CAPM Exam Questions - Chapter 03

Question 1

Which of the following is not an output of a project?
A. A product or artifact that is quantifiable
B. A capability to perform a service
C. A manufactured product
D. All of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is not a characteristics shared by both projects and operations?
A. Performed by people 
B. Generates repetitive outputs 
C. Are constrained by limited resources 
D. Are planned, executed, and controlled

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of an operation?
A. The development of a new product 
B. Constructing a building 
C. Producing a new car 
D. Developing a new marketing campaign

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is a key element of defining an operation?
A. Operations maintain an existing set of practices
B. Operations have unique charters and goals
C. Operations have defined start and end dates
D. None of the above

Answer 4

A

Question 5

Which of the following is an organization likely to be project-based?
A. Organizations who derive most of their revenue from performing projects
B. Organizations that have adopted management by projects
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above

Answer 5

C

Question 6

Which of the following is not a factor in the development of organizational culture and style?
A. Shared values, norms or beliefs 
B. Technical certifications 
C. Policies and procedures 
D. View of authority relationships

Answer 6

B

Question 7

Who is responsible for determining what “appropriate practice” for the project is?
A. The project sponsor 
B. The project manager 
C. The Key stakeholders 
D. The project management team

Answer 7

D

Question 8

Which of the following is the best description of the primary purpose of the PMBOK® Guide?
A. To define the proper methodology for managing project
B. To identify the PM Knowledge considered good practice
C. To establish the international PM standards
D. To define proper PM practices

Answer 8

B

Question 9

Which of the following is not a common characteristic of a project?
A. A project is temporary
B. A project produces a unique product or service
C. A project has repetitive tasks
D. A project uses progressive elaboration

Answer 9

C

Question 10

Which of the following is part of the temporary nature of projects?
A. The project team seldom outlives the project
B. The project team existed prior to the project being created
C. The market window is not usually temporary
D. The project team is always broken up at the end of the project

Answer 10

A

Question 11

Which of the following represents the best definition for progressive
elaboration?
A. Developed in steps and continuing in increments
B. Developed with a continuous process
C. Developed with explicit steps
D. Developed in accordance with the defined project phases

Answer 11

A

Question 12

Which of the following is a reason to authorize a project?
A. A market demand 
B. A specified organizational need 
C. A regulatory requirement 
D. All of the above

Answer 12

D

Question 13

Which of the following correctly identifies the project management process groups?
A. Initiating, planning, developing, testing, and deployment
B. Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing
C. Envisioning, planning, developing, deployment, and closing
D. Envisioning, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing

Answer 13

B

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of project management’s triple constraints?
A. Time 
B. Costs 
C. Scope 
D. Requirements

Answer 14

D

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the PMBOK® Guide’s nine (9) Knowledge areas?
A. Cost management 
B. Human resources management 
C. Requirements management 
D. Quality management

Answer 15

C

Question 16

Which of the following is not one of the PMBOK® Guide’s nine (9) Knowledge areas?
A. Time Management 
B. Risk management 
C. Communications management 
D. Contract management

Answer 16

D

Question 17

Which of the following is not a key element to understanding the project environment?
A. Understanding specific government regulations
B. Understanding the cultural and social environments
C. Understanding the international and political environments
D. Understanding the physical environment

Answer 17

A

Question 18

Which of the following is not a term used to define application areas?
A. Technical elements such as a specific kind of engineering
B. Financial elements such as a Knowledge of reading financial statements
C. A management specialization, such as government contracting
D. Industry groups or verticals such as telecommunications, automotive, or financial

Answer 18

B

Question 19

Which of the following is the best definition of a standard?
A. A government requirement, which specifies product, process or service characteristics
B. A document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body that provides for common and repeated use
C. A guideline that describes a preferred approach
D. Mandated compliance by some governmental organization

Answer 19

B

Question 20

Which of the following is not a key common element of understanding the project environment?
A. The cultural and social environment
B. The international and political environment
C. The outside environment
D. The physical environment

Answer 20

C

Question 21

Which of the following best represents the definition of a program?
A. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service
B. A group of related efforts managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them separately
C. A collection of efforts or groups of efforts and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives
D. None of the above

Answer 21

B

Question 22

Which of the following statements is a key element of a subproject?
A. They are based on the project processes
B. They often involve specialized technology
C. The subproject can consist of a series of even smaller subprojects
D. All of the above

Answer 22

D

Question 23

Which of the following is not true about a project management office?
A. A PMO should always have direct control over all project activities in the organization.
B. A PMO is an organizational unit to centralize and coordinate the
management of projects.
C. A PMO oversees the management of project, programs or a combination of both.
D. PMOs can operated on a continuum from providing project management support functions to software, policies, and actual direct management of projects.

