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PMI CA0-001 Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Certification Exam Practice Test

Demo: 78 questions
Total 525 questions

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

Question 1

Which of the following consists of the detailed project scope statement and its associated WBS and WBS dictionary?

Options:

A.

Scope plan

B.

Product scope

C.

Scope management plan

D.

Scope baseline

Question 2

Which of the following is an output of the Estimate Activity Resources process?

Options:

A.

Alternative analysis

B.

Bottom-up estimating

C.

Resource breakdown structure

D.

Enterprise environmental factors

Question 3

Which of the following can be used to track the requirements throughout the project life cycle?

Options:

A.

Requirements traceability matrix

B.

Scope management plan

C.

Project charter

D.

Work breakdown structure

Question 4

Which project management process ensures the seller's performance meets procurement requirements and that the buyer performs according to the terms of the legal contract?

Options:

A.

Plan Procurements

B.

Perform Quality Assurance

C.

Administer Procurements

D.

Conduct Procurements

Question 5

A project team is in which of the following processes when they finalize all activities across all of the management process groups to formally complete the project?

Options:

A.

Closing

B.

Executing

C.

Monitoring and Controlling

D.

Planning

Question 6

What are three basic types of project phase-to-phase relationships?

Options:

A.

Sequential, Overlapping, Non-overlapping

B.

Sequential, Iterative, Overlapping

C.

Sequential, Non-overlapping, Iterative

D.

Iterative, Overlapping, Non-overlapping

Question 7

A project becomes officially authorized when which of the following occurs?

Options:

A.

Project manager is appointed

B.

Stakeholders approve the project

C.

Project charter is approved

D.

Project sponsor approves the project

Question 8

The degree of risk shared between the buyer and seller is determined by the:

Options:

A.

contract type.

B.

sponsors.

C.

project manager.

D.

stakeholders.

Question 9

Inspection is a tool and technique for which of the following processes?

Options:

A.

Create WBS

B.

Define Scope

C.

Control Scope

D.

Verify Scope

Question 10

Negotiated Settlements are an example of a technique used in which Project Procurement Management Process?

Options:

A.

Plan Procurements

B.

Conduct Procurements

C.

Administer Procurements

D.

Close Procurements

Question 11

In a control chart, the consecutive measurements are 11, 13, 09, 07, 08, 09, 09, 09, 08, and 12. For the entire process, the goal is 10 and the standard deviation is 1.

For this data set, it is correct to say that the process:

Options:

A.

is under control.

B.

is out of control.

C.

has an increasing trend.

D.

has a decreasing trend.

Question 12

Which quality assurance tool and technique confirms the implementation of approved change requests, corrective actions, defect repairs, and preventive actions?

Options:

A.

Quality checklists

B.

Quality metrics

C.

Quality audits

D.

Process analysis

Question 13

Which type of control tool identifies whether or not a process has a predictable performance?

Options:

A.

Cause and effect diagram

B.

Control Charts

C.

Pareto Chart

D.

Histogram

Question 14

How is the process of collecting requirements defined?

Options:

A.

Defining and documenting project sponsors' needs to meet the project objectives

B.

Defining and documenting stakeholders' needs to meet the project objectives

C.

Defining and documenting the project teams' needs to meet the project objectives

D.

Defining and documenting the project needs to meet the project objectives

Question 15

When using the Delphi technique for gathering information, what forecasting method is being used?

Options:

A.

Time series method

B.

Casual method

C.

Econometric method

D.

Judgmental method

Question 16

What is the first step in preparing the risk register?

Options:

A.

Qualitative risk analysis

B.

Quantitative risk analysis

C.

Risk response planning

D.

Risk identification

Question 17

Which of the following methods is a project selection technique?

Options:

A.

Flowcharting

B.

Earned value

C.

Cost-benefit analysis

D.

Pareto analysis

Question 18

The initial development of a Project Scope Management plan uses which technique?

Options:

A.

Alternatives identification

B.

Scope decomposition

C.

Expert judgment

D.

Product analysis

Question 19

Which is an input to the Scope Verification Process?

Options:

A.

Performance report

B.

Work breakdown structure

C.

Requested changes

D.

Project scope statement

Question 20

Which of the following equations is used to calculate cost variance?

Options:

A.

EV-AC

B.

AC-EV

C.

AC+EV

D.

AC/EV

Question 21

Using the following data, what is the Schedule Performance Index (SPI)?

EV = $500

PV= $750

AC= $1000

BAC= $1200

Options:

A.

0.67

B.

1.50

C.

0.75

D.

0.50

Question 22

What component of the project scope definition defines project exclusions?

Options:

A.

Project boundaries

B.

