TestPrep | CAPM | Certified Associate In Project Management (CAPM)

A project manager uses the actual durations for three activities from a previous project to estimate the durations for three similar activities on a current project. Which technique was used in this case?

A. Three-point estimating

B. Analogous estimating

C. Parametric estimating

D. Fast tracking

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

Which document includes significant events that have zero duration?

A. Project calendar

B. Risk register

C. Activity list

D. Milestone list

What results from sequencing activities in your project?

A. Duration estimates

B. Project schedule

C. Project schedule network diagrams

D. Schedule baseline

Which item is BEST characterized as being a work performance report?

A. Actual activity durations

B. Notes identifying potential issues

C. The status of change requests

D. Scheduled activity dates

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 inputs are used by the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process?

A. The cost management plan, scope baseline, and organizational process assets

B. The project charter, scope baseline, and organizational process assets

C. The project management plan, risk register, and enterprise environmental factors

D. The schedule baseline, project charter, and stakeholder register

Which of the following is a characteristic of Project Integration Management?

A. Ensures that processes are performed in a linear fashion to ensure they are completed efficiently

B. Provides the project management plan to successfully carry out the project objectives

C. Delegates management of some integration tasks to specialists

D. Empowers the senior management and the project management office to finalize benefits management activities

Which of the following are included in the communications management plan? Choose 3.

A. Stakeholder risk thresholds

B. Communication limitations

C. Guidelines and templates for project meetings

D. Communication methods or technologies

Enterprise environmental factors are used as inputs to the Develop Project Charter process. Which options are enterprise environmental factors? Choose 3.

A. Organization infrastructure

B. Lessons learned

C. Governmental standards

D. Marketplace conditions

Identify the project type that would benefit most from detailed cost estimation methods in agile/adaptive environments.

A. A project in which the scope is not completely defined

B. A project with a short-term planning range

C. A project with a high level of uncertainty

D. A project in which the labor cost estimation can be easily adjusted, if needed

Which component of the project management plan would most likely be used as an input to the Develop Schedule process?

A. Activity list

B. Activity attributes

C. Resource calendar

D. Scope baseline

What information is output in the form of cost forecasts from the Control Costs process?

A. CPI

B. EAC

C. CV

D. TCPI

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

Which statement BEST describes technical project management skills?

A. The ability to inspire and motivate the project team

B. The ability to create the project work breakdown structure (WBS)

C. The ability to write code on a software project

D. The ability to explain the business value of the project

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

Monte Carlo analysis is an example of a simulation technique used in which process?

A. Estimate Activity Durations

B. Sequence Activities

C. Estimate Activity Resources

D. Develop Schedule

Which of the following is an output of the Validate Scope process?

A. Scope baseline

B. Accepted deliverables

C. Work performance reports

D. Work performance data

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 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 item represents a formal proposal by project stakeholders to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline?

A. Request for proposal

B. Project scope statement

C. Contract

D. Change request

Which organizational structure provides little to no authority for the project manager?

A. Organic

B. Weak matrix

C. PMO

D. Virtual

Which item represents the three inputs to the Close Project or Phase process?

A. Accepted deliverables, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets

B. Enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets, and verified deliverables

C. Accepted deliverables, organizational process assets, and the project management plan

D. Organizational process assets, the project management plan, and verified deliverables

When comparing management to leadership which statement refers to an important characteristic of management that a project manager can possess?

A. Doing the right things

B. Asking how and when questions

C. Focusing on the organization’s vision

D. Inspiring trust in others

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 input is used by the Plan Scope Management process to determine the approach that will be used to plan and manage the project scope?

A. Project charter

B. Project scope statement

C. Project management plan

D. Requirements documentation

Lessons learned register and stakeholder register are examples of which output from the Monitor Communications process?

A. Change requests

B. Project documents updates

C. Organizational process assets updates

D. Project management plan updates

What does the project manager refer to in identifying the method used to estimate activity durations?

A. Activity attributes

B. Activity list

C. Schedule management plan

D. Scope management plan

Which tool or technique is used by the Create WBS process?

A. Alternatives analysis

B. Precedence diagramming method

C. Product analysis

D. Decomposition

What is produced by the Acquire Project Team process that identifies when project team members are available to work on project activities?

