CAPM EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND STEP
BY STEP SOLUTIONS
◉ You are creating a plan to control how changes to the project
scope will be permitted. Which one of the following would be the
name of this plan?
Answer: The Scope Management plan
◉ Your project is not costing as much as you predicted. If you do not
use your entire budget allotment for the first phase of the project,
you will receive a budget reduction for the second phase of your
project. You elect to order slightly better materials that will provide
a higher product for the customer, but that will also allow you to
meet the predicted budget for this phase of the project. This
condition is best described as which one of the following?
Answer: Gold Plating
◉ A change has been approved for your project. This change will
cause the project to increase in costs by $25,000. What needs to be
updated as a result of this change? (Choose the best answer.)
Answer: The cost baseline
,◉ A change has been demanded by the customer for your project
scope. Which one of the following does not need to be examined
because of the change?
Answer: The project charter
◉ You are the project manager of the HGF Project. The project scope
has been approved by all stakeholders and management. The project
is now moving forward. A week later, however, two of the key
stakeholders, John and Tina, come to you demanding to change
some aspects of the scope statement. What should the project
manager do?
Answer: Refuse to make any changes, but have the stakeholders
complete a change request form
◉ Julianne is the project manager of the JGB Project. A change
request has been approved that will add a considerable amount of
time and cost to the project. What must be updated to reflect these
changes?
Answer: The scope baseline
◉ You are the project manager for your organization. Your latest
project is to create a web interface that allows customers to
purchase items from an online catalog. If you create the product in-
house, it will cost $150,000 to create and nearly $4,500 each month
in administration and fees. A vendor has supplied a quote to create
the software for $160,000 and to handle the administration for five
, cents per transaction. There are expected to be 65,000 transactions
each month. Which one of the following will help you determine
which decision has the best value?
Answer: A decision tree
◉ A project manager wants to assign resources to activities that
must happen during off-hours. The labor union, however, wants to
discuss this issue with the project manager before approving the
schedule. The relationship between the labor union and
management is represented by which one of the following?
Answer: A collective bargaining agreement
◉ You are the project manager for your organization and you're
working with management and the project team to create the
project management plan. Which plan controls how team members
are brought onto and released from the project?
Answer: The staffing management plan
◉ Fred is the project manager of the HUT Project and he's in a
conflict with Sarah about requiring the project team to work
overtime. Fred insists that overworking the project team may result
in all but one of the following. Which one won't result?
Answer: An increase in quality inspections
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND STEP
BY STEP SOLUTIONS
◉ You are creating a plan to control how changes to the project
scope will be permitted. Which one of the following would be the
name of this plan?
Answer: The Scope Management plan
◉ Your project is not costing as much as you predicted. If you do not
use your entire budget allotment for the first phase of the project,
you will receive a budget reduction for the second phase of your
project. You elect to order slightly better materials that will provide
a higher product for the customer, but that will also allow you to
meet the predicted budget for this phase of the project. This
condition is best described as which one of the following?
Answer: Gold Plating
◉ A change has been approved for your project. This change will
cause the project to increase in costs by $25,000. What needs to be
updated as a result of this change? (Choose the best answer.)
Answer: The cost baseline
,◉ A change has been demanded by the customer for your project
scope. Which one of the following does not need to be examined
because of the change?
Answer: The project charter
◉ You are the project manager of the HGF Project. The project scope
has been approved by all stakeholders and management. The project
is now moving forward. A week later, however, two of the key
stakeholders, John and Tina, come to you demanding to change
some aspects of the scope statement. What should the project
manager do?
Answer: Refuse to make any changes, but have the stakeholders
complete a change request form
◉ Julianne is the project manager of the JGB Project. A change
request has been approved that will add a considerable amount of
time and cost to the project. What must be updated to reflect these
changes?
Answer: The scope baseline
◉ You are the project manager for your organization. Your latest
project is to create a web interface that allows customers to
purchase items from an online catalog. If you create the product in-
house, it will cost $150,000 to create and nearly $4,500 each month
in administration and fees. A vendor has supplied a quote to create
the software for $160,000 and to handle the administration for five
, cents per transaction. There are expected to be 65,000 transactions
each month. Which one of the following will help you determine
which decision has the best value?
Answer: A decision tree
◉ A project manager wants to assign resources to activities that
must happen during off-hours. The labor union, however, wants to
discuss this issue with the project manager before approving the
schedule. The relationship between the labor union and
management is represented by which one of the following?
Answer: A collective bargaining agreement
◉ You are the project manager for your organization and you're
working with management and the project team to create the
project management plan. Which plan controls how team members
are brought onto and released from the project?
Answer: The staffing management plan
◉ Fred is the project manager of the HUT Project and he's in a
conflict with Sarah about requiring the project team to work
overtime. Fred insists that overworking the project team may result
in all but one of the following. Which one won't result?
Answer: An increase in quality inspections
