CAPM Practice Exam PMBOK Guide 6th Edition 44 Questions with Verified Answers
Select the best description of the planning process group
The
... [Show More] process(es) required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project was undertaken to achieve.
The process(es) required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to include in the project charter
The process(es) performed to define a new project or a phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase.
The process(es) required to plan how the project will take place through meetings with project stakeholders. - CORRECT ANSWER The process(es) required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project was undertaken to achieve.
Which of the following data analysis techniques helps to determine which individual project risks or other sources of uncertainty have the most potential impact on project outcomes?
Influence diagrams
Decision tree analysis
Simulations
Sensitivity analysis - CORRECT ANSWER Sensitivity analysis
Using the data below, which item is MOST over budget?
Item--------PV--------AC--------EV
1--------10,000--------11,000--------10,000
2--------9,000--------8,000--------8,000
3--------8,000--------8,000--------8,000
4-------7,000-------7,000--------5,000 - CORRECT ANSWER Cost Performance Index (CPI)
A CPI value of less than 1.0 indicates a cost overrun for work completed. A CPI Value greater than 1.0 indicates a cost under-run of performance to date.
CPI = EV / AC
Item 4
All of the following are characteristics of the project charter EXCEPT:
It formally authorizes the existence of a project.
It provides a direct link between the project and the strategic objectives of the organization.
It is used primarily to request bids for a project or a specific phase of a project.
It provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities. - CORRECT ANSWER It is used primarily to request bids for a project or a specific phase of a project.
Memos and emails are examples of what communication method?
Interactive
Push
Pull
Transmit Message - CORRECT ANSWER Push
Which of the following contains information on the threats and opportunities that may impact resource planning?
Resource Calendar
Staff Release Plan
Project Organization Chart
Risk Register - CORRECT ANSWER Risk Register
As the project manager, which of the following is your responsibility as part of the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?
Continuously monitor the work being completed
Build team cohesiveness and relationships to both external and internal stakeholders
Ensure stakeholder needs are being met in relation with the approved scope
Integrate the various parts of the project work into a cohesive whole - CORRECT ANSWER Continuously monitor the work being completed
Addressing any risks or potential risks or potential concerns related to stakeholders and anticipating future issues that may be raised by stakeholders are activities that are a part of which project management process
Identify Stakeholders
Control Stakeholder Engagement
Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Monitor Stakeholder Engagement - CORRECT ANSWER Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Which of the following is a tool and technique of the Monitor Risks process?
Interpersonal and team skills
What-if scenario analysis
Meetings
Data Gathering - CORRECT ANSWER Meetings
Updates to project documents such as schedule and cost forecasts, work performance reports, and the issue log are outputs of what process?
Monitor and Control Project Work
Control Quality
Direct and Manage Project Work
Plan Risk Response - CORRECT ANSWER Monitor and Control Project Work
What process involves tracking, reviewing and reporting project progress against the defined performance objectives in the project management plan?
Develop Project Management Plan
Direct and Manage Project Work
Perform Integrated Change Control
Monitor and Control Project Work - CORRECT ANSWER Monitor and Control Project Work
Change Requests are processed for review and disposition through the Perform Integrated Change Control process and may include which of the following types of change activities?
Preventative action
Nonconforming repair
Swift Action
Default repair - CORRECT ANSWER Preventative action
Also acceptable
Corrective Action
Defect Repair
CCB - CORRECT ANSWER Change Control Board. Responsible for approving or rejecting change requests. The roles and responsibilities of these boards are clearly defined within the configuration control and change control procedures, and are agreed upon by appropriate stakeholders.
Assumption logs and issues logs are inputs to which Project Integration Management Process
Direct and Manage Project Work
Perform Integrated Change Control
Monitor and Control Project Work
Develop Project Management Plan - CORRECT ANSWER Monitor and Control Project Work
Inputs to Monitor and Control Project Work - CORRECT ANSWER 1 Project Management Plan
2 Project Documents (assumption log, basis of estimates, cost forecasts, issues log, lessons learned register, milestone list, quality reports, risk register, risk report, schedule forecasts)
3 Agreements
4 Work Performance Information
5 Enterprise Environmental Factors
6 Organizational Process Assets
What tool or technique can be used in the Monitor and Control Project Work Process?
