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Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Certification Questions and Answers

Question 1

The activity that is most concerned with the current status of the project schedule is called ___________.

Options:

A.

Project time management

B.

Control Schedule

C.

Monitoring and controlling

D.

Al1 of the above

Question 2

Your company create software products, and introducing a new product. To determine the characteristics and features of the new product line, you will have to perform ________.

Options:

A.

Progressive elaboration

B.

Stake holder's review

C.

p'an project life cycle

D.

Fast backing

Question 3

Assumptions in the project plan should be _________.

Options:

A.

Written down

B.

Understandable

C.

Not understandable

D.

No need to write

Question 4

Purchasing insurance is an example of __________.

Options:

A.

Transfer

B.

Acceptances

C.

Mitigation

D.

Contingency

Question 5

If you are project manager for a Project and will need as many inputs to the initiation phase as possible. Of the following, which is the best source of information for your project?

Options:

A.

Historical information

B.

WBS

C.

Business plans

D.

RBS

Question 6

Which monitoring or controlling activities would not result in preventive action being applied?

Options:

A.

Control Scope

B.

Manage project team

C.

Quality control

D.

Manage Scope statement

Question 7

Project just went into inclusion mode. This means that project __________.

Options:

A.

Has become part of the business processes

B.

Has been accepted by the sponsor and the client

C.

Will be closed due to lack of resources

D.

None of the above

Question 8

Define Scope involves subdividing the major project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components to __________.

Options:

A.

Improve the accuracy of cost, time and resource estimates

B.

Define a baseline for performance measurement and control

C.

Facilitate clear responsibility assignments

D.

Al1 of the above

Question 9

The Ishikawa diagram, Pareto chart, control charts, and statistical sampling are examples of ________.

Options:

A.

Quality assurance

B.

Quality control

C.

Quality rules

D.

CMM

Question 10

When you are developing the estimates for project, you choose to add the individual estimates for the activities that comprise each phase. What type of estimation method are you using?

Options:

A.

Parametric estimating

B.

Bottom-up estimating

C.

Top-down estimating

D.

Analogous estimating

Question 11

Which of the following plans is not done during the writing of a project plan?

Options:

A.

Executive Communication

B.

Risk Management

C.

Quality Management

D.

Scope Statement

Question 12

Which of the following are the inputs of Define Scope?

Options:

A.

Requirements document created in collect requirements process

B.

Project files from previous projects

C.

Project Charter

D.

Al1 of the above

Question 13

Project Quality Management includes:

Options:

A.

Customer satisfaction

B.

Prevention over inspection

C.

Continuous improvement

D.

Al1 of the above

Question 14

Which time estimating tools estimate the basis for activity durations can be quantitatively determined by multiplying the quantity of work to be performed by the productivity rate?

Options:

A.

Parametric estimating

B.

Funding limit reconciliation

C.

Reserves analysis

D.

None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an input of Estimate Costs?

Options:

A.

Earn Value Analysis

B.

Scope Baseline

C.

P'sk Register

D.

Human Resource Plan

Question 16

The main purpose of project initiation is to ________.

Options:

A.

Assign the project manager to the project

B.

Formally describe the project

C.

Produce the project charter

D.

Formally authorize the project

Question 17

Which of the following is not a form a leadership power?

Options:

A.

Compromise

B.

Smoothing

C.

Foimal

D.

Coercive

Question 18

Assumptions are factors that, for planning purposes, are considered to be ______.

Options:

A.

True, real, or certain

B.

True, real, or uncertain

C.

Real

D.

Verbal

Question 19

Which document is best suited for tracking the assignment of all resources to specific tasks in a project?

Options:

A.

RACI mAl,x

B.

sow

C.

Staffing management plan D)0 CPI

Question 20

If a project with a SPI of 0.8, what you tell?

Options:

A.

The project is running ahead of the schedule

B.

The project is running behind of the schedule

C.

Resources assigned to the project cost 1.8 units

D.

None

Question 21

You are the project manager of a project .You have just completed the Collect Requirements and Define Scope. What should you do next?

Options:

A.

Create WBS

B.

Vei*

C.

Value analysis

D.

Control Scope

Question 22

From whom do you need to gain the formal acceptance at project closure?

