CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE IN PROJECT
MANAGEMENT (CAPM), CPM STUDY
GUIDE
The project manager and team should consider each process along with its inputs, tools
and outputs. As a result, they should choose which are applicable. This effort is known
as - Correct Answers -Tailoring
In Initiating, a project charter is created. According to the PMBOK, which person or
group may help write the charter? - Correct Answers -Project management team
The Monitoring and Controlling Process Group involves: - Correct Answers -Tracking,
reviewing, and orchestrating the progress of the project
Much information is collected and distributed during the life of the project. Data that is
collected form controlling processes and analyzed in context is called: - Correct
Answers -Work performance information
The project manager should perform the Initiating processes at the start of each phase
in order to: - Correct Answers -Keep the project focused on the business need
As Planning occurs, more and more is known about the project and the project
management plan becomes increasingly detailed. This detailing is known specifically
as: - Correct Answers -Progressive elaboration
The process group that involves coordinating people and resources, managing
stakeholder expectations and completing the work defined in the project management
plan is known as: - Correct Answers –Executing
The primary objective of contract negotiations is to: - Correct Answers -Protect the
relationship
Bidder conferences are part of: - Correct Answers -Conduct Procurements
,All of the following MUST be present to have a contract EXCEPT: - Correct Answers -
The address of the seller
The Process group that contains more than 50% of the processes is known as: -
Correct Answers -Planning
>Direct and Manage Project Work is the process of leading and performing the work
defined in the project management plan. There are several outputs from this process.
The only one defined as typically tangible components completed to meet the project
objectives is: - Correct Answers -Deliverables
In conjunction with the project manager, which person or group needs to address every
process and the project environment to determine the level of implementation for each
process? - Correct Answers -Project team
The key benefit of one of the Integration processes is that it allows stakeholders to
understand the current state of the project, the steps taken, budget, schedule, and
scope forecasts. This process is known as: - Correct Answers -Monitor and Control
Project Work
The project manager should participate in the development of the project charter to
better understand the project requirements. Understanding these requirements will
better allow for: - Correct Answers -Efficient resource allocation to project activities
As a change control expert, you are asked to work on a plan that documents how
changes will be controlled and monitored on the project. Additionally you are told it will
ultimately become part of the project management plan. This document is known as a: -
Correct Answers -Change management plan
Direct and Manage Project Work requires review of all project changes and the
implementation of approved changes. This may lead to corrective action which is
defined as: - Correct Answers -An intentional activity that realigns the performance of
the project work with the project management plan
As a project team member, you know that the change control board approves or rejects
all changes. During a team meeting, you ask the project manager whose responsibility it
is to schedule and implement the changes. She tells you it is the responsibility of: -
Correct Answers -Project team
On reading the PMBOK, you are uncertain about how the Monitor and Control Project
Work Process fits into the project. On discussion with the project manager, he explains
to you that: - Correct Answers -This process is a background process and is performed
throughout the project
The project manager has held a meeting to describe what documents will be needed to
help define the scope baseline. A major document is the WBS. As a member of the
, project team with expertise in the project area, your primary role will be to assist in: -
Correct Answers -Determining the final decomposition of the project scope into discrete
work packages
A diagram that assists in gathering requirements by showing a business system and
how other people and systems interact with it is known as a: - Correct Answers -Context
diagram
You are new to the organization and are working on your first project with your team. In
your last company, scope definition always preceded requirements. Your project
manager informs you that they follow PMBOK best practices which call for: - Correct
Answers -Requirements gathering is done first and provides the basis for defining and
managing scope
The requirements traceability matrix is important because it: - Correct Answers -
Ensures that each requirement adds business value by linking it to objectives
A numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown
structure is called: - Correct Answers -Code of accounts
The team must identify activities in order to provide a basis for estimating, scheduling,
executing, monitoring and controlling the project work. These activities are identified by
breaking down, or decomposing, the: - Correct Answers -Work packages
The technique in which the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in
detail, while the work in the future is planned at a higher level is called: - Correct
Answers -Display
Given an estimate (in days) of 7 Optimistic, 15 Most Likely and 25 Pessimistic, what is
the estimated range within two standard deviations? - Correct Answers -9.33 to 21.33
When calculating activity durations, the estimating method that uses historical data and
is frequently used when there is a limited amount of detailed information is referred to
as: - Correct Answers -Analogous
Management reserves, for both time and cost, are set aside for unforeseen work or
expenditures. These reserves are used to address: - Correct Answers -Unknown-
unknowns
A simulation that involves calculating multiple project durations using probability
distributions is called: - Correct Answers -Monte Carlo
An Enterprise Environmental Factor that may be taken into consideration when
Planning Cost Management is: - Correct Answers -Currency exchange rates