Cause-and-effect diagrams
Matrix diagrams
Logical Data Model
Trend Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER Trend Analysis
Tools & Techniques used in the Monitor and Control Project Work Process - CORRECT ANSWER Expert Judgement
Data Analysis (alternative analysis, cost-benefit analysis, earned value analysis, root cause analysis, trend analysis, variance analysis)
Decision Making
Meetings
What tool or technique is used in the Monitor and Control Project Work Process?
Work performance trends
Data analysis
Schedule compression
Facilitation techniques - CORRECT ANSWER Data analysis
What change request is an intentional activity that ensures that the future performance of project work aligns with the project management plan?
Update
Preventative Action
Defect Repair
Corrective Action - CORRECT ANSWER Preventative Action
Change requests are processed for review and disposition through the Perform Integrated Change Control process and may include which of the following types of change activities?
Swift Action
Default Repair
Nonconformaing Repair
Preventive Action - CORRECT ANSWER Preventive Action
Which of the following is a tool and technique of the Perform Integrated Change Control process
Stakeholder analysis
Project Management Information Systems
Virtual Teams
Data Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER Data Analysis
What is the name of a formally chartered group responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, deferring, or rejecting changes to the project, and for recording and communication such decisions?
Change Control Board
Nominal Group
Board of Directors
Focus Group - CORRECT ANSWER Change Control Board
A change control board (CCB) is:
A dashboard that provides integrated information to help control changes to cost, schedule, and specifications throughout the life of the project.
A formal or an informal group of stakeholders that has oversight o project execution
A formally chartered group of stakeholders responsible for ensuring that only a minimal amount of changes occurs on the project
A formally chartered group responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, deferring, or rejecting changes to the project, and for recording and communicating such decisions. - CORRECT ANSWER A formally chartered group responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, deferring, or rejecting changes to the project, and for recording and communicating such decisions.
All of the following are data analysis techniques used in project closeout except:
Trend analysis, used to validate modules used in the organization and to implement adjustments for future projects.
Document analysis, used to identify lessons learned and knowledge sharing for future projects and organizational assets improvement.
Regression analysis, used to determine which individual project risks or other sources of uncertainty have the most potential impact on project outcomes.
Variance analysis, used to improve the metrics of the organization by comparing what was initially planned and the end result. - CORRECT ANSWER Document, Regression, Trend and Variance Analysis are used.
NOPE: Variance
Nope: Document
What are the tools and techniques used in the Close Project or Phase process?
Expert judgment, data analysis, and meetings
Meetings, inspections and audits, and expert judgment
Expert judgment, project management information system (PMIS), and meetings
Inspections and audits, analytical techniques, and variance analysis - CORRECT ANSWER Expert judgment, data analysis, and meetings
All of the following Project Documents are inputs to Close Project or Phase EXCEPT:
Milestone list, Basis of estimates, and Quality Control measurements
Lessons learned register, risk register, and Stakeholder register
Requirements documentation, Risk Reports, and Quality reports
Assumption log, Change log, and Issues log - CORRECT ANSWER Lessons learned register, risk register, and Stakeholder register
All of the following are outputs to close the project or phase EXCEPT:
Organizational process asset updates
Environment enterprise factor updates
Project documents updates
Final product, service, or result transition - CORRECT ANSWER Environment enterprise factor updates
All of the following are part of the project performance summary in the final report EXCEPT:
Scope Objectives, the criteria used to evaluate the scope, and evidence that the completion criteria were met.
Quality objectives, the criteria used to evaluate the project and product quality.
Environmental objectives, the criteria used to evaluate the impact of the project on both internal and external organizations
Cost objectives, the criteria used to evaluate the accepted cost range, actual costs, and reasons for any variances. - CORRECT ANSWER Environmental objectives, the criteria used to evaluate the impact of the project on both internal and external organizations
Which of the following activities are necessary for the administrative closure of the project or phase?
Collecting any suggestions for improving or updating the policies and procedures of the organization and sending them to the appropriate organizational unit.
Assuring benefits realization from the program and component projects.
Resolving constraints and conflicts that affect multiple projects within the program.
Prioritizing the work on the project to ensure the project resources are allocated to the appropriate work at the appropriate time. - CORRECT ANSWER Collecting any suggestions for improving or updating the policies and procedures of the organization and sending them to the appropriate organizational unit.
