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CAPM : Certified Associate in Project Management (PMI-100) : Part 45

  1. Which is the correct hierarchy in a project environment, from most to least inclusive?

    • Projects, portfolios, then programs
    • Portfolios, programs, then projects
    • Portfolios, projects, then programs
    • Projects, programs, then portfolios

    Explanation:

    Reference: https://www.pmbypm.com/difference-project-program-and-portfolio/

  2. Company A’s accountant sends notification about a change in the company’s tax classification. Why would a project have to be initiated?

    • To change business and technological strategies
    • To improve processes and services
    • To meet regulatory and legal requirements
    • To satisfy stakeholder requests
  3. During which process of Project Cost Management does a project manager produce the cost baseline?

    • Estimate Costs
    • Control Schedule
    • Determine Budget
    • Develop Project Charter
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://mymanagementguide.com/guidelines/project-management/cost-management/determining-project-budget/#proc
  4. With regard to a project manager’s sphere of influence in a project, which of the following does the project manager influence most directly?

    • Suppliers
    • Customers
    • Governing bodies
    • Project team
  5. Which is a major component of an agreement?

    • Change request handling
    • Risk register templates
    • Lessons learned register
    • Procurement management plan
  6. The features and functions that characterize a result, product, or service can refer to:

    • project scope
    • product scope
    • service scope
    • product breakdown structure
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://www.memrise.com/course/352178/pmbok-5-project-management-exam-study/27/
  7. Which of the following is an output of the Perform Integrated Change Control process?

    • Cost-benefit analysis
    • Updated project charter
    • Approved change request
    • Multicriteria decision analysis
  8. A project using the agile/adaptive approach has reached the Project Integration Management phase. What is the project manager’s key responsibility during this phase?

    • Defining the scope of the project
    • Building a collaborative environment
    • Creating a detailed project management plan
    • Directing the delivery of the project
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://www.project-management-prepcast.com/project-integration-management-overview-part-2
  9. Which of the following conditions should the project manager consider when working on the scheduling for an adaptive environment?

    • Defining, sequencing, estimating activity durations, and developing a schedule model are so tightly linked that they are viewed as a single process.
    • The detailed project schedule should remain flexible throughout the project to accommodate newly gained knowledge.
    • An iterative scheduling and on-demand, pull-based scheduling will be required.
    • To address the full delivery schedule, a range of techniques may be needed and then need to be adapted.
    Explanation:
    Reference: http://www.free-management-ebooks.com/faqpm/schedule-01.htm
  10. If you established a contingency reserve including time, money, and resources, how are you handling risk?

    • Accepting
    • Transferring
    • Avoiding
    • Mitigating
  11. What is the purpose of the project management process groups?

    • To define a new project
    • To track and monitor processes easily
    • To logically group processes to achieve specific project objectives
    • To link specific process inputs and outputs
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://www.workfront.com/blog/project-management-process-groups
  12. In an adaptive project environment, which action helps the project manager ensure that the team is comfortable with changes?

    • Having control over the planning and delivery of the products without delegating decisions
    • Giving access to information to the team and frequent team checkpoints
    • Selecting different team members to take the project manager role during reviews with stakeholders
    • Asking the control change board to approve changes before notifying the team
  13. Which tasks should a project manager accomplish in order to manage project scope correctly?

    • Define, Validate, and Control Scope; Control Schedule; Control Costs and Manage Stakeholder Engagement.
    • Collect Requirements, Define Scope, Create WBS, Develop Schedule, and Manage Stakeholder Engagement.
    • Plan Scope Management; Collect Requirements; Define, Validate, and Control Scope; and Create WBS.
    • Define, Validate, and Control Scope; Control Costs; Manage Stakeholder Engagement; and keep budget under control.
  14. What should the project manager use to evaluate the politics and power structure among stakeholders inside and outside of the organization?

    • Expert judgment
    • Interpersonal skills
    • Team agreements
    • Communication skills
  15. Which of the following can a project manager use to represent defined team member roles in a group of tasks?

    • Work breakdown structure (WBS)
    • Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
    • Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)
    • Resource breakdown structure (RBS)
  16. Which is an example of leveraging evolving trends and emerging practices in Project Integration Management?

    • Hybrid methodologies
    • Risk register updates
    • Outsourced project resources
    • Reliance on lessons learned documents
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://www.project-management-prepcast.com/project-integration-management-overview-part-2
  17. Which is the best way for a project manager to ensure efficient and frequent communication with management and stakeholders in an agile/adaptive environment?

    • Post project artifacts in a transparent fashion and engage stakeholders on a regular basis.
    • Make surveys among the stakeholders and meet with the team once a month.
    • Create a social network and post news there.
    • Create personalized emails for each stakeholder, asking for requests and reviewing objectives with them periodically.
    Explanation:
    Open, frequent, and informal communication is the cornerstone of agile managed projects. The best form of communication is face to face conversations. Agile teams working in a collocated space that supports communication is ideal. Planning communications management that hinders or places boundaries on those conversations is counterproductive. A project manager needs to encourage more communication, not less. A project manager also needs to support the capturing and flow of communication between stakeholders. Scheduling more communication checkpoints, such as daily standup meetings, increases the communication exchanges. And, when possible, posting and distributing information to the team aids communication flow – whether in physical locations, digitized, or both. Withholding conversations or enforcing extended quiet times is the antithesis of good communication flow.
  18. Due to today’s competitive global market, organizations require more than technical project management skills. Which of the following skills can support long-range strategic objectives that contribute to the bottom line?

    • Planning and risk management skills
    • Communication and time management skills
    • Business intelligence and leadership skills
    • Strategic and business management skills
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/learning/thought-leadership/pulse/pulse-of-the-profession-2018.pdf
  19. What is the difference between iterative scheduling and on-demand scheduling practices?

    • Iterative scheduling is based on adaptive cycles; on-demand scheduling is based on the theory of constraints.
    • Iterative scheduling is based on the theory of constraints; on-demand scheduling is based on adaptive cycles.
    • Iterative scheduling is usually used in Kanban system.
    • There are no relevant differences between these scheduling practices.
  20. A project manager is reviewing the change requests for project documents, deliverables, and the project plan. In which project management process does this review belong?

    • Monitor and Control Project Work
    • Direct and Manage Project Work
    • Close Project or Phase
    • Perform Integrated Change Control
    Explanation:
    Reference: https://www.brighthubpm.com/project-planning/1675-looking-at-project-monitor-and-control/