Options:

A.

The customer

B.

The qualify director

C.

Project management office

D.

Project manager

Question 23

What are the inputs for Initiation process?

Options:

A.

Product description and Strategic plan

B.

Selection criteria

C.

Historical information

D.

Al1 of the above

Question 24

On any project, who creates the Lessons Learned document?

Options:

A.

Customers

B.

Project team

C.

Project Sponsor

D.

Stakeholders

Question 25

Which of the following is useful in Identify Risks because it permits a systemic evaluation of the work?

Options:

A.

Work breakdown structure.

B.

Design specification

C.

Project flow chart

D.

Project chart

Question 26

You are project manager and the monthly report to the client showed zero schedule variance. However, member of the team know that a milestone has been missed which will cause an overall delay to the project. Which one of the following is being inadequately reported?

Options:

A.

Communication plan variance

B.

Resource management plan

C.

Critical path status

D.

Risk analysis

Question 27

To determine the impact of a change that has occurred, which of the following should be taken?

Options:

A.

Re-evaluate the work breakdown structure.

B.

Assess the communication policy.

C.

Review the earned value

D.

Performance measurement

Question 28

You have been assigned to take over a project that is 60 percent complete according to the schedule. After evaluation, you find that the project is running far behind schedule, and that the project will probably take double the time originally estimated by the previous project manager. However, the sponsor has been told that the project is on schedule. What is the BEST course of action you will take?

Options:

A.

Add new resource to the project and complete the project on schedule.

B.

Show your evaluation to sponsor.

C.

Ask your senior manager to deal with this.

D.

Turn the project back to the previous project manager.

Question 29

All of the statements regarding control accounts and planning packages are true EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

Control accounts and planning packages are tools and techniques of Develop Schedule process.

B.

A control account is an assigned WBS level used to monitor cost and schedule performance of significant element of work.

C.

Planning packages reflect a future segment of work within a control account that has not yet been decomposed into detailed work packages.

D.

As work becomes more clearly defined, planning packages are converted into work packages.

Question 30

You have a piece of equipment that was purchased for your ptoject recently for $5,000 and is expected to last 5 years in production. At the end of the five years the expected worth of the equipment is $2,000. Using straight-line deprecation, what is the amount that can be written off each year?

Options:

A.

$600

B.

$1200

C.

$3000

D.

Zero

Question 31

Which of the following are not indirect costs?

Options:

A.

Payroll tax cost.

B.

Subcontract costs.

C.

Insurance costs.

D.

Accounting support costs.

Question 32

The project baseline is:

Options:

A.

original plans plus the approved changes

B.

important in the project initiation phase

C.

initial estimates for tasks and resource utilization

D.

None

Question 33

Which of the following methods is a technique used to predict project duration by analyzing which sequence of activities has the least amount of scheduling flexibility?

Options:

A.

Dependency diagramming

B.

PERT

C.

Critical Path

D.

Grant chart

Question 34

You are assigned to a project that has already been decided to be outsourced. As a project manager, you need to organize a formal bid process and select the vendor for this project. Your senior management is forcing you to select a vendor which has good relation with your senior management. What is the BEST course of action for you?

Options:

A.

Follow the formal bid process, and show the senior management about why the favored vendor is or is not the best choice.

B.

Report to legal department of your company.

C.

Report to your Manager about this.

D.

Get a written permission from your senior management to bypass the formal bid process.

Question 35

Which of the following describes tool/ technique where expenditure of funds is reconciled with the funding limits imposed by the performing organization?

Options:

A.

Forecasting

B.

Cost reconciliation

C.

Funding limit reconciliation

D.

Reserve reconciliation

Question 36

You are a project manager for your organization. Management has asked you to help them determine which projects should be selected for implementation. In a project selection model, which one of the following is the most important factor?

Options:

A.

Business needs

B.

Type of constraints

C.

Budget

D.

Schedule

Question 37

As a project manager, you know that the most important activity to ensure customer and stakeholder satisfaction is which of the following?

Options:

A.

Documenting and meeting the requirements

B.

Reporting project status regularly and in a timely manner

C.

Documenting and meeting the performance measurements

D.

