CAPM : Certified Associate in Project Management (PMI-100) : Part 52

  1. Which of the following is an example of an internal factor that influences the outcome of the project?

    • Legal restrictions
    • Financial considerations
    • Commercial database
    • Geographic distribution of facilities
  2. 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?

    • Approved change requests
    • Verified deliverables
    • Lessons learned
    • Work performance data
  3. A project manager held a meeting and listed all team members’ ideas for improving the product on a white board. What data gathering technique did the project manager apply?

    • Focus groups
    • Interviews
    • Brainstorming
    • Delphi technique
  4. What is the purpose of tailoring in project management?

    • To select an appropriate team and its competencies for the project
    • To select appropriate processes, tools & methodology for the project
    • To ensure agile practices are embedded into project phases
    • To let management know the project management will be done efficiency
  5. During the execution phase of a project a defect is found. The project manager takes responsibility and with the correct documentation, begins the task necessary to repair the defect. What process was applied?

    • Change request
    • Risk response
    • Risk management plan
    • Lessons learned
  6. A new project has been set. Four main stakeholders besides the project manager and four other team members have been identified.

    How many communication channels are available?

    • 8
    • 18
    • 36
    • 40

    Explanation:

    Reference: https://www.izenbridge.com/blog/how-to-calculate-communication-channels/

  7. Deciding the phases of project life cycle would be considered a part of which of these knowledge areas?

    • Project Schedule Management
    • Project Scope Management
    • Project Resource Management
    • Project Integration Management
  8. Which is the tool or technique that is used to obtain the list of activities from the work packages?

    • Data analysis
    • Leads and lags
    • Precedence diagramming method
    • Decomposition
  9. A project manager is formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables. What is an input to this process?

    • Verified deliverables
    • Validated deliverables
    • Accepted deliverables
    • Completed change requests
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/a-guide-to/9781935589679/sub5.5.xhtml
  10. The Agile principle “welcome changing requirements, even late in development” relates to which agile manifesto?

    • Working software over comprehensive documentation
    • Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
    • Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
    • Responding to change over following a plan
  11. A project team conducts regular standup meetings to keep everyone updated on what each one of them is working on. What type communication is this?

    • Informal
    • Unofficial
    • Formal
    • Hierarchical
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://yodiz.com/help/agile-scrum-meetings/
  12. In a functional organization, the director of an important stakeholder business group expressed concern to a line manager about the progress of the project. What should the line manager do next?

    • Hold a face-to-face meeting with the project manager and warn them
    • Point the director to a link where they can take a look at the reports
    • Invite stakeholders to attend monthly progress review meetings
    • Ask the project manager to update the monthly status report distribution list
  13. Which conflict resolution technique produces the most lasting results?

    • Withdraw/avoid
    • Smooth/accommodate
    • Compromise/reconcile
    • Collaborate/problem solve
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://pmstudycircle.com/2012/01/best-conflict-resolution-technique/
  14. A project has an estimated duration of 10 months with a total budget of US$220,000. At the end of the fifth month, it is estimated that at completion, the project will incur US$250,000.

    If the actual cost (AC) calculated is US$150,000, what is the earned value (EV) of the project?

    • US$-30,000
    • US$120,000
    • US$370,000
    • US$400,000
  15. In agile projects while performing scope management, what is the definition of requirements?

    • Metrics
    • Sprint
    • Charter
    • Backlog
  16. Which of the following are processes associated with Project Cost Management?

    • Develop Costs, Estimate Costs, Determine Budget, Control Costs
    • Develop Budget, Determine Budget, Determine Risks, Control Costs
    • Plan Cost Management, Estimate Costs, Determine Budget, Control Costs
    • Plan Budget Management, Determine Budget, Create Cost Accounts, Control Costs
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://blog.masterofproject.com/cost-management/
  17. Creating the project scope statement is part of which process?

    • Manage Scope
    • Collect Requirements
    • Define Scope
    • Validate Scope
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://www.greycampus.com/opencampus/project-management-professional/project-scope-statement
  18. Directing another person to get from one to another using a known set of expected behaviors are the ability to lead a team and inspire them to do their jobs well is related to?

    • Influence and challenge
    • Innovation and administration
    • Leadership and management
    • Engagement and guidance
  19. A project manager has to share a status report with a new stakeholder and is trying to determine the level of detail to include in the report. Which document best details the information the project manager needs to make this decision?

    • Organizational process assets
    • Change management plan
    • Communications management plan
    • Resource management plan
  20. A project manager called for a team meeting to estimate the project effort. During the session, the team went on to identify all the deliverables and analyzed the related work. Each of the analyzed deliverables were estimated.

    Which estimation method did the team use?

    • Rolling wave planning
    • Expert judgment
    • Decomposition
    • Data analysis
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