Answer 23

A

Question 24

What does a project life cycle define?
A. What technical work to do in each phase
B. What the deliverable dependencies are
C. Who will complete each deliverable
D. How each deliverable is approved

Answer 24

A

Question 25

Which of the following is a characteristic that most project life cycles share in common?
A. Projects might or might not have phases, but are defined by deliverable handoffs.
B. Phases are usually sequential and are usually defined by some sort of technical information transfer or component handoff.
C. Projects are defined by iterative phases that continue for a predefined period
D. Projects do not have phases and are usually defined by the need to have requirements defined at the beginning of the project.

Answer 25

B

Question 26

Which of the following is not a commonality with most project life cycles?
A. Cost and staffing levels tend to be low at the start, peak during the intermediate phases and drop rapidly as the project concludes
B. The level of uncertainty and risk of failure is highest at the beginning and improves throughout the project
C. The cost of project changes and correcting errors gets progressively lower as the project continues
D. The ability of stakeholders to influence the project characteristics is highest at the beginning and gets progressively lower

Answer 26

C

Question 27

When are project phases generally considered concluded?
A. When a review of the accomplished work and the deliverables has taken place, and they have been accepted
B. When a managerial decision to continue to the next phase has been made
C. When the deliverables have been accepted
D. A & B

Answer 27

A

Question 28

Two (2) characteristics of a deliverable are:
A. They are quantified and usable
B. They are part of the process and are tangible
C. They are measurable and verifiable
D. None of the above

Answer 28

C

Question 29

Bob is a project manager whose project has been closed at the end of the third phase of five that were initially planned. What should be Bob’s next course of action in terms of the current project?
A. Seek a review with the key stakeholders
B. Seek a review with the project sponsor
C. Complete a review with the project team
D. Nothing, this is a legitimate decision

Answer 29

D

Question 30

Which of the following is not part of formal phase completion?
A. Review of the completed phase deliverables
B. Acceptance of the phase deliverables
C. Review of any phase documents
D. Authorization of the subsequent phase

Answer 30

D

Question 31

Which of the following is not a name used for a phase-end review?
A. Milestones 
B. Phase exists 
C. Phase gates 
D. Kill points

Answer 31

A

Question 32

Which of the following is true about projects?
A. Most projects are not linked to the ongoing work of the organization
B. Some projects can be initiated informally for a limited amount of time to secure formal approval for additional phases or activities
C. The preliminary planning process is never handled as a separate project
D. All of the above

Answer 32

B

Question 33

Which of the following is a justification to initiate a project?
A. A business problem
B. A change in the competitive marketplace
C. Regulatory requirements
D. All of the above

Answer 33

D

Question 34

Which of the following is a key distinction between projects and operations?
A. Operations often require key resources
B. Projects have limited budgets
C. Operations are ongoing and repetitive
D. All of the above

Answer 34

C

Question 35

Which of the following statements about a project life cycle is true?
A. The project life cycle defines what resources will be involved and what work is to be completed in each phase
B. The project life cycle defines which resources will complete each deliverable
C. The project life cycle defines what deliverables are required
D. The project life cycle defines when deliverables are to be completed

Answer 35

A

Question 36

Stakeholders have varying levels of what when participating on a project over time?
A. Responsibility and authority 
B. Authority and influence 
C. Responsibility and influence 
D. Influence and support

Answer 36

A

Question 37

In dealing with stakeholders, which group is most often overlooked?
A. Stakeholders who have little organizational influence
B. Stakeholders who are challenging with which to work.
C. Stakeholders whose view of the project is negative
D. Subject matter experts

Answer 37

C

Question 38

Which of the following is not considered a key stakeholder on every project?
A. The end user 
B. The project team 
C. The PMO 
D. The general public