MANAGEMENT (CAPM), CPM STUDY
GUIDE
The project manager and team should consider each process along with its inputs, tools
and outputs. As a result, they should choose which are applicable. This effort is known
as - Correct Answers -Tailoring
In Initiating, a project charter is created. According to the PMBOK, which person or
group may help write the charter? - Correct Answers -Project management team
The Monitoring and Controlling Process Group involves: - Correct Answers -Tracking,
reviewing, and orchestrating the progress of the project
Much information is collected and distributed during the life of the project. Data that is
collected form controlling processes and analyzed in context is called: - Correct
Answers -Work performance information
The project manager should perform the Initiating processes at the start of each phase
in order to: - Correct Answers -Keep the project focused on the business need
As Planning occurs, more and more is known about the project and the project
management plan becomes increasingly detailed. This detailing is known specifically
as: - Correct Answers -Progressive elaboration
The process group that involves coordinating people and resources, managing
stakeholder expectations and completing the work defined in the project management
plan is known as: - Correct Answers –Executing
The primary objective of contract negotiations is to: - Correct Answers -Protect the
relationship
Bidder conferences are part of: - Correct Answers -Conduct Procurements
,All of the following MUST be present to have a contract EXCEPT: - Correct Answers -
The address of the seller
The Process group that contains more than 50% of the processes is known as: -
Correct Answers -Planning
>Direct and Manage Project Work is the process of leading and performing the work
defined in the project management plan. There are several outputs from this process.
The only one defined as typically tangible components completed to meet the project
objectives is: - Correct Answers -Deliverables
In conjunction with the project manager, which person or group needs to address every
process and the project environment to determine the level of implementation for each
process? - Correct Answers -Project team
The key benefit of one of the Integration processes is that it allows stakeholders to
understand the current state of the project, the steps taken, budget, schedule, and
scope forecasts. This process is known as: - Correct Answers -Monitor and Control
Project Work
The project manager should participate in the development of the project charter to
better understand the project requirements. Understanding these requirements will
better allow for: - Correct Answers -Efficient resource allocation to project activities
As a change control expert, you are asked to work on a plan that documents how
changes will be controlled and monitored on the project. Additionally you are told it will
ultimately become part of the project management plan. This document is known as a: -
Correct Answers -Change management plan
Direct and Manage Project Work requires review of all project changes and the
implementation of approved changes. This may lead to corrective action which is
defined as: - Correct Answers -An intentional activity that realigns the performance of
the project work with the project management plan
As a project team member, you know that the change control board approves or rejects
all changes. During a team meeting, you ask the project manager whose responsibility it
is to schedule and implement the changes. She tells you it is the responsibility of: -
Correct Answers -Project team
On reading the PMBOK, you are uncertain about how the Monitor and Control Project
Work Process fits into the project. On discussion with the project manager, he explains
to you that: - Correct Answers -This process is a background process and is performed
throughout the project
The project manager has held a meeting to describe what documents will be needed to
help define the scope baseline. A major document is the WBS. As a member of the
, project team with expertise in the project area, your primary role will be to assist in: -
Correct Answers -Determining the final decomposition of the project scope into discrete
work packages
A diagram that assists in gathering requirements by showing a business system and
how other people and systems interact with it is known as a: - Correct Answers -Context
diagram
You are new to the organization and are working on your first project with your team. In
your last company, scope definition always preceded requirements. Your project
manager informs you that they follow PMBOK best practices which call for: - Correct
Answers -Requirements gathering is done first and provides the basis for defining and
managing scope
The requirements traceability matrix is important because it: - Correct Answers -
Ensures that each requirement adds business value by linking it to objectives
A numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown
structure is called: - Correct Answers -Code of accounts
The team must identify activities in order to provide a basis for estimating, scheduling,
executing, monitoring and controlling the project work. These activities are identified by
breaking down, or decomposing, the: - Correct Answers -Work packages
The technique in which the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in
detail, while the work in the future is planned at a higher level is called: - Correct
Answers -Display
Given an estimate (in days) of 7 Optimistic, 15 Most Likely and 25 Pessimistic, what is
the estimated range within two standard deviations? - Correct Answers -9.33 to 21.33
When calculating activity durations, the estimating method that uses historical data and
is frequently used when there is a limited amount of detailed information is referred to
as: - Correct Answers -Analogous
Management reserves, for both time and cost, are set aside for unforeseen work or
expenditures. These reserves are used to address: - Correct Answers -Unknown-
unknowns
A simulation that involves calculating multiple project durations using probability
distributions is called: - Correct Answers -Monte Carlo
An Enterprise Environmental Factor that may be taken into consideration when
Planning Cost Management is: - Correct Answers -Currency exchange rates