Reporting changes and updating the project plan and other project documents where appropriate

Question 38

The Person primarily responsible for the quality of deliverables is the.

Options:

A.

Quality control inspector.

B.

Project manager.

C.

Design engineer.

D.

Quality manager.

Question 39

A response to a risk event that was not defined in advance of is occurrence is called a:

Options:

A.

Risk mitigation response.

B.

Workaround response.

C.

Corrective action response.

D.

Contingency response.

Question 40

A project is considered successful when

Options:

A.

the project meets or exceeds the expectations of the stakeholders

B.

the product of the project has been manufactured

C.

the project sponsor announces the completion of the project

D.

None

Question 41

Bar charts generally illustrate:

Options:

A.

Progress of status.

B.

The critical path.

C.

Budget relation ships.

D.

Logical relationships.

Question 42

You are in the process of numerically analyzing the effects of identified risks. Which of the following are NOT tools or techniques you can use in the process?

Options:

A.

Sensitivity analysis

B.

Reserve analysis

C.

Expected monetary value analysis

D.

Modeling and simulation

Question 43

The responsibility assignment matrix is a project management tool used to ________.

Options:

A.

Ensure team members understand their specific roles.

B.

Develop the work breakdown structure based on available resources.

C.

Establish project members availability to work on the project.

D.

Depict the project's organizational structure.

Question 44

You are a project manager with several years of experience in project management. You have just accepted your first project in a foreign country. You have been in the country a week or two and are experiencing some disorientation. This is known as which of the following?

Options:

A.

Collocation

B.

Diversity shock

C.

Global culturing

D.

Culture shock

Question 45

You are project manager of a project and the funding for your project has been reduced. What is the BEST action to take in response to this?

Options:

A.

Perform detailed financial analysis and renegotiate for adequate funding.

B.

Inform in customer that the project will be delayed an adjust resources accordingly.

C.

Only do as much work as the new budget permits and document actions taken.

D.

Inform the customer of impacts and negotiate a change in scope.

Question 46

The customer service VP expresses concern over a project in which you are involved. His specific concern is that if the project is implemented as planned, he will have to purchase additional equipment to staff his customer service center. The cost is substantial and was not taken into consideration in the project budget. The project sponsor insists that the project must go forward as originally planned or the customer will suffer. Which of the following is true?

Options:

A.

The conflict should be resolved in favor of the customer.

B.

The conflict should be resolved in favor of the project sponsor.

C.

The conflict should be resolved in favor of the VP of customer service.

D.

None

Question 47

The party that needs the change resulting from the project, and who will be its custodian on completion is the _______.

Options:

A.

Owner

B.

Sponsor

C.

Customer

D.

client

Question 48

A scope management plan describes __________.

Options:

A.

An assessment of the stability of the stakeholder environment

B.

A highly detailed approach to managing the work breakdown structure scope

C.

How the project scope will be managed and how scope changes will be integrated into the project

D.

The stakeholder's expectation on how changes will be identified and by what priority they will be addressed

Question 49

You are the project manager of a project. You have to determine the staffing requirements of the project. Which of the following you need:

Options:

A.

Resource breakdown schedule

B.

Responsibility assignment matrix

C.

Work breakdown structure

D.

Organization chart

Question 50

A unilateral contract under which the seller is paid a preset amount per unit of service is called __________.

Options:

A.

A cost reimbursable contract

B.

A lump sum contract

C.

A time and material contract

D.

A fixed price contract

Question 51

Group brainstorming encourages all of the following except ___________.

Options:

A.

Team building

B.

Analysis of alternatives

C.

Convergent thinking

D.

Uninhibited verbalization

Question 52

What is CI?

Options:

A.

Continuous improvement

B.

A sustained, gradual change

C.

Constancy of purpose and commitment to quality as part of its focus

D.

All of the above

Question 53

Which of the following statements concerning compromise as a conflict resolution is false?

Options:

A.

Neither party wins but both parties get some degree of satisfaction

B.

Important aspects of the project may be hindered in order to achieve personal objectives

C.

Compromise is generally considered a lose-lose situation

D.

A Definitive resolution is seldom achieved

Question 54

Which of the following techniques is used to control the project schedule?