A. Project staff assignments

B. Resource calendars

C. Project management plan updates

D. Human resource management plan

During which process are forecasts provided to update current schedule information?

A. Manage Stakeholder Engagement

B. Develop Schedule

C. Monitor and Control Project Work

D. Control Communications

All of the following are outputs of the Control Quality process EXCEPT:

A. Work performance information

B. Quality control measurements

C. Change requests

D. Accepted deliverables

While in the process of estimating costs for a complex project activity, you obtain a range of estimates from an expert in the industry. The expert states that while the activity could be completed for as little as $300, it is possible it could cost as much as $1200 to complete. They also tell you that from past experience the activity typically costs $450. What is the beta distribution estimate for this activity?

A. $450

B. $650

C. $550

D. $1,200

Which project resource management process ensures the availability of physical resources assigned to a project?

A. Plan resource management

B. Estimate activity resources

C. Acquire resources

D. Control resources

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

Which tool or technique of the Conduct Procurements process ensures that all prospective vendors have a clear and common understanding of the procurement?

A. Negotiation

B. Bidder conferences

C. Proposal evaluation

D. Market research

Which process involves watching the overall project stakeholder relationships and adjusting strategies and plans for engaging stakeholders?

A. Manage Stakeholder Engagement

B. Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

C. Plan Stakeholder Engagement

D. Identify Stakeholders

Identify the inputs of the Identify Stakeholder process. Choose 3.

A. Project documents

B. Project charter

C. Organizational process assets

D. Bid documents

E. Milestone list

Which statement describes an activity that the project manager may be involved in prior to a project’s initiation?

A. Collecting requirements for a new product

B. Being involved with follow-on activities after realizing business benefits

C. Assisting with business case development

D. Identifying key stakeholders

Which process within the Project Integration Management Knowledge Area is part of the Planning Process Group?

A. Develop Project Charter

B. Develop Project Management Plan

C. Perform Integrated Change Control

D. Direct and Manage Project Work

Deliverable status and performance reports are examples of which output from the Manage Communications process?

A. Project communications

B. Bid documents

C. Work performance data

D. Project management plan updates

All of the following processes are part of the Project Scope Management Knowledge Area EXCEPT:

A. Create WBS

B. Define Scope

C. Define Activities

D. Collect Requirements

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

Which document supplies the information required to plan proper methods of engaging the people or groups that may influence the project?

A. Stakeholder register

B. Bid documents

C. Communications management plan

D. Project charter

Which tool or technique is used by the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process to prioritize project risks?

A. Risk probability and impact assessment

B. Probability and impact matrix

C. Risk categorization

D. Risk data quality assessment

Which tools and techniques are used by the Manage Team process?

A. Leadership, project management information system, and project team assignments

B. Influencing, interpersonal and team skills, and change requests

C. Project management information system, conflict management, and interpersonal and team skills

D. Emotional intelligence, meetings, and recognition and rewards

Which Project Procurement Management process is used to identify potential sellers?

A. Plan Procurement Management

B. Control Procurements

C. Identify Stakeholders

D. Conduct Procurements

Which results from the Define Activities process are used to sequence the project activities?

A. Milestone list, resource calendars, and the risk register

B. Activity attributes, activity list, and the milestone list

C. Milestone list, resource calendars, and the scope baseline

D. Activity list, milestone list, and the scope baseline

A project manager determines that he will need five programmers to test an application's code from Monday to Friday. However, the project manager will only need three programmers from Monday to Friday if one programmer works the weekend. What did the project manager use in this scenario?

A. Data analysis

B. Expert judgement

C. Bottom-up estimating

D. Parametric estimating

What are characteristics of a project? Choose 3.

A. Unique

B. Repetitive

C. Progressive elaboration

D. Temporary

Which Process Group contains the activities used to conduct a phase end review?

A. Executing

B. Monitoring and Controlling

C. Planning

D. Closing

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

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

What is used during the Plan Scope Management process to provide high-level requirements that the project will meet?

A. Enterprise environmental factors

B. Organizational process assets

C. Project management plan

D. Project charter

Which output of the Monitor Risks process contains information about the effectiveness or risk response planning and the implementation of risk responses?

A. Project management plan updates

B. Organizational process assets updates

C. Project documents updates

D. Work performance information

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