CAPM Certified Associate in Project Management (PMI-100) Part 6
Question #: 301
Topic #: 1
A project manager is responsible for delivering new software for their company. Based on previous experiences, the project manager decides to use the dynamic systems development method (DSDM). The project manager will use this method to prioritize the scope to meet project constraints.
Which elements are included in the DSDM framework?
A. Cost, requirements, schedule, and outputs
B. Schedule, risk, integration, and features
C. Cost, time, quality, and functionality
D. Time, integration, cost, and deliverables
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 302
Topic #: 1
Recently, the government published a new tax law giving companies one year to implement the changes. A project was initiated to change the accounting system.
Which delivery approach is most suitable in this context?
A. Predictive, because the requirements are clearly defined up-front.
B. Adaptive, because the changes have never been implemented before.
C. Predictive, because of the high risk that the company can be fined.
D. Adaptive, because the government will provide constant feedback.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 303
Topic #: 1
A key stakeholder has left the project management team. The team now has a new key stakeholder who is requesting project reports from team members out of sequence.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Allow team members to share project status reports.
B. Engage with the new stakeholder.
C. Extend an iteration review invite to the new stakeholder.
D. Perform qualitative risk analysis.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 304
Topic #: 1
In the project charter process, which three of the following are discussed during meetings held with stakeholders? (Choose three.)
A. Cost
B. Project objectives
C. Success criteria
D. Phase transitions
E. High-level deliverables
Selected Answer: BCE
Question #: 305
Topic #: 1
Following a project planning meeting with the team, a few team members approach the project manager to follow up on actions required. How can the project manager assess the effectiveness of the meeting?
A. Consult the communications management plan to determine the success criteria for meetings.
B. Review the actions from the meeting with each of the project team members to ensure their understanding.
C. Send the meeting minutes to all team members to verify that the required information is readily available.
D. Ask the team members to provide feedback for meetings in the phase retrospective.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 306
Topic #: 1
While working in an adaptive environment, a business analyst is collaborating with other roles in drafting a product roadmap. Which three roles are involved in establishing the product roadmap? (Choose three.)
A. End user
B. Program manager
C. Portfolio manager
D. Project sponsor
E. Internal inspector
Selected Answer: ABD
Question #: 307
Topic #: 1
An employee was hired to work on ongoing, repetitive activities in the accounting department. The employee’s duties are managing and controlling day-to-day activities.
Which type of managing is the employee performing?
A. Strategic
B. Finance
C. Operations
D. Project
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 308
Topic #: 1
A team is feeling pressured to begin development work due to tight project deadlines. There are stakeholders with similar functions located in multiple countries. To accelerate the process, the business analyst has limited the requirements elicitation sessions to times that work for stakeholders in one time zone.
To reduce the risk with this approach, which step should the business analyst take?
A. Request the project sponsor to approve this requirements elicitation approach for this project.
B. Ask the stakeholders in the elicitation sessions to speak on behalf of stakeholders in other time zones.
C. Distribute the documented requirements to relevant stakeholders in all time zones for review and comment.
D. Add the risk to the risk register so other stakeholders are aware of the approach.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 309
Topic #: 1
During the project life cycle for a major product, a stakeholder asked to add a new feature. Which document should they consult for guidance?
A. Product release plan
B. Project management plan
C. Project release plan
D. Product management plan
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 310
Topic #: 1
A project manager read the initial contract when a project was started. The contract states a house has to be built in one year, and the foundation has to be completed in 30 days.
What should the project manager do?
A. Start the project as soon as possible, as time is short.
B. Add the milestones to the risk register, as time is short.
C. Add the two milestones to the project plan, as they are mandatory.
D. Calculate the duration of the two milestones stated in the contract.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 311
Topic #: 1
A project manager is managing a small project that has a time constraint. What should the project manager do to ensure the delivery is on time?
A. Increase quality review cycles.
B. Schedule the tasks in sequence.
C. Schedule the tasks in parallel.
D. Expand the scope of the project.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 312
Topic #: 1
During a retrospective, the team finds that all of the user stories are not complete. What should be done with the incomplete user stories?
A. Advance these user stories to the top of the next sprint backlog.
B. Remove these user stories as they are not important.
C. Move these user stories back to the product backlog for reprioritization.
D. Complete these user stories in the current sprint and extend the sprint length.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 313
Topic #: 1
A Scrum team has a product backlog and a sprint backlog. Which of the following is a correct statement related to these artifacts?
