Certified Associate In Project Management (CAPM)
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Exam: CAPM
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Which document can be used to indicate when risk responses need to be adjusted?
A. Lessons learned
B. Work performance information
C. Change log
D. Issue log
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 input to the Manage Quality process is used as the basis for developing test scenarios for improvement initiatives?
A. Quality management plan
B. Quality control measurements
C. Lessons learned register
D. Quality metrics
Which item represents an input for the Define Activities process?
A. Resource calendars
B. Scope baseline
C. Activity list
D. Risk register
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.
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 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 process in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group contains the activities used to ensure that completed deliverables are formally accepted?
A. Validate Scope
B. Control Communications
C. Control Procurements
D. Monitor and Control Project Work
Which Process Group contains the process used to verify that project deliverables have been accepted?
A. Planning
B. Executing
C. Monitoring and Controlling
D. Closing
During which Schedule Management process are contingency reserves determined?
A. Define Activities
B. Plan Schedule Management
C. Develop Schedule
D. Estimate Activity Durations
Which tool or technique of the Develop Project Team process focuses on the forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning stages of development?
A. Training
B. Team-building activities
C. Interpersonal skills
D. Personnel assessment tools
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
You need to identify the opportunities that may affect the project's quality requirements. Which input to the Plan Quality Management process is the best source of this information?
A. Risk register
B. Requirements documentation
C. Project management plan
D. Stakeholder register
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 is
NOT
a valid organization type?
A. Cross functional
B. Projectized
C. Matrix
D. Functional
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
What is interactive communication an example of as part of Project Communications Management?
A. A communication technology
B. A communication constraint
C. A communication model
D. A communication method
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
Which Project Procurement Management process is used to identify potential sellers?
A. Plan Procurement Management
B. Control Procurements
C. Identify Stakeholders
D. Conduct Procurements
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
Which Process Group contains the Perform Integrated Change Control process?
A. Planning
B. Closing
C. Executing
D. Monitor and Controlling
Which Process Group contains the processes that are responsible for generating work performance data?
A. Closing
B. Monitoring and Controlling
C. Planning
D. Executing
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
What is used when controlling project costs to identify the cost performance that must be achieved on remaining work if the project is to meet a financial goal set by management?
A. EAC
B. CPI
C. ETC
D. TCPI
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 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
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
How do the top two percent of project managers distinguish themselves from other project managers?
A. Superior forecasting skills
B. Superior planning skills
C. Superior communication skills
D. Superior technical skills
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 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 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
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
What is used during the Plan Cost Management process to consider strategies for project funding?
A. Data analysis
B. Funding limit reconciliation
C. Expert judgment
D. Meetings
Which Process Group contains the processes that are used to normalize variances?
A. Executing
B. Planning
C. Closing
D. Monitoring and Controlling
What is used during the Determine Budget process to account for uncertainty?
A. Funding limit reconciliation
B. Cost aggregation
C. Expert judgment
D. Reserve analysis
Which of the following is
NOT
an emerging practice for project communications management?
A. Increased use of social computing
B. Inclusion of stakeholders in project reviews
C. Exclusion of stakeholders from project meetings
D. Diversified approaches to communication
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
Which Knowledge Area contains the Define Activities process?
A. Project Scope Management
B. Project Schedule Management
C. Project Risk Management
D. Project Integration Management
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.
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 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
Which of the following are outputs of the Manage Quality process? Choose 3.
A. Project management plan updates
B. Quality control measurements
C. Change requests
D. Project documents updates
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 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 Process Group contains the activities used to conduct a phase end review?
A. Executing
B. Monitoring and Controlling
C. Planning
D. Closing
Which entity is generally used to manage the project management system in a highly projectized organization?
A. Project management office
B. Project initiator
C. Project sponsor
D. Project management team
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 tool or technique is used by the Monitor Risks process to determine whether there are enough funds set aside to cover the amount of risk remaining in the project?
A. Meetings
B. Reserve analysis
C. Technical performance analysis
D. Audits
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 item is a key input to the Monitor Stakeholder Engagement process?
A. Enterprise environmental factors
B. Work performance information
C. Organizational process assets
D. Work performance data
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 the following is an output of the develop team process?
A. Resource requirements
B. Project team assignments
C. Team performance assessments
D. Work performance reports
Which of the following are emerging trends in project resource management? Choose 3.
A. Strong top-down leadership
B. Optimal resource utilization
C. High emotional intelligence (EI)
D. Effective distributed teams
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 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
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