CAPM Practice Questions

Based on a previous project that has been completed, a project manager decides the best way to estimate costs is through historical data. What kind of estimating is this?

A dynamic systems development method (DSDM) practitioner receives a new high-priority feature request. What should the practitioner do first?

In a demonstration meeting with a customer, the project team presented deliverables that were considered ready for customer use. The team based the results on a checklist of all th...

Which project life cycle follows a plan reviewed and approved by the stakeholders?

Which tool should a project manager use to calculate cost variance for a project?

A business manager wants to start a project to launch a new product and submits a business case to the Portfolio Steering Committee for review. The committee asks the manager for d...

A new project manager is assigned to a high-visibility project. The project manager starts with the requirements analysis process. Who should the project manager onboard to assist...

During a sprint demo, the customer says that one of the user stories is not ready for customer use. Which checklist should the team look at to find out what has been missed for the...

The handoff of the first version of a software application to the operational team has taken a month longer than anticipated. How could this extended transition time have been avoi...

Which of the following is part of the project sponsor's responsibility?

A project manager has joined the sponsor to verify the last deliverable of the project. The sponsor is measuring and examining the deliverable to determine whether it meets the req...

A project manager is reporting the project performance as 25 days worth of work completed against 13 days originally planned. What is the schedule variance (SV)?

A technical project manager uses a directive approach with the team. Some team members are growing increasingly frustrated when their recommendations are not adopted by the project...

A key project team member complains about being left out of the communication loop. In order to ensure that each key member is involved, who should review the business analysis com...

A community project with a large number of stakeholders is scheduled for delivery in six months. The project manager asked the business analyst to ensure an effective requirements...

An organization is faced with increasing demand from the board of directors. They say budgets are flexible as long as the work gets completed. Which project management approach sho...

A project manager is seeking assistance from the business analyst for an IT project. What assistance can the business analyst provide?

A project manager has the task of determining the deliverables for a six-month project using a predictive approach. How should the project manager determine which processes to incl...

During project planning, team members seemed clear on deliverables. However, as the project progressed deeper into the execution phase, team members expressed the need for smaller...

A project team is brainstorming about the best methods and practices to adopt for an upcoming project. What is the project team trying to follow?

Which three of the following are the most widely used techniques that a business analyst should implement to gather requirements? (Choose three.)

Which tool uses an algorithm based on historical data to calculate cost?

On a clinical trial project, the project manager is worried about maintaining control of the project. The project manager decides to use a requirements traceability matrix. What is...

A project manager is newly assigned to a project. Which document can help the project manager understand the project scope?

A new project was approved by the project management office (PMO), and the scope of the project is to build a new detachable classroom. What delivery method and artifacts should th...

Which of the following does a portfolio combine?

A team member, who is close to an influential stakeholder, has joined the project team. The stakeholder is routing requests for multiple reports through the new team member, and th...

All testing on a project has been performed successfully and all acceptance criteria have been met. What is the next step?

How does a requirements traceability matrix help to determine whether a product is ready for delivery?

A project is in its final stages when a competitor releases a similar product. This could make the project redundant. What should the project manager do next?

An executive team is performing the kickoff meeting and planning the project management approach. After defining project events, one team member argues that the artifacts are missi...

Construction of a building has stopped due to a supplier's failure to deliver concrete. The project schedule is behind by three months. What should the project manager do to overco...

How can working in iterations increase the quality of the product being built?

A project manager is calculating the current budget. The earned value (EV) of the project is lower than the actual cost (AC) of the project. How should the project manager report t...

A project team is evaluating criteria to determine project viability. Which of these activities will provide insight into making a go/no-go decision to start the project?

An international company that is starting to practice an adaptive approach has several development teams located globally. They are having problems with multiple time zones and rep...

What is one reason why stakeholders must be identified when performing business analysis?

Who is responsible for the business case development document?

A project manager oversees a project in an adaptive environment. After each iteration, which type of meeting should the project manager conduct?

A project is at the closing stage. The project manager asks the team to perform closing functions at the next meeting. Which two procedures will the project team perform? (Choose t...

In adaptive projects, who should approve the prioritization of the backlog?

What should be completed when the work-in-progress (WIP) limit is reached and new work has been requested?

Drag and Drop Question: Place the five stages of team development in sequential order. The stages are: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning.

What is the purpose of the project schedule management?

What is an output of the plan resource management process?

What document gathers all of the lessons learned at the end of a phase or project?

To ensure stakeholder satisfaction; identified stakeholder needs should all be?

Which of the following is least influenced by a project manager, according to the project manager's sphere of influence?

Who defines the scope of the product?

Which of the following is used as input to prepare a cost management plan?