Certified Associate In Project Management (CAPM)
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Exam: CAPM
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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 subsidiary plan determines how contingency and management reserves will be applied?
A. Risk management plan
B. Cost management plan
C. Procurement management plan
D. Schedule management plan
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 represent the typical project baselines that become part of the project management plan
EXCEPT
:
A. Schedule
B. Quality
C. Scope
D. Cost
Which statement accurately describes project management Process Groups?
A. They are phases in the project life cycle
B. They follow a linear progression
C. They are tied to application areas
D. They are iterated throughout the project
What is the key benefit of the Manage Communications process?
A. It facilitates a smooth flow of information between project stakeholders
B. It helps increase support and minimizes resistance from stakeholders
C. It facilitates improved teamwork while decreasing staff turnover rates
D. It helps maintain effective stakeholder relationships as your project evolves and changes
Which technique is used by the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process and makes use of probability distributions?
A. Representation of uncertainties
B. Risk data quality assessment
C. Risk categorization
D. Data analysis techniques
Which Knowledge Area contains the Define Activities process?
A. Project Scope Management
B. Project Schedule Management
C. Project Risk Management
D. Project Integration Management
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
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
Which input to the Plan Human Resource Management process should be used to locate information related to the organization's culture?
A. Activity resource requirements
B. Project management plan
C. Organizational process assets
D. Enterprise environmental factors
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 process uses the colocation technique?
A. Plan Human Resource Management
B. Acquire Project Team
C. Develop Project Team
D. Manage Project Team
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
Which of the following is
NOT
an input when creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
A. Scope baseline
B. Project files from previous projects
C. Project management plan
D. Industry-specific standards
Which process uses the project charter as a key input?
A. Develop Project Management Plan
B. Define Activities
C. Estimate Costs
D. Direct and Manage Project Work
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
The following statements are true regarding tailoring project management
EXCEPT
:
A. The various levels of governance should be considered
B. It should address the various competing constraints
C. The culture of the organization should be considered
D. You should try to include some form of each PMBOK Guide process
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 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 the quantitative risk analysis process, which document provides an understanding of how project estimates were reached?
A. Schedule forecasts
B. Assumption log
C. Duration estimates
D. Basis of estimates
Which process involves obtaining seller responses?
A. Conduct Procurements
B. Control Resources
C. Control Procurements
D. Plan Procurement Management
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 output of Plan Procurement Management describes how a project team will acquire goods and services from outside the performing organization?
A. Source selection criteria
B. Bid documents
C. Procurement statement of work
D. Procurement management plan
Which document includes significant events that have zero duration?
A. Project calendar
B. Risk register
C. Activity list
D. Milestone list
What is a technique used in the Collect Requirements process to generate ideas for improvement and provide a basis for measuring performance?
A. Prototypes
B. Benchmarking
C. Product analysis
D. Context diagrams
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.
When planning procurement management, which contract type is used as an input when requirements are thoroughly defined and the scope is not expected to change?
A. Lump sum contract
B. Time and material (T&M) contract
C. Cost-reimbursable contract
D. Fixed-price contract
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
Which of the following conflict management techniques often results in a win-lose situation?
A. Withdraw/avoid
B. Collaborate/problem solve
C. Smooth/accommodate
D. Force/direct
Which tool or technique of the Plan Procurement Management process involves gathering and organizing data about product requirements and evaluating them against available alternatives?
A. Bidder conferences
B. Audits
C. Make-or-buy analysis
D. Proposal evaluation
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 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 term is the expressed amount of acceptable variation for a project objective communicated to team members?
A. Risk transference
B. Risk exposure
C. Risk enhancement
D. Risk threshold
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 input to the Conduct Procurements process includes information on the quality levels required?
A. Source selection criteria
B. Seller proposals
C. Procurement statement of work
D. Make-or-buy decisions
Which type of PMO provides moderate control and requires compliance?
A. Virtual
B. Directive
C. Controlling
D. Supportive
Which item represents the inputs to the Plan Communications Management process?
A. The project management plan, team charter, and the stakeholder register
B. Organizational process assets, the project management plan, and the stakeholder register
C. Enterprise environment factors, organizational process assets, and issue log
D. Enterprise environmental factors, the project management plan, and team charter
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 are characteristics of a project? Choose 3.
A. Unique
B. Repetitive
C. Progressive elaboration
D. Temporary
Which process results in verified deliverables?
A. Validate Scope
B. Control Quality
C. Close Project or Phase
D. Monitor and Control Project Work
Which of the following are a result of the Close Project or Phase process? Choose 3.
A. Updates to the schedule
B. Transference of historical information to the lessons learned knowledge base
C. Documented reasons for prematurely closing a project in the project closure document
D. Updates to the final product or service
Which tool, used during the Plan Quality Management process, uses quality criteria from another project as a reference point for the current project's quality criteria?
A. Benchmarking
B. Flowcharts
C. Cost-benefit analysis
D. Statistical sampling
The following processes are part of the Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area
EXCEPT
:
A. Estimate Activity Resources
B. Define Activities
C. Collect Requirements
D. Control Schedule
Work instructions and change control procedures are examples of which Develop Project Management Plan input?
A. Organizational process assets
B. Project charter
C. Outputs from other processes
D. Enterprise environmental factors
Which of these is a feature of adaptive environments in project schedule management?
A. The project manager must have expert knowledge of adaptive approaches
B. They require that the project manager's role be revised
C. They use longer cycles to complete work
D. The work cycles manifest as iterative scheduling
Which of the following are tools or techniques from the Monitor and Control Project Work process? Choose 2.
A. Meetings
B. Expert judgment
C. Agreements
D. Change control tools
Which document includes a glossary of commonly used terms?
A. Procurement management plan
B. Activity list
C. Issue log
D. Communications management plan
At what point while performing the processes that make up the Initiating Process Group is a project considered to be officially authorized?
A. When the project scope is defined
B. When the project charter is approved
C. When the business case is assessed
D. When project funding is obtained
Which type of chart should you create to allow people to quickly identify all of the project responsibilities for a particular department?
A. Responsibility assignment matrix
B. Resource breakdown structure
C. Organizational breakdown structure
D. Work breakdown structure
Which document is used to formally authorize the project?
A. Business case
B. Project statement of work
C. Project charter
D. Project management plan
Which organizational structure provides little to no authority for the project manager?
A. Organic
B. Weak matrix
C. PMO
D. Virtual
Which input to the Manage Project Team process should be used to identify who is responsible for resolving something that is in dispute between stakeholders?
A. Project staff assignments
B. Issue log
C. Organizational process assets
D. Human resource management plan
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
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
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