A. The sprint backlog contains items to be completed during the current sprint.
B. The sprint backlog contains the list of items prioritized by the product owner.
C. The product backlog does not contain a prioritized list of requirements.
D. The product backlog is a subset of the sprint backlog.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 314
Topic #: 1
A project team is tasked with decomposing the scope to enable detailed cost and duration estimates. What should the team do to achieve this requirement?
A. Prepare a WBS for immediate tasks in the plan to work package level for duration and cost estimates.
B. Prepare a work breakdown structure (WBS) to include each deliverable with a target duration and cost estimate.
C. Prepare a WBS with task sequencing and detail the duration and cost estimates.
D. Prepare a WBS to work package level to effectively manage duration and cost estimates.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 315
Topic #: 1
An adaptive team schedules 20 story points in the upcoming sprint. Historically, the team completes 25 story points on average per sprint. Each sprint is two weeks, and there is one day of float.
What is the likelihood the team will complete all 20 story points in the upcoming sprint?
A. 50-75%
B. 25-50%
C. 75-100%
D. 0-25%
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 316
Topic #: 1
What can a requirements traceability matrix enable regardless of the project methodology being used?
A. Creation of a solid business case
B. Investigation of the viability of a new product
C. Evaluation of solution and system performance
D. Identification of missing and superfluous requirements
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 317
Topic #: 1
A project team is meeting to seek solutions on a new problem that occurred recently. The meeting is comprised of two parts: the first is a generation of ideas and the second is an analysis.
Which technique is the team using?
A. Interview
B. Checklists
C. Brainstorming
D. Focus group
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 318
Topic #: 1
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. Bottom-up
B. Three-point
C. Parametric
D. Analogous
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 319
Topic #: 1
A dynamic systems development method (DSDM) practitioner receives a new high-priority feature request. What should the practitioner do first?
A. Develop the feature as a parallel work package.
B. Shorten the current work period and begin the new work.
C. Prioritize it in the requirements list for the next work period.
D. Ask a dedicated team member complete it immediately.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 320
Topic #: 1
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 the required criteria for the project.
Which of the following elements is the team using?
A. Definition of done (DoD)
B. Burndown chart
C. Definition of ready (DoR)
D. Backlog refinement
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 321
Topic #: 1
Which project life cycle follows a plan reviewed and approved by the stakeholders?
A. Adaptive
B. Iterative
C. Incremental
D. Predictive
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 322
Topic #: 1
Which tool should a project manager use to calculate cost variance for a project?
A. Contingency analysis
B. Expert judgment
C. Actual cost
D. Review lessons learned from similar projects
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 323
Topic #: 1
A business analyst has encountered a conflict related to competing requirements on an existing project. What tool should the business analyst use to resolve this issue?
A. Peer review
B. Risk assessment
C. Weighted ranking
D. Procurement management
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 324
Topic #: 1
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 details about the expected business value of the project.
How can the manager document the business value for the Portfolio Steering Committee?
A. Create a presentation outlining the business benefits of the new product.
B. Execute a market study for similar products and demonstrate a market need.
C. Conduct a feasibility study to determine the business impact of the new product.
D. Prepare a benefits management plan to capture target benefits and strategic alignment.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 325
Topic #: 1
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 with the requirements traceability matrix or analysis?
A. Technical consultant
B. Project sponsor
C. Business analyst
D. Systems analyst
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 326
Topic #: 1
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 user story?
A. Definition of done (DoD)
B. Burndown chart
C. Velocity chart
D. Definition of ready (DoR)
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 327
Topic #: 1
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 avoided?
A. If the transition process was agreed upon during the build
B. If the end-user documentation was more thorough
C. If the operation team members were trained externally
D. If the operations manager was invited to all sprint reviews
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 328
Topic #: 1
Which of the following is part of the project sponsor’s responsibility?
A. Tracking the business value
B. Auditing the business value
C. Monitoring the business value
D. Advocating the business value
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 329
Topic #: 1
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. 1.15
B. 12
C. -12
D. 38
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 330
Topic #: 1
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 manager.
What should the project manager do to address this issue?
A. Apply emotional intelligence (EI) skills, such as active listening, to understand the team’s issues.
B. Ask the team members to record their concerns in the lessons learned log for future action.
C. Instruct the team members to self-organize and resolve any outstanding issues.
D. Encourage the team to follow the project plan that was developed with team input.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 331
Topic #: 1
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 communications management plan?
