CAPM Topic 2
Question #: 39
Topic #: 1
Which tasks should a project manager accomplish in order to manage project scope correctly?
A. Define, Validate, and Control Scope; Control Schedule; Control Costs and Manage Stakeholder Engagement.
B. Collect Requirements, Define Scope, Create WBS, Develop Schedule, and Manage Stakeholder Engagement.
C. Plan Scope Management; Collect Requirements; Define, Validate, and Control Scope; and Create WBS.
D. Define, Validate, and Control Scope; Control Costs; Manage Stakeholder Engagement; and keep budget under control.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 291
Topic #: 1
A few project team members are having issues understanding the requirements as described. Which action should be taken to resolve this issue?
A. Review the requirements traceability matrix, the business analysis communications management plan, and set up a meeting with the business analyst and key stakeholders.
B. Review the requirements traceability matrix and set up a meeting with the business analyst and key stakeholders.
C. Review the project management plan and set up a meeting with the project manager and key stakeholders.
D. Review the business analysis communications management plan and set up a meeting with the business analyst and key stakeholders.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 286
Topic #: 1
An adaptive project manager is handling a five-sprint cycle to deliver a minimum viable product (MVP). After the third sprint, the productivity of the team drops to 30% due to a change in the way the team operates.
Which of the following changes has caused this loss in productivity?
A. The team picked up technical debt items in the third sprint as technical debt can only be picked up after completing two sprints.
B. Two of the team members have been working in silos using different methods to validate their performance.
C. Two of the team members were asked to do multitasking, which they did not do in the previous two sprints.
D. The team velocity was measured in the third sprint since the tool to measure velocity was introduced only in the third sprint.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 20
Topic #: 1
Which kind of communication should the project manager use when creating reports for government bodies?
A. Hierarchical
B. External
C. Formal
D. Official
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 13
Topic #: 1
When developing the project schedule, a project manager uses decomposition and rolling wave planning techniques in this process:
A. Develop Schedule
B. Define Activities
C. Define Scope
D. Collect Requirements
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 8
Topic #: 1
A project manager is preparing to meet with three crucial project stakeholders on a new project. Which tools and techniques can the project manager use to capture stakeholder interest?
A. Review stakeholder register and meeting
B. Data analysis and communication skills
C. Data gathering and data analysis
D. Communication skills and cultural awareness
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 281
Topic #: 1
What tools or techniques are necessary to create the project management plan?
A. Meetings and data analysis
B. Expert judgment and data gathering
C. Interpersonal skills and change control
D. Data analysis and expert judgment
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 282
Topic #: 1
Due to organizational changes, a new product owner joins a project. The product owner wants to review the process used to obtain team members, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and other resources necessary to complete project work.
What process should the project manager review with the product owner?
A. Acquire Resources
B. Plan Resource Management
C. Estimate Activity Resources
D. Control Resources
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 284
Topic #: 1
What is a characteristic of the relationship among projects, programs, and portfolios?
A. A portfolio is a group of programs, and a program is a large project.
B. Portfolios often engage with the same stakeholders as the programs and projects in the portfolio.
C. Programs focus on the internal interdependencies within each project in a portfolio.
D. Portfolios focus on program results and project deliveries.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 283
Topic #: 1
Which tool should a project manager consider to deal with multiple sources of risk?
A. An updated risk register
B. Risk breakdown structure
C. Issue log
D. Stakeholder register
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 275
Topic #: 1
If a project manager effectively manages project knowledge, a key benefit is that:
A. all stakeholders have access to the same information.
B. the project team is able to understand the project status.
C. project stakeholders have a clear picture of the project.
D. new knowledge is added to organizational process assets.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 71
Topic #: 1
What are the two most common contract types used in a project?
A. Cost plus award fee (CPAF) contract and fixed price contract
B. Fixed price contract and cost-reimbursable contract
C. Cost-reimbursable contract and time and material (T&M) contract
D. Time and material (T&M) contract and cost plus award fee (CPAF) contract
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 73
Topic #: 1
Which are required to create the schedule management plan?
A. Scope baseline, work breakdown structure (WBS), estimated costs, and milestone list
B. Resource management plan, organizational process assets, activity list, and business case
C. Enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets, project charter, and project management plan
D. Activity list, project statement of work, project charter, and communications management plan
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 11
Topic #: 1
In an adaptive project environment, which action helps the project manager ensure that the team is comfortable with charges?
