CAPM Readiness

1. During product validation, a key stakeholder refused to sign off on the acceptance document, stating that certain functionalities did not meet their expectations. What could the project manager have done to prevent this situation?

2. Which of the following documents does the project manager need to develop the project charter? (Select three)

3. A project manager is leading a project that consists of four phases. Which meeting should the project manager hold at each phase to ensure the stakeholders’ continuous commitment?

4. While overseeing the execution of an industrial project, a project manager observes that two stakeholders are frequently in disagreement, potentially affecting the project negatively. Which of the following options should be used to record and track this type of situation?

5. Activities that involve ongoing, routine tasks designed to maintain and support the organization’s infrastructure and processes are most likely referred to as ________.

6. A project team is reluctant to begin work on a project because key stakeholders may request proper authorization and clearly defined objectives before proceeding. What should the project manager do?

7. Upon delivering a rebranding project, the sponsor, as well as other key stakeholders, are hesitant to accept deliverables and close the project. What should the project manager do? (Select three)

8. All of the following statements are true, except:

9. What are the interpersonal skills of a project manager? (select three)

10. A project manager is working on a contract. After completing the contract and closing the project, she finds herself without work. What type of organizational structure does the project manager work in?

11. You are managing six projects at the same time within the company. Two projects are of a similar type, while the other four are completely different. You work as a ______________.

12. During the kick-off meeting of their first project, the project manager presents the project plan to stakeholders. As they go through the details, a stakeholder expressed frustration with the plan’s inaccuracies in reflecting their expectations. What is the most likely reason behind the project manager’s inaccurate description of stakeholder requirements?

13. A project involves numerous stakeholders due to its multiple phases and various tasks to execute. What should the project manager do?

14. The project sponsor informed the project manager that if the project costs exceed $350,000 by the end of the year, the project will receive no further funding. This is an example of which of the following?

15. During the planning phase, the project manager assumed that the composition of the project’s steering committee would remain the same. But, since any change could be very critical to the project, the project manager assigned a team member to monitor potential triggers. Where should the name of the person responsible for monitoring the steering committee be documented?

16. Mid-execution, a sponsor requests from the project manager to terminate the project. What should the project manager do?

17. The project team will hold a monthly status review meeting with the product owner to review post-iteration deliverables. What’s the best communication type to use in a status review meeting?

18. What is considered as an enterprise environmental factor?

19. Which technique involves prioritizing features, epics, or user stories by business value in a sequential manner?

20. In which scenario would you use a Use Case Diagram over a Story Map?

21. Industries, such as infrastructure, aerospace, and automotive, use ________________ for directional alignment and integration of component activities. The success of these initiatives is measured by the realization of intended benefits and the efficiency of delivering those benefits.

22. Which of the following best describes the “Project Life Cycle”?

23. Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of a high-performing project team?

24. How should a project manager promote resilience within the project team?

25. A project manager is conducting stakeholder analysis using the power/interest grid below. What actions correspond to the quadrants A, B, C, and D respectively?

26. The person who is motivating and influencing the project team toward a common goal is best defined as a(n) ________.

27. The project sponsor expressed concerns to the project manager about whether the resulting product will meet business needs. Therefore, the project sponsor is looking to keep costs to a minimum. What should the project manager do?

28. A project manager determines viable options and provides recommendations about the investment efficiency of two potential projects by implementing valuation techniques. Knowing that the discount rate is unknown, what should the project manager do?

29. An organization is considering two potential projects with identical payback periods. After conducting a benefit measurement analysis, the project manager discovers that project B has a higher Internal Rate of Return (IRR) than Project A. Which project should the organization select?

30. The customer sends the project manager a document outlining the new project’s requirements. While checking the document, the project manager struggles to understand some of the requirements, outputs, and especially the ultimate goal of the project. What should the project manager do next?

31. To guide the development team on what they intend to achieve, a product owner provides a table that includes the key deliverables of each quarter of the 9-month project. What artifact does this table represent?

