Certified Associate In Project Management (CAPM)
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Exam: CAPM
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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
You are estimating a schedule activity and using a triangular distribution as there is insufficient historical information available. You have been given an optimistic estimate of 26 days, a pessimistic estimate of 52 days, and a most likely estimate of 33 days from a project team member. What is the estimated duration for this activity?
A. 37 days
B. 33 days
C. 36 days
D. 35 days
What output from the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process contains assumption log updates?
A. Project documents updates
B. Project management plan updates
C. Risk register
D. Risk management plan
Which process uses the colocation technique?
A. Plan Human Resource Management
B. Acquire Project Team
C. Develop Project Team
D. Manage Project Team
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
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 of the following refers to a delay between project activities?
A. Buffer
B. Backlog
C. Lead
D. Lag
The following are domains of the common governance framework that can be applied to a standalone project, or a project being run as part of a program or portfolio
EXCEPT
:
A. Communications
B. Risk
C. Performance
D. Oversight
Which process group is responsible for preventing the circumvention of integrated change control?
A. Monitoring and Controlling
B. Planning
C. Executing
D. Closing
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 are outputs of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process?
A. Change log, project management plan updates, and organizational process assets updates
B. Change requests, work performance information, and issue log
C. Issue log, change requests, and project documents updates
D. Performance reports, change log, and project documents updates
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
What is used during the Create WBS process to identify limitations that affect the project?
A. Work performance data
B. Project scope statement
C. Scope management plan
D. Project charter
When procurements are finalized, who provides formal notification that the contract is complete?
A. Upper management
B. Buyer
C. Sponsor
D. Seller
Which process involves obtaining seller responses?
A. Conduct Procurements
B. Control Resources
C. Control Procurements
D. Plan Procurement Management
What
BEST
describes portfolio management?
A. A specific unit that is established to help manage a series of centrally managed projects
B. A large project that has been divided into several small and easy to manage components
C. A centrally managed group of similar projects that achieve benefits not present when the projects are managed individually
D. A collection of projects or programs that as a group help meet strategic business objectives
Which technique may be chosen as a strategic option for scheduling the project as part of developing the schedule management plan?
A. Fishbone diagram
B. Root cause analysis
C. Rolling wave planning
D. Attribute sampling
All of the following are key features of the PMO
EXCEPT
:
A. Providing reports on the progress of specific projects.
B. Establishing and managing budgets across multiple projects.
C. Coordinating and managing shared resources across multiple projects.
D. Mentoring and supporting the project manager.
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 Process Group contains the activities used to conduct a phase end review?
A. Executing
B. Monitoring and Controlling
C. Planning
D. Closing
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
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
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 process is focused on documenting the interests, involvement, interdependencies, influence, and potential impact on project success of the people, groups, or organizations involved with or affected by the project?
A. Plan Stakeholder Engagement
B. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
C. Identify Stakeholders
D. Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
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
Which statement
BEST
describes an activity performed as part of the Planning Process Group?
A. Track progress and review the project's performance
B. Define the scope of the project
C. Complete the work required to meet the project's objectives
D. Define the purpose of the project
Which input contains forecasting data that is used by the Monitor Risks process?
A. Work performance data
B. Work performance information
C. Work performance reports
D. Team performance assessments
Program management is described by all of the following
EXCEPT
:
A. A series of repetitive undertakings
B. A centralized way to manage a series of related projects to achieve strategic benefits
C. A collection of projects and other work that have been grouped together to meet strategic business objectives
D. A group of related projects coordinated together that has benefits above managing the project individually
Which process uses approved change requests resulting in modifications to a deliverable?
A. Control Quality
B. Validate Scope
C. Direct and Manage Project Work
D. Conduct Procurements
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
Which process is responsible for determining the quantity of equipment, materials, and people for project activities?
A. Plan Scope Management
B. Create WBS
C. Identify Stakeholders
D. Estimate Activity Resources
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
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 uses inspection as one of the main techniques?
A. Monitor and Control Project Work
B. Manage Quality
C. Control Scope
D. Validate Scope
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
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.
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 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 trend in project quality management verifies that the project produces the intended product, and that the product is fit to be used?
A. Mutually beneficial partnership with suppliers
B. Management responsibility
C. Customer satisfaction
D. Continual improvement
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
Which type of contract involves the buyer reimbursing the seller for the seller’s allowable costs, and the seller earning their profit if they meet defined performance criteria?
A. FFP
B. CPFF
C. CPAF
D. CPIF
Which process is responsible for carrying out the activities used to confirm that the project results conform to the requirements?
A. Monitor and Control Project Work
B. Close Project or Phase
C. Control Scope
D. Validate Scope
Which document contains information about how a given project will be tailored?
A. Project statement of work
B. Agreements
C. Project management plan
D. Activity list
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
Which Process Group is the Conduct Procurements process contained within?
A. Closing
B. Planning
C. Executing
D. Monitoring and Controlling
What is
NOT
a feature of the project management office?
A. A central means to monitor all project schedules and budgets
B. A decentralized approach to managing multiple projects simultaneously
C. The ability to coordinate project quality control standards between project personnel and the project manager
D. Shared resources that can be used for many different projects
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
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
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 tool or technique uses political awareness to manage stakeholders' expectations?
A. Meetings
B. Communication skills
C. Interpersonal skills
D. Ground rules
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
What is produced by the Develop Project Team process?
A. Team performance assessments
B. Resource calendars
C. Human resource management plan
D. Project staff assignments
Identify the inputs of the Control Procurements process. Choose 3.
A. Organizational process assets
B. Work performance data
C. Agreements
D. Seller proposals
E. Change requests
Which tool or technique is used in the Collect Requirements process?
A. Decomposition
B. Prototypes
C. Dependency determination and integration
D. Product analysis
Which type of organizational project management's success is measured by product quality, meeting budget and schedule goals, and customer satisfaction?
A. Operations management
B. Portfolio management
C. Program management
D. Project management
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