A. Having control over the planning and delivery of the products without delegating decisions
B. Giving access to information to the team and frequent team checkpoints
C. Selecting different team members to take the project manager role during reviews with stakeholders
D. Asking the control change board to approve changes before notifying the team
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 163
Topic #: 1
A project manager is monitoring and recording results of executing the quality management activities to assess performance and ensure the project outputs are complete, correct, and meet customer expectations.
Which output is the project manager using?
A. Approved change requests
B. Verified deliverables
C. Lessons learned
D. Work performance data
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 171
Topic #: 1
A construction project is underway, and during the progress review the painter complained that the task could not be started because the mason has not finished the plastering job. What kind of relationship between the tasks impacted the painting work?
A. Finish-to-Finish (FF)
B. Start-to-Finish (SF)
C. Finish-to-Start (FS)
D. Start-to-Start (SS)
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 172
Topic #: 1
Which of the following is used as an input to prepare a cost management plan?
A. Expert judgment
B. Lessons learned
C. Cost estimates
D. Project management plan
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 175
Topic #: 1
A project manager is determining the amount of contingency needed for a project. Which analysis is the project manager using?
A. What-if scenario analysis
B. Simulation
C. Alternatives analysis
D. Reserve analysis
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 176
Topic #: 1
A team was hired to develop a next generation drone. The team created a prototype and sent it to the customer for testing. The feedback collected was used to refine the requirements. What technique is the team using?
A. Early requirements gathering
B. Feedback analysis
C. Progressive elaboration
D. Requirements documentation
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 178
Topic #: 1
What can the project manager find among the factors that could lead a project to be tailored?
A. Company culture
B. Return on investment
C. Earned Value
D. Schedule Performance Index
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 179
Topic #: 1
Which of the following are components of the technical project management skill?
A. Ability to explain business aspects of the project, business strategy, goals and objectives, and business value
B. Ability to deal with people, to be collaborative, and to apply persuasion and negotiation
C. Ability to focus on relationships with people, inspire trust, and implement decisions and actions that support the business strategy
D. Ability to plan and prioritize, gather the right artifacts available for each project, and focus on critical success factors
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 180
Topic #: 1
What is a tailoring consideration for the application of Project Risk Management processes?
A. Project complexity
B. Procurement criteria
C. Communication technology
D. Knowledge management
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 181
Topic #: 1
A project team conducts regular standup meetings to keep everyone updated on what each one of them is working on. What type of communication is this?
A. Informal
B. Unofficial
C. Formal
D. Hierarchical
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 187
Topic #: 1
Which is the tool or technique that is used to obtain the list of activities from the work packages?
A. Data analysis
B. Leads and lags
C. Precedence diagramming method
D. Decomposition
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 191
Topic #: 1
What communication methods would a project manager use for overall effective project communication?
A. Interactive communication, push communication, interpersonal communication
B. Interactive communication, push communication, pull communication
C. Push communication, pull communication, interpersonal communication
D. Pull communication, interactive communication, interpersonal communication
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 193
Topic #: 1
A project team submits a weekly progress report to the project manager. The project manager consolidates the same report and sends a complete progress report to the stakeholders.
What is this an example of?
A. Informal communication
B. Internal communication
C. Formal communication
D. Horizontal communication
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 196
Topic #: 1
Which two processes should be used to influence costs in the early stages of a project?
A. Estimate Costs and Determine Budget
B. Plan Cost Management and Estimate Activity Durations
C. Control Quality and Control Costs
D. Plan Stakeholder Engagement and Plan Communications Management
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 197
Topic #: 1
If you are using an Ishikawa diagram to determine the root cause of problems, which process are you engaged in?
A. Plan Quality Management
B. Control Quality
C. Risk Management
D. Plan Scope Management
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 198
Topic #: 1
In which sphere of influence is the project manager demonstrating the value of project management and advancing the efficacy of the project management office
(PMO)?
A. The organization
B. The project
C. The industry
D. The product
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 199
Topic #: 1
What process is included in Project Schedule Management?
A. Estimate Activity Durations
B. Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
C. Direct and Manage Project Work
D. Estimate Activity Resources
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 202
Topic #: 1
The project manager is working in an agile/adaptive environment. The project manager is considering different approaches for applying Project Integration
Management in this environment.
How can the project manager ensure that this will work for the project?
A. Take control of all decisions and product planning
B. Build a team that can respond to changes within a collaborative, decision-making environment
C. Promote a team with a narrow specialization within a hierarchical environment
D. Delegate project decisions to the product owner and sponsor
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 212
Topic #: 1
Which of the following is used to classify stakeholders based on their assessments of power, urgency, and legitimacy?
A. Power interest grid
B. Stakeholder cube
C. Salience model
D. Directions of influence
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 215
Topic #: 1
What is a tool or technique used in the Control Quality process?