Options:

A.

Pareto diagram

B.

Performance measurement

C.

Parametric modelling

D.

Statistical sampling

Question 55

Project management processes can be organized into the following:

Options:

A.

Initiating, planning, contracting, executing, and administration

B.

Designing, developing, testing, and implementing

C.

Initiating, designing, planning, executing, controlling, and implementation

D.

Initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing

Question 56

As part of the quality audit, the scope statement is checked against the work results to ensure the conformance to the customer requirements. The results should be documented and used for which of the following:

Options:

A.

Estimating future projects

B.

Changing the project scope

C.

Defining future project tasks

D.

Validating the quality process

Question 57

Which of the following is not a process of project human resource management?

Options:

A.

Organizational Planning

B.

stan< Acquisition

C.

Distribute Information

D.

Team Development

Question 58

You are the controller on your project. Your project manager has requested that you provide him with a forecast of project costs for the next 12 months. He needs this information to determine if the budget should be increased or decreased on this major construction project. In addition to the usual information sources, which of the following should you also consider?

Options:

A.

Cost estimates from similar projects

B.

The WBS

C.

Long-range weather forecasts

D.

Existing change requests

Question 59

The seller delivers a fixed price plus incentive fee project at a cost of $90,000. The terms of the contract are a ceiling price of $120,000, a target cost of $ 100,000, a target profit of $10,000, and a target price of $110,000. The share ratio is 70/30. The final price (your total reimbursement) is _________.

Options:

A.

$93,000

B.

$96,000

C.

$97,000

D.

None of the above

Question 60

Cost of quality includes ___________.

Options:

A.

Cost of all work to build a product or service that conforms to the requirements

B.

Training programs

C.

Cost of all work resulting from non-conformance to the requirements

D.

Al1 of the above

Question 61

Which of the following is true concerning the evaluation criteria?

Options:

A.

Can often be found in procurement documents

B.

Can be objective or subjective

C.

Used to rate or score proposals

D.

All of the above

Question 62

Projects are typically authorized as a result of any of the following except:

Options:

A.

Market demand

B.

Successful RFP bidding

C.

Regulatory requirement

D.

Technological advance

Question 63

The overall intentions and direction of an organization with regard to quality as formally expressed by top management is a __________.

Options:

A.

Quality Plan

B.

Quality Statement

C.

Quality Policy

D.

TQM

Question 64

A work breakdown structure is a ______.

Options:

A.

Result of the Collect Requirements process

B.

Deliverable oriented grouping of project elements that organizes and defines the total scope of the project

C.

Structure that can be used to track the project's time, cost, and quality performance against a defined baseline

D.

Valuable communications tool, but cannot be used to establish the number of required networks for Control Costs

Question 65

How much time does a typical project manager spend communicating both formally and informally?

Options:

A.

40-60%

B.

50-70%

C.

60-80%

D.

75-90%

Question 66

Percent complete is calculated by _________.

Options:

A.

ACWP/BAC

B.

BCWP-ACWP

C.

BCWP/BAC

D.

EAC/BAC

Question 67

The party that needs the change resulting from the project, and who will be its custodian on completion is the ___________.

Options:

A.

Owner

B.

Sponsor

C.

Customer

D.

client

Question 68

All of the following are communication tools EXCEPT _________.

Options:

A.

Memos

B.

Verbal circulation of a rumour

C.

video conferencing

D.

Inputting data into a spreadsheet

Question 69

During project lose out, the final task is __________.

Options:

A.

Verify that contractual obligations were met

B.

Transfer the deliverables to the client

C.

Reassign team member

D.

Complete lessons learned records

Question 70

Identification of Mandatory Dependencies is done during which of the following process:

Options:

A.

Sequence Activities

B.

Develop Schedule

C.

Define Activities

D.

Estimate Activity Durations

Question 71

A Project Manager is at the project kick-off meeting. He confidently states the vision and mission for the project. This PM is exhibiting the following leadership style:

Options:

A.

Hierarchal

B.

Authoritarian

C.

Charismatic

D.

Associative

Question 72

If you are a project manager and a change request has been denied, you should:

Options:

A.

Record it and save it.

B.

Pass on to the project team.

C.

