CAPM Practice Exam UPDATED Study
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
While analyzing the budget of a project the project manager has noticed that the current CPI
of the project is .93 and the SPI is 1.1. What best describes what is taking place on this
project?
Best tracking
Crashing
Fast tracking
Resource leveling - CORRECT ANSWER Crashing
Post-implementation, users find the system to be slower than expected. What should the
business analyst do first?
Initiate system improvements immediately.
Revert to the previous system version.
Validate the concern by assessing the system's performance against documented
requirements.
Ask users to be patient as improvements are made. - CORRECT ANSWER Validate
the concern by assessing the system's performance against documented requirements.
Project manager Mark is currently working on the new office automation project and is
consistently being asked for updates and meetings with the project sponsor. Mark has
informed the sponsor that the constant meetings has disrupted his work and it's starting to
make his project fall behind schedule. The sponsor responded by saying that's his
management style. What best describes the sponsors management style?
Theory X
Theory Y
,Theory Z
Maslow's hierarchy of needs - CORRECT ANSWER Theory X
While working on a project you realized that you will not be able to install the server and the
workstations at the same time. In fact, the team has alerted you that they want the server
installation done, then wait an additional 4 days before installing the workstations. This is due
to the updates the server will need which is an automated process. What does the PM need to
add to the schedule in order to account for this delay?
Slack
Float
Lead
Lag - CORRECT ANSWER Lag
Your company has decided to roll out a new Wi-Fi network for the staff to use. The sponsor
has informed you that the encryption on the network is mandatory for the project. Where will
the project manager document that the mandatory encryption was given by the sponsor?
Requirements documentation
Project scope statement
Scope Baseline
Requirements traceability Matrix - CORRECT ANSWER Requirements traceability
Matrix
While working on a project schedule the project manager has noticed that activities a, b, c, all
have a duration of four days. The project manager also notice that activities f and G has a
duration of 7 days. Activities A, C, F, and G has a slack of one day. Activity B is the only one
on the critical path. What is this slack on activity B?
0 days
2 days
One day
, Cannot be determined - CORRECT ANSWER 0 days
The project team is having a very difficult time deciding what method they should use when
programming the new functions in the application. They can choose between four different
methods and the team is evenly split between what method to choose. The project Manager
has decided that he will choose the method for them and we'll take the responsibility in case it
is not the best way to program functions. What best describes this technique?
Voting
Multi-criteria decision
Autocratic
Leadership - CORRECT ANSWER Autocratic
While working on a project, the project manager has asked to incorporate more of the user
feedbacks into the deliverables. In an agile project, where does the customers give the team
feedback on the product?
Sprint planning meeting
Sprint review
Retrospective
Release feedback - CORRECT ANSWER Sprint review
While collecting the requirements for a new software project, the project manager has asked
the customers what test would they like to do on the software to ensure that it will meet their
requirements. They responded they would like to use the software over a three day. Before
they give their approval. What best describes this test?
Product requirements
Testing requirements
User acceptance testing
Acceptance criteria - CORRECT ANSWER Acceptance criteria
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
While analyzing the budget of a project the project manager has noticed that the current CPI
of the project is .93 and the SPI is 1.1. What best describes what is taking place on this
project?
Best tracking
Crashing
Fast tracking
Resource leveling - CORRECT ANSWER Crashing
Post-implementation, users find the system to be slower than expected. What should the
business analyst do first?
Initiate system improvements immediately.
Revert to the previous system version.
Validate the concern by assessing the system's performance against documented
requirements.
Ask users to be patient as improvements are made. - CORRECT ANSWER Validate
the concern by assessing the system's performance against documented requirements.
Project manager Mark is currently working on the new office automation project and is
consistently being asked for updates and meetings with the project sponsor. Mark has
informed the sponsor that the constant meetings has disrupted his work and it's starting to
make his project fall behind schedule. The sponsor responded by saying that's his
management style. What best describes the sponsors management style?
Theory X
Theory Y
,Theory Z
Maslow's hierarchy of needs - CORRECT ANSWER Theory X
While working on a project you realized that you will not be able to install the server and the
workstations at the same time. In fact, the team has alerted you that they want the server
installation done, then wait an additional 4 days before installing the workstations. This is due
to the updates the server will need which is an automated process. What does the PM need to
add to the schedule in order to account for this delay?
Slack
Float
Lead
Lag - CORRECT ANSWER Lag
Your company has decided to roll out a new Wi-Fi network for the staff to use. The sponsor
has informed you that the encryption on the network is mandatory for the project. Where will
the project manager document that the mandatory encryption was given by the sponsor?
Requirements documentation
Project scope statement
Scope Baseline
Requirements traceability Matrix - CORRECT ANSWER Requirements traceability
Matrix
While working on a project schedule the project manager has noticed that activities a, b, c, all
have a duration of four days. The project manager also notice that activities f and G has a
duration of 7 days. Activities A, C, F, and G has a slack of one day. Activity B is the only one
on the critical path. What is this slack on activity B?
0 days
2 days
One day
, Cannot be determined - CORRECT ANSWER 0 days
The project team is having a very difficult time deciding what method they should use when
programming the new functions in the application. They can choose between four different
methods and the team is evenly split between what method to choose. The project Manager
has decided that he will choose the method for them and we'll take the responsibility in case it
is not the best way to program functions. What best describes this technique?
Voting
Multi-criteria decision
Autocratic
Leadership - CORRECT ANSWER Autocratic
While working on a project, the project manager has asked to incorporate more of the user
feedbacks into the deliverables. In an agile project, where does the customers give the team
feedback on the product?
Sprint planning meeting
Sprint review
Retrospective
Release feedback - CORRECT ANSWER Sprint review
While collecting the requirements for a new software project, the project manager has asked
the customers what test would they like to do on the software to ensure that it will meet their
requirements. They responded they would like to use the software over a three day. Before
they give their approval. What best describes this test?
Product requirements
Testing requirements
User acceptance testing
Acceptance criteria - CORRECT ANSWER Acceptance criteria