A. Attribute sampling
B. Parametric estimating
C. Statistical sampling
D. Expert judgment
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 220
Topic #: 1
How can a project manager determine if the project activities comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures?
A. Look at the quality metrics
B. Validate the scope
C. Review the quality checklist
D. Conduct a quality audit
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 223
Topic #: 1
In agile projects while performing scope management, what is the definition of requirements?
A. Metrics
B. Sprint
C. Charter
D. Backlog
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 224
Topic #: 1
Which of the following sets are inputs to the Collect Requirements process?
A. Project charter and requirements documentation
B. Project charter and business documents
C. Project charter and stakeholder requirements
D. Business documents and requirements traceability matrix
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 228
Topic #: 1
Which contract type is least desirable to a vendor?
A. Fixed price with economic price adjustment (FPEPA)
B. Firm fixed price (FFP)
C. Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF)
D. Cost plus award fee (CPAF)
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 229
Topic #: 1
A project manager is addressing risks and potential concerns related to stakeholder management, and is clarifying and resolving previously identified issues. In which process is the project manager engaged?
A. Identify Stakeholders
B. Plan Stakeholder Engagement
C. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
D. Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 232
Topic #: 1
What charts and figures should project managers use during the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process?
A. Tornado diagrams and influence diagrams
B. Detectability bubble charts and probability and impact matrix
C. Hierarchical charts and burndown charts
D. Flow charts and responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) charts
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 233
Topic #: 1
Recognition and rewards are tools and techniques of which process?
A. Develop Team
B. Manage Team
C. Control Resources
D. Plan Resource Management
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 234
Topic #: 1
What are the key tools for managing project knowledge?
A. Expert judgment and data gathering
B. Networking and storytelling
C. Data analysis and decision making
D. Prototypes and product analysis
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 235
Topic #: 1
Make-or-buy analysis is a tool and technique of which process?
A. Conduct Procurements
B. Plan Procurement Management
C. Analyze Procurements
D. Control Procurements
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 236
Topic #: 1
Which of the following are outputs of the Define Scope process in Project Scope Management?
A. Requirements documentation and requirements traceability matrix
B. Scope management plan and requirements management plan
C. Project scope statement and project documents updates
D. Scope baseline and project documents updates
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 237
Topic #: 1
What does an S-curve from a Monte Carlo analysis show?
A. Cumulative probability distribution representing probability of achieving a particular outcome
B. Individual project risks or uncertainties that have the most potential impact on outcome
C. Best alternative out of the possible solutions, incorporating associated risks and opportunities
D. Diagram for all project uncertainties and their influence over a period of time
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 239
Topic #: 1
Which of the following is an example of tacit knowledge?
A. Risk register
B. Project requirements
C. Expert judgment
D. Make-or-buy analysis
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 240
Topic #: 1
Which of the following technology platforms is most effective for sharing information when managing virtual project teams?
A. Video conferencing
B. Audio conferencing
C. Shared portal
D. Email/chat
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 241
Topic #: 1
When should Project Risk Management be conducted?
A. Project Planning
B. Monitoring and Controlling
C. Quality Planning
D. Throughout the project lifecycle
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 242
Topic #: 1
One of the outputs of the project schedule is a detailed plan. What is the main purpose of that detailed plan?
A. It represents how and when the project will deliver the products, services, and results defined in the project scope
B. It creates a formal record of the project and shows the organizational commitment to the project
C. It describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated
D. It provides the needs of a stakeholders or stakeholder group
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 243
Topic #: 1
Which of the following are processes associated with Project Cost Management?
A. Develop Costs, Estimate Costs, Determine Budget, Control Costs
B. Develop Budget, Determine Budget, Determine Risks, Control Costs
C. Plan Cost Management, Estimate Costs, Determine Budget, Control Costs
D. Plan Budget Management, Determine Budget, Create Cost Accounts, Control Costs
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 244
Topic #: 1
A project manager is performing the procurement management process with three vendors. The project team is reviewing the requests for proposal (RFPs).
What type of procurement document is the RFP?
A. Bid document
B. Statement of work (SOW)
C. Source selection criteria
D. Independent cost estimate
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 245
Topic #: 1
What is a key benefit of using virtual project teams?
A. Ensures appropriate behavior, security, and the protection of proprietary information
B. Reduces the risk of conflict due to interpersonal communications and other interactions
C. Assures that all team members have a clear and common understanding of the project
D. Reduces project cost by use of modern technologies allowing seamless team collaboration
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 246
Topic #: 1
Which behavior relates to team leadership?