Forget it

D.

None

Question 73

Activity Resource Requirements is an input to ____________ :

Options:

A.

Estimate Activity Durations

B.

Control Schedule

C.

Sequence Activities

D.

Estimate Activity Resources

Question 74

All are output of verify scope.

Options:

A.

Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

B.

Arrow diagramming method (ADM)

C.

Expert judgment

D.

Network templates

Question 75

A Reserve Analysis technique is NOT used during __________.

Options:

A.

Control Costs

B.

Estimating Activity Duration

C.

Determine Budget

D.

Estimate Costs

Question 76

Which of the following is an output of a Verify Scope process?

Options:

A.

Formal acceptance

B.

WBStemplate

C.

SOW acceptance

D.

Rework

Question 77

A RAM is:

Options:

A.

Random access memory

B.

Rapid and movement

C.

Responsibilities and methods

D.

Responsibility assignment matrix

Question 78

Which of the following is NOT an example of a type of schedule report?

Options:

A.

Gantt chart

B.

Milestone chart

C.

fishbone diagram

D.

network diagram

Question 79

A complex project will fit best in what type of an organization?

Options:

A.

Functional

B.

Cross-functional

C.

Matrix

D.

Balanced

Question 80

Constraints do not include:

Options:

A.

Impacts of weather

B.

Organizational structure of the performing organization

C.

Collective bargaining

D.

Expected staff assignments

Question 81

___________ coordinates people and other resources to carry out the plan.

Options:

A.

Work Breakdown Structure

B.

Resource planning

C.

Resource leveling

D.

Executing process

Question 82

Contingency planning is a means to _____ risks to the project through a formal process and provides the resources to meet the risk events.

Options:

A.

Address

B.

Classify

C.

Assign

D.

Resolve

Question 83

An input of the Collect Requirements process is a/an:

Options:

A.

Project Charter

B.

Project schedule

C.

Strategic plan

D.

Historical information

Question 84

A Trend Analysis is best described as:

Options:

A.

Examining project performance over time

B.

Calculating Earned Value

C.

Calculating Cost Variance

D.

Analyzing performance of similar projects over time

Question 85

A Reserve Analysis involves:

Options:

A.

Estimating by multiplying the quantity of work by productivity rate

B.

Adding resource reserves to the activity resource estimates

C.

Developing project schedule with contingency reserves as a recognition of the schedule risk

D.

Incorporating time buffers into the activity duration estimates

Question 86

A _______ is a series of actions bringing about a result.

Options:

A.

Project plan

B.

Process

C.

Schedule

D.

Flowchart

Question 87

A Project Scope Management includes :

Options:

A.

Initiation

B.

Project Plan Execution

C.

Overall Change Control

D.

Report Performance

Question 88

What is not among the tools and techniques of an Organizational Planning?

Options:

A.

Staffing management plan

B.

Templates

C.

Human resource practices

D.

Organizational theory

Question 89

A project plan is:

Options:

A.

A formal, approved document used to guide both project execution and project control.

B.

A document issued by senior management that provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.

C.

A narrative description of products or services to be supplie

D.

A document describing the organizational breakdown structure of the company.

Question 90

The process that is not a part of time management is:

Options:

A.

Define Activities

B.

Resource Planning

C.

Develop Schedule

D.

Sequence Activities

Question 91

Staffing requirements do not define:

Options:

A.

What types of skills are required

B.

What time frames

C.

What kinds of individuals or groups

D.

What type of resource planning is required

Question 92

A Reserve Analysis is a technique for:

Options:

A.

Estimate Activity Durations

B.

Estimate Activity Resources

C.

Sequence Activities

D.

Define Activities

Question 93

A risk response which involves eliminating a threat is called ________.

Options:

A.

Mitigation

B.

Deflection

C.

Avoidance

D.

Transfer

Question 94

According to the PMBOK Guide, the project statement of work (SOW) should contain or reference all the following elements except?

Options:

A.

Business need, strategic plan, and product scope description

B.

Requirements, business need, and stakeholder expectations

C.

Strategic plan, product scope description, stakeholder influences, and business need

D.

Project purpose, business case, stakeholder influences, and product scope description

Question 95

In communications management, to assimilate through the mind or senses is the process of ________________.

