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CAPSTONE PROJECTS FINAL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ LATEST UPDATE 2024.
Within the context of the project management lexicon established by the PMI, the person s who may
affect or be affected by a project outcome is referred to as a...
A project stakeholder
B project customer
C product stockholder
D product life cycle manager - ANS - A
Which process groups has the highest number of processes associated with it?
An Executing
B Initiating and Closing
C Planning
D Monitoring and Controlling - ANS – C
The Project Manager is creating an estimate for building HVAC system. The system is very similar to other
recently installed systems that he was project manager on. He is using the rule of thumb of $85 per
square foot to calculate the estimate. What type of estimate is this?
(A) Analogous
(B) Parametric
(C) Three-Point Estimates
(D) Delphi technique - ANS - B
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All the following are true about resource levelling except...
(A) It requires a Configuration Management System to control changes.
(B) It can be used to keep selected resource usage at a constant level during specific time periods.
(C) It is applied in the Develop Schedule process.
(D) It can be used when shared or critically required resources are available only at certain times. - ANS -
A
What is the critical path in the network?
(A) BFHI
(B) BGHI
(C) ACDEI
(D) BCDEI - ANS - B
What is the output of the Initiating Process Group? Hint: Use Table 1-4 to identify the corresponding
process es and then consult the flow diagram s of the identified process es.
A. A project charter
B. A project plan
C. Corrective action
D. A project charter and an assumption log - ANS - D
A business analyst has a career path that has been very important to her throughout the 10 years of her
career. She is put on a high-priority project with a projectized organizational structure. Which of the
following is likely viewed as a negative of being on the project?
A Running the risk of being laid off after the project is completed
B Working with people who have similar skills
C Working on a project that is of high priority
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D None of the above - ANS - A
Which knowledge area s has at least one process in each process group?
A Project Resource Management
B Project Integration Management
C Project Scope Management
D All of the above - ANS - B
Who is responsible for executing the result of the Planning process group?
A The functional manager
B The project sponsor
C The project customer
D The Project Manager and the project team - ANS - D
Which of the following is an advantage of a projectized organization?
A Having to get approval from a functional manager.
B Enjoying an opportunity of progressive promotion through a well-defined career path.
C Optimizing a single focus on the project.
D Getting an opportunity to contribute towards a business unit's competency. - ANS - C
Project management processes are...
A performed continuously throughout the project.
B used once or at predefined points in the project.
C performed periodically as needed.
D All of the above - ANS - D
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Project team members often assemble to review the impact of the application of knowledge. They
undertake this discussion for the sake of future phases or projects so that they can repeat good practices
and eliminate bad practices. This activity is known as what?
(A) Lessons Learned
(B) Project Closure
(C) Project Audit
(D) Contract Closure - ANS - A
When is the best time to schedule Validate Scope in the project management plan?
(A) When the Scope Management Plan is awaiting signoff.
(B) When the project sponsor calls for it.
(C) Periodically as needed, e.g. at the end of every project phase.
(D) Immediately before acceptance of a project deliverable. - ANS - C
Variance analysis compares scope performance parameters to baseline values and is a useful tool to...
(A) define the project scope.
(B) plan the project scope.
(C) control the project scope.
(D) validate the project scope. - ANS - C
All of the following statements are true about the Project Scope Statement except...
(A) It is an output of the Define Scope process.
(B) It describes the project's deliverables in detail and helps to identify the work required to create those
deliverables.
(C) It is an output of the Validate Scope process.
CAPSTONE PROJECTS FINAL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ LATEST UPDATE 2024.
Within the context of the project management lexicon established by the PMI, the person s who may
affect or be affected by a project outcome is referred to as a...
A project stakeholder
B project customer
C product stockholder
D product life cycle manager - ANS - A
Which process groups has the highest number of processes associated with it?
An Executing
B Initiating and Closing
C Planning
D Monitoring and Controlling - ANS – C
The Project Manager is creating an estimate for building HVAC system. The system is very similar to other
recently installed systems that he was project manager on. He is using the rule of thumb of $85 per
square foot to calculate the estimate. What type of estimate is this?
(A) Analogous
(B) Parametric
(C) Three-Point Estimates
(D) Delphi technique - ANS - B
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All the following are true about resource levelling except...
(A) It requires a Configuration Management System to control changes.
(B) It can be used to keep selected resource usage at a constant level during specific time periods.
(C) It is applied in the Develop Schedule process.
(D) It can be used when shared or critically required resources are available only at certain times. - ANS -
A
What is the critical path in the network?
(A) BFHI
(B) BGHI
(C) ACDEI
(D) BCDEI - ANS - B
What is the output of the Initiating Process Group? Hint: Use Table 1-4 to identify the corresponding
process es and then consult the flow diagram s of the identified process es.
A. A project charter
B. A project plan
C. Corrective action
D. A project charter and an assumption log - ANS - D
A business analyst has a career path that has been very important to her throughout the 10 years of her
career. She is put on a high-priority project with a projectized organizational structure. Which of the
following is likely viewed as a negative of being on the project?
A Running the risk of being laid off after the project is completed
B Working with people who have similar skills
C Working on a project that is of high priority
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D None of the above - ANS - A
Which knowledge area s has at least one process in each process group?
A Project Resource Management
B Project Integration Management
C Project Scope Management
D All of the above - ANS - B
Who is responsible for executing the result of the Planning process group?
A The functional manager
B The project sponsor
C The project customer
D The Project Manager and the project team - ANS - D
Which of the following is an advantage of a projectized organization?
A Having to get approval from a functional manager.
B Enjoying an opportunity of progressive promotion through a well-defined career path.
C Optimizing a single focus on the project.
D Getting an opportunity to contribute towards a business unit's competency. - ANS - C
Project management processes are...
A performed continuously throughout the project.
B used once or at predefined points in the project.
C performed periodically as needed.
D All of the above - ANS - D
, 4
Project team members often assemble to review the impact of the application of knowledge. They
undertake this discussion for the sake of future phases or projects so that they can repeat good practices
and eliminate bad practices. This activity is known as what?
(A) Lessons Learned
(B) Project Closure
(C) Project Audit
(D) Contract Closure - ANS - A
When is the best time to schedule Validate Scope in the project management plan?
(A) When the Scope Management Plan is awaiting signoff.
(B) When the project sponsor calls for it.
(C) Periodically as needed, e.g. at the end of every project phase.
(D) Immediately before acceptance of a project deliverable. - ANS - C
Variance analysis compares scope performance parameters to baseline values and is a useful tool to...
(A) define the project scope.
(B) plan the project scope.
(C) control the project scope.
(D) validate the project scope. - ANS - C
All of the following statements are true about the Project Scope Statement except...
(A) It is an output of the Define Scope process.
(B) It describes the project's deliverables in detail and helps to identify the work required to create those
deliverables.
(C) It is an output of the Validate Scope process.