A. Centering on systems and structure
B. Providing guidance using the power of relationships
C. Accepting the status quo
D. Focusing on operational issues and problem solving
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 249
Topic #: 1
What method for categorizing stakeholders is suitable for small projects with simple relationships among stakeholders?
A. Prioritization
B. Directions of influence
C. Salience model
D. Power/influence grid
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 250
Topic #: 1
What process in Project Risk Management prioritizes project risks?
A. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
B. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
C. Plan Risk Responses
D. Implement Risk Responses
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 251
Topic #: 1
What process is performed periodically throughout the project as needed?
A. Plan Risk Management
B. Plan Communications Management
C. Plan Resource Management
D. Plan Cost Management
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 252
Topic #: 1
A project team is closing out a phase and updating the organizational knowledge base. What organizational process asset (OPA) will the team update?
A. Traceability matrices
B. Lessons learned
C. Change control procedures
D. Resource availability
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 253
Topic #: 1
What does the creation of a project management plan accomplish?
A. Defines the basis of all project work and how it will be performed
B. Acknowledges the existence of a project, and defines its high-level information
C. Authorizes the project manager to apply organizational resources to project activities
D. Provides the project manager with organizational standards, policies, processes, and procedures
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 254
Topic #: 1
When planning communications management, what input identifies key stakeholders?
A. Work performance information
B. Project schedule
C. Project charter
D. Work performance reports
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 255
Topic #: 1
In an interactive communication model, how is the sender ensured that the message was understood by the receiver?
A. The receiver decodes the message.
B. The receiver responds to the message with feedback
C. The receiver transmits the message.
D. The receiver acknowledges their receipt of the message.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 256
Topic #: 1
A project manager proactively meets with other project managers who manage other projects in the same program. To minimize the impact that other projects within the program may have on their project, of what should the project manager be aware?
A. Demands on the same resources
B. Requirements that impact the scope
C. Uncertainty of emerging issues
D. Project charter
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 259
Topic #: 1
Which role does the project manager resemble best?
A. Orchestra conductor
B. Facilities supervisor
C. Functional manager
D. School principal
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 260
Topic #: 1
Directing another person to get from one point to another using a known set of expected behaviors and the ability to lead a team and inspire them to do their jobs well is related to?
A. Influence and challenge
B. Innovation and administration
C. Leadership and management
D. Engagement and guidance
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 261
Topic #: 1
What purpose does the hierarchical focus of stakeholder communications serve?
A. Maintains the focus on project and organizational stakeholders
B. Preserves the focus on external stakeholders ג€” such as customers and vendors ג€” as well as on other projects
C. Sustains the focus on general communication activities using email, social media, and websites
D. Keeps the focus on the position of the stakeholder or group with respect to the project team
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 262
Topic #: 1
A project team of telecommuters located in three different time zones regularly misses project deadlines. Daily meetings often start and end with the same person talking and the rest of the team listening. The project manager determines that communication among team members must be addressed.
What communication step is missing from the daily meetings?
A. Interpersonal communication
B. Feedback/response communication
C. Push communication
D. Pull communication
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 263
Topic #: 1
How does planning for prevention costs assist in meeting stakeholder needs and expectations, while still providing required performance and reliability?
A. It details product or service failures experienced by the customer
B. It clarifies the costs associated with assessing the quality of the product or service
C. It accounts for costs used to avoid poor quality in the product or service
D. It communicates product or service failures discovered by the project team
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 264
Topic #: 1
What organizational process asset (OPA) can impact a project?
A. Marketplace conditions
B. Preapproved supplier lists
C. Physical environmental elements
D. Legal restrictions
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 266
Topic #: 1
What earned value (EV) measure indicates the cost efficiency of the work completed?
A. Cost variance (CV)
B. Cost performance index (CPI)
C. To-complete performance index (TCPI)
D. Variance at completion (VAC)
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 267
Topic #: 1
Product requirements specify a functionality that depends upon expertise that is unavailable internally. What process should be implemented to generate a make-or-buy decision?
A. Conduct Procurements
B. Plan Procurement Management
C. Plan Risk Responses
D. Plan Risk Management
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 270
Topic #: 1
What can increase the complexity of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process?
A. The project must be of high quality.
B. The stakeholders are from different countries.
C. The project must comply with strict local government regulations.
D. The project has a tight budget and timeline.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 271
Topic #: 1
Which of the following set of items belongs to the communications management plan?
A. Escalation processes and meeting management
B. Project schedule and glossary of common terminology
C. Escalation processes and stakeholder communication requirements
D. Interactive communication model and information to be communicated
Selected Answer: C
