating technique is used during the Estimate Costs process when you need to account for uncertainty?
A. Analogous
B. Bottom-up
C. Parametric
D. Three-point
Which input of the Estimate Activity Durations process provides details on when a piece of equipment is available, and for how long it will be available during a project?
A. Resource calendar
B. Activity attributes
C. Activity list
D. Organizational process assets
Which Process Group contains the processes used to gain authorization to start a new project phase?
A. Executing
B. Planning
C. Initiating
D. Monitoring and Controlling
What conclusion can you draw if you're presented with a project schedule network diagram that includes multiple successor activities?
A. There is a path divergence
B. The activities are at greater risk
C. The activities are affected by multiple activities
D. There is a path convergence
Identifying Stakeholders is performed as part of which process group?
A. Executing
B. Planning
C. Initiating
D. Monitoring and Controlling
What is an output of the Identify Stakeholders process?
A. Stakeholder engagement plan
B. Organizational process assets
C. Stakeholder register
D. Root cause analysis
Which option represents three inputs to the Monitor and Control Project Work process?
A. Project management plan, cost forecasts, and work performance information
B. Project management plan, agreements, and work performance data
C. Project management plan, risk register, and work performance reports
D. Project management plan, project funding requirements, and work performance data
Which output represents the raw observations and measurements identified during activities being performed to carry out the project work?
A. Work performance information
B. Resource calendar
C. Scope baseline
D. Work performance data
Which input to the Control Scope process contains the information that actual results are compared to when determining if a change is required?
A. Project management plan
B. Requirements traceability matrix
C. Requirements documentation
D. Work performance data
Which enterprise environmental factors can influence the Identify Stakeholders process?
A. Organizational culture and political climate
B. Stakeholder register templates
C. Stakeholder registers from previous projects
D. Lessons learned repository
Which Process Group contains the processes required to align the purpose of the project with the expectations of the stakeholders?
A. Executing
B. Initiating
C. Monitoring and Controlling
D. Planning
Which of the following
BEST
identifies work performance information?
A. The number of defects encountered
B. The status of deliverables
C. Activity schedule dates
D. Electronic dashboards
Which term refers to the translation of a message back into meaningful thoughts and ideas by an individual?
A. Decode
B. Negotiation
C. Encode
D. Voice of the customer
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.
What is used to reach a conclusion when multiple stakeholders are responsible for validating the project scope?
A. Decision making
B. Inspection
C. Benchmarking
D. Focus groups
As project manager, you have identified two project risks. The first risk has a 30% probability of occurring and an impact of -$20,000. The second risk has a 15% probability and an impact of $10,000. What is the total risk value for the project?
A. $7,500
B. -$4,500
C. -$7,500
D. $4,500
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