CAPM practice questions 11–20

1. Question 11 · 497 in bank

   What are the inputs of the Estimate Costs process?

   • AProject management plan, work performance data, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets
   • BProject management plan, project documents, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets
   • CCost baseline, enterprise environmental factors, benefits management plan, and organizational process assets
   • DProject management plan, enterprise environmental factors, basis of estimates, and organizational process assets

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   Answer: B

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2. Question 12 · 497 in bank

   In what type of organizational structure does a project manager develop their role and work with a team assigned by job function?

   • AMatrix - strong
   • BMatrix - balanced
   • CVirtual
   • DFunctional

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   Answer: A

   Explanation

   I'm sorry I meant to Say A!!!, page 47, Table 2-1. The project manager develops their role and the teams are developed by job function., matrix-strong.

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — [Removed]

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3. Question 13 · 497 in bank

   In an adaptive project environment, which action helps the project manager ensure that the team is comfortable with charges?

   • AHaving control over the planning and delivery of the products without delegating decisions
   • BGiving access to information to the team and frequent team checkpoints
   • CSelecting different team members to take the project manager role during reviews with stakeholders
   • DAsking the control change board to approve changes before notifying the team

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   Answer: B

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4. Question 14 · 497 in bank

   The project manager implemented the stakeholder engagement plan and realized that some updates should be made. Which components of the project management plan should be modified?

   • AProject charter and stakeholder engagement plan
   • BRisk management plan and stakeholder engagement plan
   • CCommunications management plan and stakeholder engagement plan
   • DProject charter and communications management plan

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   Answer: C

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5. Question 15 · 497 in bank

   In which Project Cost Management process is work performance data included?

   • APlan Cost Management
   • BEstimate Costs
   • CDetermine Budget
   • DControl Costs

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   Answer: D

   Explanation

   D. Control Costs (Proj. Costs) - Work Performance Data is an output of Direct & Manage Project Work (Proj. Integration) and flows in as an INPUT of Control Costs (TIP: Work Performance Data is an input for like all of the NON-integration M&C processes).

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — [Removed]

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6. Question 16 · 497 in bank

   In a project using agile methodology, who may perform the quality control activities?

   • AA group of quality experts at specific times during the project
   • BThe project manager only
   • CAll team members throughout the project life cycle
   • DSelected stakeholders at specific times during the project

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   Answer: C

   Explanation

   First Paragraph at page 300 For example, in agile projects, the Control Quality activities may be performed by all team members throughout the project life cycle. In waterfall model-based projects, the quality control activities are performed at specific times, toward the end of the project or phase, by specified team members.

   Source: Adapted from community discussion — UlrichIng

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7. Question 17 · 497 in bank

   What does earned value (EV) measure?

   • ABudgeted work that has been completed
   • BTotal costs incurred while accomplishing work
   • CBudget associated with planned work
   • DCost efficiency of budgeted resources

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   Answer: A

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8. Question 18 · 497 in bank

   How can a project manager represent a contingency reserve in the schedule?

   • AAdditional weeks of work to account for unknown-unknowns risks
   • BTask duration estimates of the best case scenarios
   • CAdditional duration estimates in response to identified risks that have been accepted
   • DMilestones representing the completion of deliverables

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   Answer: C

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9. Question 19 · 497 in bank

   Which action should the project manager take after the team finishes executing the scope?

   • AVerify the deliverables to ensure that they are correct and meet the customer's satisfaction.
   • BAccept all the deliverables and deliver them to the customer for final acceptance.
   • CConduct a joint session with the customer, change the deliverables, and then request approval.
   • DCheck that all change requests were implemented and release deliverables to the customer.

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   Answer: A

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10. Question 20 · 497 in bank

    Which are the main objectives of Project Risk Management?

    • AIncrease the probability of positive risks and decrease the probability of negative risks.
    • BAvoid all kind of risks.
    • CIncrease the probability of positive risks and eliminate all negative risks.
    • DIdentify positive and negative risks.

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    Answer: A

    Explanation

    Page 395, PMBOK 6th Edition: "The objectives of project risk management are to increase the probability and/or impact of positive risks and to decrease the possibility and/or impact of negative risks, in order to optimize the chances of project success."

    Source: Adapted from community discussion — [Removed]

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