32. A business analyst is eager to implement a new solution for the company. The stakeholders requested an assessment of the business value it will bring. What should the business analyst do?

33. The project team finds out that several implemented features deviate from what is specified in the scope statement. Which document should the project manager consult to address the issue?

34. To validate requirements, a business analyst used a technique illustrated by the following graph. What technique did the business analyst use?

35. A project team is actively working on creating a solution and preparing it for delivery to the business. In which phase of the project would this activity take place?

36. An organization has appointed a new project manager to replace the one who recently left. What should the new project manager do first?

37. A Business Analyst is tasked with developing a product roadmap for the upcoming project. What technique should the Business Analyst choose to develop the roadmap in order to ensure it effectively captures the sequence and prioritization of user stories?

38. All stakeholders are attending a meeting to discuss a new project that is expected to start within a month and to last for at least 10 iterations. One stakeholder suggests that someone should be responsible for developing and maintaining the product roadmap. Who should assume this responsibility?

39. Which of the following elements are included in the business case? (Select three)

40. A new project manager has just been assigned to oversee a stopped project. To quickly get accustomed to the project’s processes and understand the scope of work, which tool would be the most effective?

41. Which of the following includes functional and non-functional requirements?

42. Which tool or technique is part of defining acceptance criteria?

43. A business analyst was assigned to an airline reservation system. The business analyst used the following artifact to illustrate the interactions with the system. What artifact did the business analyst use?

44. A retail has recently experienced a 20% drop in online sales. What is the first step a business analyst would take?

45. A product manager is pushing for the development of a new feature in an existing app. However, the business analyst has concerns that this feature may not address the core problem. What should the business analyst do next?

46. A business analyst collected product sales data and compared them to the business objectives. What process did the business conduct?

47. A business analyst is identifying the key problems and determining the necessary steps to move to a more efficient future state. Afterward, the business analyst will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure their concerns are addressed and obtain detailed information about their needs. These actions are part of which Business Analysis domains? (Select two)

48. Which elicitation technique should be used when seeking in-depth information from subject matter experts?

49. What skill enables a business analyst to leverage past experiences to make effective decisions when facing challenges?

50. Which of the following responsibilities is unique to business analysis?

51. A business analyst used the following model in analyzing product features from the viewpoint of the customer. What technique did the business analysis use?

52. When the dimensions of the dug canals for the new dam project were compared to the plan, a significant variance was discovered. As a result, the project manager had to hold a meeting with the team to decide on the next steps. To which of the following process groups does the project manager’s activity belong?

53. After creating the network diagram, the project manager identified three critical paths. What should the project manager do next?

54. Which technique is used to develop the WBS?

55. During a project status meeting, the project manager updated the sponsor on the project performance, indicating that the SPI is 0.75 and the CPI is 1.05. What does this imply?

56. A Business Analyst is assigned to a Mobile App development project. One week prior to the product delivery date, the client requests a change to a specific business requirement. What should the Business Analyst do?

57. During a project performance review meeting, a project manager presented the following figures: AC = $4,000, PV = $5,000, and EV = $5,500. What does that indicate about the project?

58. The longest path in a network diagram is known as:

59. A project manager is assigned to a 12-month project that has a $100,000 budget. Six months have passed and $60,000 has been spent. On closer inspection, the project manager finds out that so far, only 40% of the work has been completed. The value of the completed 40% work is referred to as:

60. Which of the following statements are true about the deliverables of a predictive project? (Select two)

61. Which of the following statements are true about the deliverables of a predictive project? (Select two)

62. In the predictive approach, which of the following terms is used for both schedule and cost to define what you’ll measure against later in the monitoring and controlling phase?

63. The diagram below depicts the decomposition of project deliverables into smaller tasks. This diagram is referred to as:

64. The project SPI is 0.8, while the CPI is 1.1. What should be the project manager’s main concern?

65. What should the project manager do to prevent scope creep and focus on fulfilling product requirements?

66. A project manager is overseeing a project that has recently experienced inconsistent performance and a high defect rate. During a meeting, the sponsor asks where the project is currently standing, requesting an overview of work performance. Which of the following documents should the project manager send to the sponsor?