Which of the following are Close Project and Phase tools and techniques:
Expert judgement, Project management information systems, and meetings
Expert judgement, data analysis, and meetings
Expert judgement, data gathering and knowledge management.
Expert judgement, Data gathering and data analysis. - CORRECT ANSWER Expert judgement, data analysis, and meetings
What organization process assets are updated as part of the Close Project or Phase process?
Change log
Lessons learned repository
Business Case
Risk Report - CORRECT ANSWER Lessons learned repository
Which of the following are inputs to Close Project or Phase
Project Mangement Information System. Agreements and Quality Control Measurements
Business Documents, Change Control Tools, and Requirements Documentation
Procurement Documents, Lessons Learned, and Entreprise Environmental Factors
Project Charter, Accepted Deliverables and Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) - CORRECT ANSWER NOPE: Business Documents, Change Control Tools, and Requirements Documentation
What are some of the key benefits of the Close Project or Phase process?
Project document updates and the release of organizational resources
The release of organization resources and stakeholder approval
Lessons learned and the release of organizational resources
Lessons learned and project document updates - CORRECT ANSWER Lessons learned and the release of organizational resources
The process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project is which project management process associated with the Project Scope Management Knowledge Area
Control Scope
Validate Scope
Define Scope
Plan Scope Management
(5.5) - CORRECT ANSWER Validate Scope
Which statement describes agile/adaptive environments?
Less time is spent trying to define and agree on scope, and more time is spent establishing the process for its ongoing discovery.
Less time is spent trying to establish a process for ongoing discovery, and more time defining and agreeing on scope.
Equal time is spent trying to define and agree on scope while establishing ongoing discovery.
No time is spent defining scope; all efforts are spent on establishing ongoing discovery. - CORRECT ANSWER Less time is spent trying to define and agree on scope, and more time is spent establishing the process for its ongoing discovery.
Agile scope planning is especially useful when:
Scope is well understood at the beginning.
Solution requirements are emerging all the time.
Quality requirements are not stable.
Business requirements are not stable. - CORRECT ANSWER
Which of the following is a tailoring consideration for Project Scope Management?
Stability of requirements
Project dimensions
Knowledge management
On-demand scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER Stability of requirements
In predictive projects, the scope baseline for the project is the approved version of which document?
Project scope description
Requirements documentation
Project scope statement
Planning package - CORRECT ANSWER Project scope statement
Within the Project Scope Management Knowledge Area, who is responsible for ensuring that requirements-related work is accounted for in the project management plan and that requirements-related activities are performed on time and within budget and deliver value?
Business analyst
Project specialist
Project sponsor
Project manager - CORRECT ANSWER Project manager
Which of the following best describes a product lifecycle
A series of phases that represent the evolution of a product, from concept through delivery, growth, maturity, and to retirement.
A historical record of the development of a product.
A process contained within the predictive project lifecycle and represents all project activities.
The maturity of a project through a series of repeated cycles. - CORRECT ANSWER A series of phases that represent the evolution of a product, from concept through delivery, growth, maturity and to retirement.
Which of the following is a definition of a project?
A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.
An ongoing set of activities developed in order to meet customer requirements
A revenue generating activity designed to produce customer satisfaction
A set of sequential activities preformed in a process or system - CORRECT ANSWER A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.
All of the following is true about project phases and the project lifecycle EXCEPT:
The ability to influence the project's product, without significantly impacting cost is the highest at the start and decreases as the project progresses towards completion
Stakeholder influences, risk, and uncertainty are greatest at the start of the project. These factors decrease over the life of the project.
The cost of changes and correcting errors typically increases substantially as the project approaches completion.
Cost and staffing levels are generally steady throughout the life of the project - CORRECT ANSWER Cost and staffing levels are generally steady throughout the life of the project
The collection of generally sequential and sometimes overlapping project phases, whose name and number are determined by the management and control needs of the organization or organizations involved in the project is known as:
Project Waterfall
Project Life Cycle
Project Life Stages
Project Management Process Groups - CORRECT ANSWER Project Life Cycle
Which of the following is the definition of project management:
The application of knowledge, skills, and science to organizational activities to achieve operational excellence
The application of engineering and technical disciplines to achieve customer satisfaction.
The application of critical path method and earned value management within a project
The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements. - CORRECT ANSWER The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.A [Show Less]