Project constraints

C.

Project assumptions

D.

Project objectives

Question 23

What name(s) is (are) associated with the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle?

Options:

A.

Pareto

B.

Ishikawa

C.

Shewart-Deming

D.

Delphi

Question 24

Which of the following is a tool or technique for distribute information?

Options:

A.

Project management plan

B.

Report performance

C.

Communications requirements analysis

D.

Communication methods

Question 25

Which of the following is a conflict resolving technique that emphasizes areas of agreement rather than areas of difference?

Options:

A.

Withdrawing/Avoiding

B.

Forcing

C.

Collaborating

D.

Smoothing/Accommodating

Question 26

When does risk monitoring and control occur?

Options:

A.

At project initiation

B.

During work performance analysis

C.

Throughout the life of the project

D.

At project milestones

Question 27

If a project with a CPI of 1.2, what you tell?

Options:

A.

The project is consuming fewer resources than anticipated

B.

The project is using fewer resources than anticipated.

C.

The project is falling behind.

D.

The project is running ahead of schedule.

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT an input of close project process?

Options:

A.

Project management plan

B.

Contract documentation

C.

Deliverables

D.

WBS

Question 29

ISO Stands for __________.

Options:

A.

International Organization for Standardization

B.

International Standardized Organization

C.

'n Standardized Organization

D.

Indiana Standardized Organization

Question 30

Which of the following provides the least accurate in estimating?

Options:

A.

Rough order of magnitude

B.

Budget estimate

C.

WBS estimate

D.

Definitive estimate

Question 31

Based on the PMBOK, who is ultimately responsible for the project quality?

Options:

A.

Project team

B.

Project manager

C.

QA manager

D.

Validation engineer

Question 32

Which of the following is an output of Verify Scope?

Options:

A.

Formal acceptance

B.

WBS template

C.

sow acceptance

D.

Rework

Question 33

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 34

You are project manager of a project. During the process of selecting the sellers, you reject one vendor because it doesn't have the manufacturing capability. This is an example of which selection tool?

Options:

A.

Weighting system

B.

Screening system

C.

Seller rating system

D.

Expert judgment

Question 35

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 36

You have been with the organization; you constantly hear rumours about a certain CAPM failing to live up to the CAPM Code. What you should do?

Options:

A.

You can gather as much information as you can before proceeding

B.

Confront the person immediately

C.

Ignore the rumours

D.

^ass the rumours along

Question 37

___________ is a group of processes required to purchase or acquire the products, services, or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work.

Options:

A.

Procurement Management

B.

Planning Management

C.

Scope Management

D.

Control Management

Question 38

You are the project manager of a project and budgeted money to provide cash awards to team members that exceed expectations. A project team member that is motivated by the chance to earn cash reward can most accurately be explained by which theory

Options:

A.

Hierarchy of needs

B.

Expectancy theory

C.

Achievement theory

D.

Al1 of the above

Question 39

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 40

You have a piece of equipment that was purchased for your project 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 41

Administrative closure is the process that ________.

Options:

A.

Closes all activities pertaining to a specific project

B.

Collects user acceptance of the project product or service

C.

Includes all the activities needed to validate the project products and services

D.

Al1 of the above

Question 42

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 43

You are the project manager of the MKTG Project. The project has a budget of $200,000 and is expected to last 2 years. The project is now 20 percent complete and is on schedule. What is the BAC?

Options:

A.

$-00,000

B.

$200,00

C.

$50,000

D.

None of the above

Question 44

Most change requests are a result of _______.

Options:

A.

Value added change (enhancements)

B.

Schedule constraints

C.

Regulatory constraints

D.

Improvement to the project scope

Question 45

Project success can be achieved only if:

Options:

A.

There is a clear link between the project deliverables and the business strategy.

B.

The project sponsor leads the initiatives.

C.

The project manager is an expert in managing resources.

D.

Team members like project manager.

Question 46

Assumptions in the project plan should be _________.

Options:

A.

Written down

B.

Understandable

C.

Not understandable

D.

No need to write

Question 47

A requirement document is an input of __________ process?

Options:

A.

Collect Requirements

B.

Define Scope

C.

Integrated Change Control

D.

Monitor and Control Project Work

Question 48

At what point in a project do you have the highest probability that it will fail?

Options:

A.

The beginning of the project

B.

^ust before the end of the project

C.

QA Phase

D.

Execution phase

Question 49

Which of the following statement is true about project charter?

Options:

A.

Provides a high level definition of the effort and its stakeholders

B.

Announces who is the project engineer

C.

Tells the newspapers and media when the project will end

D.

Announces who is the project sponsor

Question 50

Which risk response is most likely to involve contingency reserves?