Options:

A.

Receiving

B.

Decoding

C.

Comprehending

D.

Understanding

Question 96

A structured tool, usually industry or activity specific, used to verify that a set of required steps has been performed is called _________.

Options:

A.

Quality Policy

B.

check List

C.

Trenc' Analysis

D.

Paieto Diagram

Question 97

The project manager's leadership style should be matched to the corresponding developmental level of the project team and should move through successive steps in the following order: _____________.

Options:

A.

Disciplinary, autocratic, and participative

B.

Staff planning, team training, and performance monitoring

C.

Team building, team development, and responsibility assignment

D.

Directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating

Question 98

The process of evaluating overall project performance on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards is called _________.

Options:

A.

Quality Assurance

B.

Quality Control

C.

plan Quality

D.

Quality Review

Question 99

The independence of two events in which the occurrence of one is not related to the occurrence of the other is called ________________.

Options:

A.

Event phenomenon

B.

Independent probability

C.

Statistical independence

D.

Statistical probability

Question 100

Complete final contract performance reporting and verify product is done in _______.

Options:

A.

Plan Procurements

B.

Conduct Procurements

C.

Administer Procurements

D.

Close Procurements

Question 101

Forcing as a means to manage conflict ______________.

Options:

A.

Exerts one's view at the potential expense of another party

B.

Emphasizes areas of agreement while avoiding points of disagreement

C.

Establishes a lose-lose situation

D.

Both A and c

Question 102

On any project, who creates the Lessons Learned document?

Options:

A.

Customers

B.

Project team

C.

Project sponsor

D.

Stakeholders

Question 103

Which of the following statements concerning acceptance sampling is false?

Options:

A.

Used when expensive and time-consuming to test the product 100%.

B.

The number of allowable defects before lot is rejected is predetermined.

C.

Inspection and test standards must be established to ensure that procedures can adequately determine conformance and non-conformance.

D.

All of the above are true.

Question 104

A unilateral contract under which the seller is paid a preset amount per unit of service is called _________.

Options:

A.

A cost reimbursable contract

B.

A lumP sum contract

C.

A unit price contract

D.

A fixed price contract

Question 105

A document or tool which describes when and how human resources will be brought onto and taken off the project team is called ____________.

Options:

A.

Staffing Management Plan

B.

Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)

C.

Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)

D.

Resource Assignment Chart

Question 106

Life cycle costing __________________.

Options:

A.

Includes acquisition, operating, and disposal costs when evaluating various alternatives

B.

Includes only the cost of the development or acquisition of a product or service

C.

Does not take into consideration the effect of project decisions on the cost of using the resulting product

D.

Botn B and c are correct

Question 107

Which of the following statements concerning compromise as a conflict resolution is false?

Options:

A.

Neither party wins but both parties get some degree of satisfaction.

B.

Important aspects of the project may be hindered in order to achieve personal objectives.

C.

Compromise is generally considered a lose-lose situation.

D.

A definitive resolution is seldom achieved.

Question 108

Risks are accepted when ___________.

Options:

A.

You develop a contingency plan to execute should the risk event occur

B.

You accept the consequences of the risk

C.

You transfer the risk to another party

D.

Both A and B

Question 109

Which of the following best describes a sub network?

Options:

A.

Fragment Network

B.

ADM

C.

PDM

D.

A0N

Question 110

The sending or conveying of information from one place to another is the process of _______________.

Options:

A.

Networking

B.

Transmitting

C.

Encrypting

D.

Promoting

Question 111

Analogous estimating ____________.

Options:

A.

Uses bottom-up estimating techniques

B.

Uses the actual costs from a previous, similar project

C.

Is synonymous with top-down estimating

D.

Both B and c are correct

Question 112

Which of the following is part of the expectancy theory of motivation?

Options:

A.

Clear, specific, and challenging goals generally motivate team members.

B.

Project managers should ensure that tasks assigned to project participants match their skills and the organizational climate is conducive to helping them meet their needs and achieving a sense of competence.

C.

People tend to be highly productive and motivated if they believe their efforts will lead to successful results and that success will lead to personal rewards.

D.

Both B and C are true.

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