WGU C854 CAPSTONE CPE HIGH-
LEVEL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. In the context of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), which phase is primarily
concerned with defining the ‘what’ of the system rather than the ‘how’?
A. System Design
B. Implementation
C. Requirements Analysis
D. Maintenance
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Requirements Analysis focuses on identifying the specific needs
and constraints of the stakeholders to define what the system must do.
2. Which project management document formally authorizes the existence of a project and
provides the project manager with authority?
A. Project Scope Statement
B. Communication Plan
C. Work Breakdown Structure
,D. Project Charter
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The Project Charter is the foundational document that grants the
project manager the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.
3. Which of the following describes ‘Scope Creep’ in a technical project?
A. The intentional reduction of project features to meet a deadline.
B. The gradual unauthorized expansion of project boundaries.
C. A method for estimating the time required for complex tasks.
D. The process of refining requirements during the Agile sprint.
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Scope creep refers to uncontrolled changes or continuous
growth in a project’s scope without adjustments to time, cost, and resources.
4. In the Triple Constraint model (Iron Triangle), what are the three primary variables that
must be balanced?
A. Risk, Quality, and Resources
B. Time, Cost, and Scope
C. Design, Development, and Testing
D. Stakeholders, Budget, and Technology
, Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The Triple Constraint consists of Time, Cost, and Scope;
changing one typically affects the others and impacts Quality.
5. What is the primary purpose of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
A. To assign specific team members to coding tasks.
B. To calculate the critical path of the project schedule.
C. To track the daily progress of the development team.
D. To define the hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work.
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The WBS is a deliverable-oriented decomposition of a project
into smaller, manageable components.
6. Which risk response strategy involves shifting the impact of a threat to a third party?
A. Avoidance
B. Mitigation
C. Acceptance
D. Transference
Answer: D
LEVEL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. In the context of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), which phase is primarily
concerned with defining the ‘what’ of the system rather than the ‘how’?
A. System Design
B. Implementation
C. Requirements Analysis
D. Maintenance
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Requirements Analysis focuses on identifying the specific needs
and constraints of the stakeholders to define what the system must do.
2. Which project management document formally authorizes the existence of a project and
provides the project manager with authority?
A. Project Scope Statement
B. Communication Plan
C. Work Breakdown Structure
,D. Project Charter
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The Project Charter is the foundational document that grants the
project manager the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.
3. Which of the following describes ‘Scope Creep’ in a technical project?
A. The intentional reduction of project features to meet a deadline.
B. The gradual unauthorized expansion of project boundaries.
C. A method for estimating the time required for complex tasks.
D. The process of refining requirements during the Agile sprint.
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Scope creep refers to uncontrolled changes or continuous
growth in a project’s scope without adjustments to time, cost, and resources.
4. In the Triple Constraint model (Iron Triangle), what are the three primary variables that
must be balanced?
A. Risk, Quality, and Resources
B. Time, Cost, and Scope
C. Design, Development, and Testing
D. Stakeholders, Budget, and Technology
, Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The Triple Constraint consists of Time, Cost, and Scope;
changing one typically affects the others and impacts Quality.
5. What is the primary purpose of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
A. To assign specific team members to coding tasks.
B. To calculate the critical path of the project schedule.
C. To track the daily progress of the development team.
D. To define the hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work.
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The WBS is a deliverable-oriented decomposition of a project
into smaller, manageable components.
6. Which risk response strategy involves shifting the impact of a threat to a third party?
A. Avoidance
B. Mitigation
C. Acceptance
D. Transference
Answer: D
