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CAPM Practice Exam Questions
You notice that a project using the predictive approach is behind
schedule for four out of the five weeks. You perform a trend analysis and
predict that the project will also be behind this week. You are in the
process of submitting a change request to get the schedule back on
track. What process group are you in?
a. Initiating
b. Planning
c. Monitoring and Controlling
d. Closing - Correct Answer-c. Monitoring and Controlling
Explanation:
Domain:
I. Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Objective:
01 - Becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Jason was recently hired to create a new product. The product will be
complex and will require many years to complete and involve many
stakeholders from various groups. Jason has decided it will be best to
break up the product into smaller subprojects that are managed
separately. What is Jason managing?
a. Program
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b. Portfolio
c. Project
d. Operations - Correct Answer-a. Program
Explanation:
A program consists of similarly grouped projects.
Domain:
I. Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Objective:
02 - Projects and Project Management
Which of the following are not project constraints?
a. Scope, quality, and schedule
b. Scope, cost, and schedule
c. Resource, risk, and cost
d. Procurement, issues, and opportunities - Correct Answer-d.
Procurement, issues, and opportunities
Explanation:
Scope, quality, schedule, budget/cost, resources, and risks are some of
the most important project constraints.
Domain:
I. Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Objective:
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02 - Projects and Project Management
In a project, laws, compliance, and regulatory requirements are
considered:
a. assumptions
b. constraints
c. negotiable
d. irrelevant - Correct Answer-b. constraints
Explanation:
Failing to comply with government agencies and regulations can have
an impact on a project, and the government should therefore be
considered stakeholders. Any specifications and requirements by the
government would therefore be considered constraints.
Domain:
I. Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Objective:
02 - Projects and Project Management
You will be the project manager for a new project involving a globally
distributed team across many countries. To mitigate conflict with
functional managers, you ask the project sponsor for assistance. What
should be done?
a. Create a project charter and list the authority and responsibilities of
the project manager.
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b. Meet with every functional manager and inform them you have control
of their teams.
c. Create a human resources plan.
d. Meet with every team member and inform them that you are in
charge. - Correct Answer-a. Create a project charter and list the
authority and responsibilities of the project manager.
Explanation:
Because the project manager will have to compete with functional
managers for team members' time, the project charter would be the best
place to outline how much authority manager has over the project.
Domain:
I. Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Objective:
02 - Projects and Project Management
Which of the following is not an attribute of a project?
a. Definitive start date
b. Definitive end date
c. Ongoing with no definitive end date
d. Results in a product, service, or result - Correct Answer-c. Ongoing
with no definitive end date
Explanation:
Projects, by definition, are temporary. A project has definitive start and
end dates and results in a product, service, or result.
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CAPM Practice Exam Questions
You notice that a project using the predictive approach is behind
schedule for four out of the five weeks. You perform a trend analysis and
predict that the project will also be behind this week. You are in the
process of submitting a change request to get the schedule back on
track. What process group are you in?
a. Initiating
b. Planning
c. Monitoring and Controlling
d. Closing - Correct Answer-c. Monitoring and Controlling
Explanation:
Domain:
I. Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Objective:
01 - Becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Jason was recently hired to create a new product. The product will be
complex and will require many years to complete and involve many
stakeholders from various groups. Jason has decided it will be best to
break up the product into smaller subprojects that are managed
separately. What is Jason managing?
a. Program
1
, 2
b. Portfolio
c. Project
d. Operations - Correct Answer-a. Program
Explanation:
A program consists of similarly grouped projects.
Domain:
I. Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Objective:
02 - Projects and Project Management
Which of the following are not project constraints?
a. Scope, quality, and schedule
b. Scope, cost, and schedule
c. Resource, risk, and cost
d. Procurement, issues, and opportunities - Correct Answer-d.
Procurement, issues, and opportunities
Explanation:
Scope, quality, schedule, budget/cost, resources, and risks are some of
the most important project constraints.
Domain:
I. Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Objective:
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02 - Projects and Project Management
In a project, laws, compliance, and regulatory requirements are
considered:
a. assumptions
b. constraints
c. negotiable
d. irrelevant - Correct Answer-b. constraints
Explanation:
Failing to comply with government agencies and regulations can have
an impact on a project, and the government should therefore be
considered stakeholders. Any specifications and requirements by the
government would therefore be considered constraints.
Domain:
I. Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Objective:
02 - Projects and Project Management
You will be the project manager for a new project involving a globally
distributed team across many countries. To mitigate conflict with
functional managers, you ask the project sponsor for assistance. What
should be done?
a. Create a project charter and list the authority and responsibilities of
the project manager.
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b. Meet with every functional manager and inform them you have control
of their teams.
c. Create a human resources plan.
d. Meet with every team member and inform them that you are in
charge. - Correct Answer-a. Create a project charter and list the
authority and responsibilities of the project manager.
Explanation:
Because the project manager will have to compete with functional
managers for team members' time, the project charter would be the best
place to outline how much authority manager has over the project.
Domain:
I. Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Objective:
02 - Projects and Project Management
Which of the following is not an attribute of a project?
a. Definitive start date
b. Definitive end date
c. Ongoing with no definitive end date
d. Results in a product, service, or result - Correct Answer-c. Ongoing
with no definitive end date
Explanation:
Projects, by definition, are temporary. A project has definitive start and
end dates and results in a product, service, or result.
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