Answer 38

D

Question 39

The single most important responsibility for a project manager in terms of stakeholders is what?
A. Manage stakeholder expectations
B. Clearly define stakeholder requirements
C. Provide visibility to negative stakeholders
D. Ensure stakeholders approve all critical scope changes

Answer 39

A

Question 40

Your project sponsor approaches you asking for a detailed project schedule, which of the following would be required to meet their request?
A. Work Breakdown Structure 
B. An approved budget 
C. Quantitative risk assessment 
D. All of the above

Answer 40

A

Question 41

Early in the project management planning process, a key stakeholder argues that they should take charge of the project. Based upon the standards for professional project management who should be in charge of the project at this juncture?
A. The stakeholder in question 
B. The project manager 
C. The project sponsor 
D. The technical lead

Answer 41

B

Question 42

Which of the following is not a stakeholder management responsibility?
A. Exceeding stakeholder expectations 
B. Meeting stakeholder expectations 
C. Managing stakeholder expectations 
D. None of the above

Answer 42

A

Question 43

In which of the following process groups can stakeholders be identified?
A. Initiating and planning
B. Planning, monitoring and controlling
C. Initiating, planning, and monitoring and controlling
D. Any of the process groups

Answer 43

D

Question 44

A project manager comments to a coworker that they are having a lot of trouble with a large number of scope changes on their project. Which of the following is a likely cause of the large number of changes?
A. Not involving stakeholders early enough in the project
B. Having too many project stakeholders
C. Not having a senior enough sponsor
D. All of the above

Answer 44

A

Question 45

Management by Objectives works only if:
A. The process is well documented
B. The processes do not impact the objectives
C. It is supported by the management team
D. The processes are defined in the project charter

Answer 45

C

Question 46

In which of the following process groups are stakeholders not identified?
A. Initiating
B. Closing
C. Executing
D. Stakeholders can be identified in any process group

Answer 46

D

Question 47

Jane is a project expediter working at a manufacturing company. Her main project is currently in the planning process when her project sponsor comes to her asking for information about the project management methodology the company has decided to deploy, why they are using it, and from where it came. What should Jane do?
A. Provide the information to the project sponsor
B. Advise the owners of the new methodology of the request
C. Provide the sponsor with the appropriate templates
D. All of the above

Answer 47

B

Question 48

Sam is a project manager working for a consulting company. He is currently responsible for a large multi-million dollar effort with resources in seven locations. One day three stakeholders come into his office and are very upset because they have just realized that requirements they see as critical are not included in the project scope. What is the most likely cause of the absence of these requirements?
A. The sponsor decided against including their requirements
B. The stakeholders in question were not involved early enough in the
process
C. They are new to the organization
D. All of the above

Answer 48

B

Question 49

Linda is a project manager for a major engineering project. She is in the third year on the project and has been in charge since project inception. Her boss, the Vice President of Engineering, one day walks into Linda’s office to inform Linda that her project is likely going to be postponed because several of the project’s major stakeholders are unhappy with the project. Which of the following is likely the cause of Linda’s problems?
A. Linda has been late with deliverables
B. Linda’s project is over budget
C. Changes in the triangle have caused a reduction in project scope
D. Any of the above

Answer 49

C

Question 50

Iain is a program manager with a small engineering firm. He is currently leading a project with 14 resources providing a new design for a major urban hub and he is almost through the execution phase. Iain just learned that several environmental interest groups intend to protest his design at an upcoming public hearing. What is the most likely cause of their issues?
A. They are extremist groups
B. The interest groups were not included early in the project process
C. Key elements of project scope have been dropped
D. All of the above

Answer 50

B

Question 51

Regina is a project manager for a major engineering project. She is in the third year on the project and has been in charge since project inception. Her boss, the Vice President of Engineering, one day walks into Regina’s office to inform Regina that her project is likely going to be postponed because several of the project’s major stakeholders are unhappy with the project. What should Regina do?
A. Revisit the scope statement
B. Ask to freeze the project
C. Try to convince her boss that the project can be saved
D. Open a dialogue with unsatisfied stakeholders

Answer 51

B

Question 52

What is the relationship between the project manager and stakeholders?
A. The project manager is a stakeholder
B. The project manager supervises the stakeholders
C. The project manager reports to the stakeholders
D. The project manager communicates with the stakeholders

Answer 52

A