Certified Associate In Project Management (CAPM)
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Exam: CAPM
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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
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
All of the following are techniques typically used in the development of the project charter
EXCEPT
:
A. Flowcharting
B. Expert judgment
C. Brainstorming
D. Conflict resolution
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
You are working on a project that is designing a new order processing system. The project is currently progressing as follows: the earned value is $234,000, the actual cost is $215,000, the planned value is $225,000, and the estimate to complete is $105,000. What is the current schedule performance index for the project?
A. 1.09
B. $9,000
C. $19,000
D. 1.04
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 Perform Integrated Change Control process?
A. Planning
B. Closing
C. Executing
D. Monitor and Controlling
Which is
NOT
a valid organization type?
A. Cross functional
B. Projectized
C. Matrix
D. Functional
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 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 tool or technique is used by the Create WBS process?
A. Alternatives analysis
B. Precedence diagramming method
C. Product analysis
D. Decomposition
Which matrix organization type most closely resembles a functional organization?
A. Strong
B. Weak
C. Balanced
D. Projectized
A project manager is planning communications and is considering the potential number of communication channels. There are 10 project team members working under the project manager. What is the potential number of communication channels?
A. 11
B. 10
C. 55
D. 45
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
Which Process Group is responsible for carrying out the actions required to regulate the progress and performance of the project?
A. Executing
B. Closing
C. Planning
D. Monitoring and Controlling
Which items are inputs to the Plan Risk Management process?
A. Project management plan, organizational process assets, risk register
B. Risk register, stakeholder register, enterprise environmental factors
C. Project charter, work performance data, work performance reports
D. Project charter, project management plan, stakeholder register
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
During which Schedule Management process are contingency reserves determined?
A. Define Activities
B. Plan Schedule Management
C. Develop Schedule
D. Estimate Activity Durations
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 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 used to determine the project documents that are subject to change control?
A. Expert judgment
B. Industry standards
C. Requirements management plan
D. Scope management plan
Which input to the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process contains useful information from risk databases available to the industry?
A. Risk register
B. Risk management plan
C. Enterprise environmental factors
D. Organizational process assets
In what type of organizational structure is a project manager known as a project expeditor?
A. Weak matrix
B. Strong matrix
C. Projectized
D. Balanced matrix
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
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 organization type utilizes project managers with full authority for directing project work?
A. Balanced matrix
B. Projectized
C. Functional
D. Weak matrix
Which Process Group contains the process responsible for managing the needs of project stakeholders?
A. Monitoring and Controlling
B. Initiating
C. Executing
D. Planning
Which type of precedence relationship is most commonly used in PDM?
A. SF
B. SS
C. FF
D. FS
Which source should be used while managing the project team to identify when the team members should be released from the project?
A. Work performance reports
B. Organizational process assets
C. Project staff assignments
D. Human resource management plan
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
During which process are relationships between project tasks identified?
A. Collect Requirements
B. Sequence Activities
C. Develop Schedule
D. Create WBS
Which tools and techniques are used by the Acquire Project Team process?
A. Negotiation, virtual teams, and resource calendars
B. Acquisition, multi-criteria decision analysis, and interpersonal skills
C. Pre-assignment, virtual teams, and multi-criteria decision analysis
D. Negotiation, colocation, and conflict management
Which document is used for making decision results from monitoring the execution of project activities?
A. Project calendars
B. Team performance assessments
C. Quality checklists
D. Work performance reports
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 tool or technique is used in the Collect Requirements process?
A. Decomposition
B. Prototypes
C. Dependency determination and integration
D. Product analysis
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
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 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 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 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
Which process is used to document the characteristics of risks that may affect the project?
A. Plan Risk Responses
B. Monitor Risks
C. Plan Risk Management
D. Identify Risks
You are working on a project that is designing a new office building. The current project stage is progressing as follows: the earned value is $1,255,000, the actual cost is $1,329,000, the planned value is $1,280,000, and the estimate to complete is $325,000. What is the current cost performance index for the project?
A. -$25,000
B. 0.98
C. -$74,000
D. 0.94
What is used during the Manage Quality process that starts with a central idea and records associated issues and causes while solving the problem?
A. Histograms
B. Scatter diagrams
C. Affinity diagrams
D. Design for X
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
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
Identify the trend in project procurement management that utilizes the building information model (BIM) to save time and money in construction projects, for example.
A. Advances in tools
B. Logistics and supply chain management
C. Technology and stakeholder relations
D. Trial engagements
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
Select the option that includes inputs from the Develop Project Charter process.
A. Change requests, project management plan, organizational process assets
B. Cost forecasts, schedule forecasts, work performance information
C. Agreements, business case, project statement of work
D. Business case, enterprise environmental factors, project charter
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 type of PMO provides moderate control and requires compliance?
A. Virtual
B. Directive
C. Controlling
D. Supportive
Which process involves obtaining seller responses?
A. Conduct Procurements
B. Control Resources
C. Control Procurements
D. Plan Procurement Management
Which inputs are used by the Develop Project Team process?
A. Project staff assignments, team performance assessments, and work performance reports
B. Project staff assignments, resource calendars, and work performance reports
C. Human resource management plan, project staff assignments, and team performance assessments
D. Human resource management plan, project staff assignments, and resource calendars
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
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
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
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