A. Business analyst, project manager, and stakeholders
B. Business analyst, project manager, and sponsor
C. Business analyst and project manager
D. Only the business analyst
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 332
Topic #: 1
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 elicitation.
What should the business analyst do?
A. Engage a consult ant that is familiar with the community needs.
B. Organize a workshop with the sponsor and major stakeholders.
C. Ask the project coordinator to facilitate some of the workshops.
D. Invite both internal and external stakeholders to the workshops.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 333
Topic #: 1
An organization is faced with increasing demand from the board of directors. They say budgets are flexible as long as the work gets completed.
What project management approach should the organization use?
A. Predictive
B. Iterative
C. Adaptive
D. Hybrid
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 334
Topic #: 1
A project manager is seeking assistance from the business analyst for an IT project. What assistance can the business analyst provide?
A. Elicit product requirements.
B. Manage the project schedule.
C. Allocate project resources.
D. Verify product functionality.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 335
Topic #: 1
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 include in the project management plan?
A. Identify the processes and deliverables for only the current phase first.
B. Discuss the processes and deliverables needed to meet the project objectives with the team.
C. Integrate hybrid approach processes and deliverables to meet the short delivery time line.
D. Follow organizational methodology and produce all required deliverables.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 336
Topic #: 1
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?
A. Programs
B. Portfolios
C. Standards
D. Concepts
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 337
Topic #: 1
Which three of the following are the most widely used techniques that a business analyst should implement to gather requirements? (Choose three.)
A. Brainstorming sessions
B. Scheduled interviews
C. Shop floor observation
D. Current state analysis
E. Facilitated workshops
Selected Answer: ABE
Question #: 338
Topic #: 1
Which tool uses an algorithm based on historical data to calculate cost?
A. Parametric estimating
B. Relative estimating
C. Three-point estimating
D. Analogous estimating
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 339
Topic #: 1
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 the advantage of using this tool?
A. Scope creep will be prevented.
B. Resource allocation will be kept to a minimum.
C. Project costs will be controlled.
D. Project closure will be established.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 340
Topic #: 1
A project manager is newly assigned to a project. Which document can help the project manager understand the project scope?
A. Context diagram
B. Process flow diagram
C. User interface now
D. Data flow diagram
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 341
Topic #: 1
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 the project manager use to deliver this project?
A. Adaptive project management; project schedule and project backlog
B. Linear project management; project schedule and project backlog
C. Linear project management; project schedule and work breakdown structure (WBS)
D. Adaptive project management; project schedule and work breakdown structure
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 342
Topic #: 1
Which of the following does a portfolio combine?
A. Projects, programs, and risks
B. Operations, strategies, and business continuity
C. Projects, programs, and operations
D. Projects, change management, and operations
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 343
Topic #: 1
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 the team member reaches out to the project manager regarding this.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Update the communications management plan.
B. Manage stakeholder engagement.
C. Consult the communications management plan.
D. Forward the status reports to the stakeholder.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 344
Topic #: 1
All testing on a project has been performed successfully and all acceptance criteria have been met. What is the next step?
A. Deliver the product.
B. Set up a go/no-go meeting.
C. Set up a meeting with the sponsor.
D. Wait for the next sprint.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 345
Topic #: 1
How does a requirements traceability matrix help to determine whether a product is ready for delivery?
A. It confirms the completion of all stories in the backlog.
B. It tracks links between the approved requirements and each work product.
C. It assesses the quality of test cases and expected results.
D. It captures assigned tasks and their estimated durations.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 346
Topic #: 1
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?
A. Initiate change control.
B. Address risk mitigation.
C. Initiate project closure.
D. Escalate this to the project sponsor.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 347
Topic #: 1
An adaptive team is performing the kickoff meeting and planning the project management approach. After defining project events, one team member argues that the artifacts are missing. The project manager coaches the team to complete the planning.
Which two of the following items should be included in the planning? (Choose two.)
A. Sprint backlog
B. Increments
C. Daily scrum
D. Sprint retrospective
E. Sprint review
Selected Answer: AB
Question #: 348
Topic #: 1
An adaptive team is performing the kickoff meeting and planning the project management approach. After defining project events, one team member argues that the artifacts are missing. The project manager coaches the team to complete the planning.