Options:

A.

Acceptance

B.

shaie

C.

Mitigate

D.

Transfer

Question 51

Which of the following project document is best suited for tracking costs of resources?

Options:

A.

Work breakdown structure

B.

P'sk breakdown structure

C.

Organizational breakdown structure

D.

Resource breakdown structure

Question 52

_________ is always the lowest risk for the buyer if the scope of work is not well defined.

Options:

A.

Cost plus incentive fee

B.

F'xed P|ice

C.

Time and material

D.

"'s^ 's nc* 'elated to price

Question 53

Which document formally authorizes a project?

Options:

A.

The project charter

B.

Project scope statement

C.

The P'oject contract

D.

Project closing document

Question 54

Which of the following relationship is used in the Arrow Diagramming Method [ADM] :

Options:

A.

Start-to-Finish

B.

Finish-to-Start

C.

Start-to-Start

D.

Finish-to-Finish

Question 55

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 56

Your project has a budget of $240,000 and is expect to last for 1 year, with the work and budget spread evenly across all months. The project is now in the fourth month, the work is on schedule, but you have spent $120,000 of the project budget. What is your COST Variance percentage in this case?

Options:

A.

-50%

B.

50%

C.

40%

D.

20%

Question 57

Another term for top down estimating is:.

Options:

A.

Analogous estimating

B.

Life-cycle costing

C.

Parametric modeling

D.

Bottom up estimating

Question 58

Given the following estimates: Optimistic 3 days, Pessimistic 9 days, and most likely 6 days, what is the PERT weighted average?

Options:

A.

6

B.

4

C.

6.3

D.

6.1

Question 59

When you are developing the estimates for project, you choose in a mathematical model to predict estimate. What type of estimation method are you using?

Options:

A.

Parametric estimating

B.

Bottom-up estimating

C.

Top-down estimating

D.

Analogous estimating

Question 60

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 61

A Project Scope Management includes :

Options:

A.

Initiation

B.

Project Plan Execution

C.

Overall Change Control

D.

Report Performance

Question 62

The scope management provides:

Options:

A.

A basis for future decisions about the project.

B.

A baseline to accomplish verification measures.

C.

A baseline to evaluate potential scope changes.

D.

All of the above.

Question 63

A major assumption of all network scheduling methods is that the activity duration must be _____.

Options:

A.

Statistically dependent

B.

Variance distributed

C.

Statistically independent

D.

Deterministic

Question 64

In which type of organization, a project manager is in complete control of the project?

Options:

A.

Projectized organization

B.

Balanced Matrix organization

C.

Strong Matrix

D.

Weak Matrix organization

Question 65

A Project Cost Management plan is created as a part of:

Options:

A.

Develop Project Management Plan process

B.

Control Costs process

C.

Determine Budget process

D.

Estimate Costs process

Question 66

An example of a project is:

Options:

A.

Billing customers

B.

Managing an organization

C.

Constructing a building

D.

Providing technical support

Question 67

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 68

Stakeholder influence is greatest at the ______ of the project.

Options:

A.

Beginning

B.

Closing

C.

Controlling

D.

Executing

Question 69

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 70

In PMBOK, the buyer is ________ to the project team.

Options:

A.

Internal

B.

External

C.

Outside

D.

Assigned

Question 71

You are the project manager for the software Project. This project must be completed within one year. This is an example of which of the following?

Options:

A.

Schedule

B.

Assumption

C.

Constraint

D.

Planning process

Question 72

In which type of organization, a project manager is in complete control of the project?

Options:

A.

Projectized organization

B.

Balanced Matrix organization

C.

Strong Matrix

D.

Weak Matrix organization

Question 73

The buyer and seller are bound by the ________.

Options:

A.

Contract

B.

Responsibilities

C.

WBS

D.

Identification

Question 74

You have a piece of equipment that was purchased for your project 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 the straight-line deprecation, what is the amount that can be written off each year?

Options:

A.

$600

B.

$1200

C.

$3000

D.

$100

Question 75

Market conditions are a part of ________.

Options:

A.

Enterprise environmental factors

B.

Project management concerns

C.

Organizational process assets

D.

Cost factor

Question 76

A Change Control Board should be _______?

Options:

A.

flexible

B.

Include the project manager

C.

appropriate authority

D.

al1 of the above

Question 77

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 78

Which of the following best describes project scope?

Options:

A.

The work that must be done in order to deliver a product with the specified features and functions

B.

The description of the project deliverables

C.

The authorizing document that allows the project manager to move forward with the project and to assign resources to the tasks

D.

The process of planning and executing all of the required work to deliver the project

Demo: 78 questions
Total 525 questions