Which two of the following items should be included in the planning? (Choose two.)
A. Sprint backlog
B. Increments
C. Daily scrum
D. Sprint retrospective
E. Sprint review
Selected Answer: AB
Question #: 349
Topic #: 1
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 overcome this problem and put the project back on track?
A. Follow the risk response plan and allocate resources, if needed, to overcome the issue.
B. Accept any penalties that might occur and continue working as initially planned.
C. Consult the legal department and subject matter experts (SMEs) regarding what to do to avoid failure.
D. Extend the time of product delivery and use management reserve to cover any losses.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 350
Topic #: 1
How can working in iterations increase the quality of the product being built?
A. The project manager has more time to document goals in advance.
B. Requirements are frequently clarified by users of the product.
C. Teams have to do less planning and focus more on quality.
D. Less testing is required since it is done at the end of the project.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 351
Topic #: 1
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?
A. Cost of quality (COQ)
B. Cost-benefit analysis
C. Benchmarking
D. Lessons learned
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 352
Topic #: 1
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 repetitive project schedule slippage.
What effective tools should the project teams use to collaborate?
A. Benchmark and adopt best practices that are being used by the competition.
B. Focus on developing products by only using teams that are collocated.
C. Adopt an iterative development approach and conduct virtual meetings.
D. Arrange frequent colocated meetings and let the teams work together.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 353
Topic #: 1
A quality management plan describes how the project and product scopes are managed in accordance with which of the following items?
A. Historical quality standards and past organizational projects
B. Product sponsor’s expectation of organizational quality
C. Organizational quality policies, standards, and methodologies
D. Organizational quality policies, stakeholder expectations, and historical data
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 354
Topic #: 1
A quality management plan describes how the project and product scopes are managed in accordance with which of the following items?
A. Historical quality standards and past organizational projects
B. Product sponsor’s expectation of organizational quality
C. Organizational quality policies, standards, and methodologies
D. Organizational quality policies, stakeholder expectations, and historical data
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 355
Topic #: 1
A team is working on a project using an adaptive approach. During project execution, the project gets delayed by one month due to an unforeseen risk.
What should the team do next to deliver this project?
A. Reprioritize the work based on the increased visibility of the current risks.
B. Accept the project delay and add the risk to the lessons learned document for the next project.
C. Stop working on the project completely, even if the team can continue working on the tasks with the identified risk.
D. Change the delivery date and deliver the initially agreed-upon scope after mitigation of the identified risk.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 356
Topic #: 1
A project manager was assigned to a project to implement a manufacturing system in a food factory. The main project objective is to deliver machines that are ready to process food. The project manager decides that this particular project does not require the use of timeboxed iterations.
Which method should the project manager adopt?
A. Scrum
B. SAFe
C. Feature-driven development (FDD)
D. Kanban
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 357
Topic #: 1
A subject matter expert (SME) was recently assigned to a project to manage the new compliance requirement. The SME claimed that the activity’s prioritization needed to change and the schedule could be cut to mitigate the effect of this new compliance need.
How should the project manager proceed?
A. Perform Integrated Change Control.
B. Update the schedule to include compliance.
C. Manage Stakeholder Engagement.
D. Conduct a risk assessment with the team.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 358
Topic #: 1
A project veers off track due to scope creep. The project management team requests an immediate response from the major stakeholders.
What should the project manager do next to avoid project failure?
A. Request a meeting with top management to state concerns about their ability to handle the situation.
B. Develop a focus group to face the issue and decide on the appropriate direction.
C. Adopt a change management approach and delay the project to decide on the direction.
D. Delay the project by adopting a fast-fail approach, mitigating the risk of having a bigger impact on the company.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 359
Topic #: 1
An adaptive team is in the process of merging a legacy system from an acquired company. In order to check the project status and manage the flow of work, they are using a scrum board for this project.
What data should be included in this information radiator?
A. Key performance indicators (KPIs) and baseline
B. Product and sprint backlog
C. Burndown and burnup charts
D. Increments and bottlenecks
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 360
Topic #: 1
An adaptive team is in the process of merging a legacy system from an acquired company. In order to check the project status and manage the flow of work, they are using a scrum board for this project.
What data should be included in this information radiator?
A. Key performance indicators (KPIs) and baseline
B. Product and sprint backlog
C. Burndown and burnup charts
D. Increments and bottlenecks
Selected Answer: B