67. What is Earned Value?

68. What could be considered as the foundation for identifying current or future issues to support the decision of change requests?

69. Which tool or technique is used to validate the scope of a project?

70. Subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable parts is related to:

71. A stakeholder expresses a need that was unknown to the project manager. Which stakeholder management process did the project manager likely skip?

72. An activity has an Early Start (ES) of day 5, a Late Start (LS) of day 12, an Early Finish (EF) of day 10, and a Late Finish (LF) of day 17. Which of the following statements are correct regarding this activity? (Select two)

73. Which process is conducted from the start to the finish of the project and is ultimately the responsibility of the project manager?

74. During which process does a project manager confirm resource availability and obtain the team necessary to complete project activities?

75. What performance measurement is used to assess the magnitude of variance in a project?

76. A project manager calculates the early & late start and finish dates of a new project activity. One of the activities has the following representation. What is this activity’s float?

77. The Agile triangle of constraints is different from the traditional triangle because it allows:

78. An organization has decided to adopt the agile approach for its new project. What should they expect to get at the conclusion of the first sprint?

79. In projects following the Scrum framework, which of the following questions won’t be asked to team members during daily stand-ups?

80. The product owner and the project team are currently preparing and updating user stories for the next iterations. What activity does this depict?

81. A project manager is facilitating a meeting with his project team and key stakeholders to prioritize all product backlog items based on their business value and risk level. Where should each category of items be placed in the product backlog? (from top to bottom)

82. In an Agile project, how many members a project team should include?

83. A project manager is choosing a development approach for a new project. Which of the following reasons would motivate the project manager to opt for an adaptive approach instead of a predictive one?

84. Which of the following topics can be discussed in a retrospective meeting?

85. In an agile development approach, what does a cross-functional team mean?

86. During a sprint planning, a team member noticed that artifacts are missing, and the project manager asked the member to resolve the issue. What should the team member add? (Select two)

87. One of the team members asks the project manager when a Sprint is considered completed. What should be the project manager’s response?

88. Using an Agile approach, where should product requirements be documented?

89. Typically, an agile scrum sprint is ____________ long.

90. A cross-functional team should always make sure to focus on:

91. What is the primary distinction between Agile and Scrum?

92. The role of the product owner in an Agile project is: (Select two)

93. A key stakeholder requested the project manager to urgently add a new user story to improve the product. How should the project manager respond to this request?

94. To gauge each team member’s stance on a particular decision, a project manager uses the Fist of five voting technique. When the team starts voting, one member raises five fingers. What does this mean?

95. In the graph below, what concepts or approaches correspond respectively to positions A, B, C, and D?

96. What is a key element of delivering value early in Agile projects?

97. What is a key factor that helps agile teams deliver at maximum speed?

98. How does scope management in adaptive projects impact the creation of WBS?

99. What is the key measure of progress in iteration-based agile?

100. How is work-in-progress managed differently in flow-based agile compared to iteration-based agile?

101. In which methodology does the team continuously work on the highest priority item, without the use of timeboxed iterations?

102. In an interior design project for a library, the client asks the team to increase the number of bookshelves beyond what was agreed on. Since the project is on schedule and adding additional shelves will make no difference, the project manager consents to the client’s request. This is an example of:

103. Which tool ensures that each solution requirement is linked to the business needs, goals, and objectives, as well as stakeholder expectations?

104. A team, with no defined roles, uses a board and cards to categorize tasks into “To do”, “Doing”, and “Done”. Without too many restrictions, team members grab a card from the “To do” list and begin to work. What agile framework is being described?

105. The stakeholder engagement process involves five steps. What is their logical sequencing according to the figure below?

106. What is the purpose of a project charter?

107. Before announcing the completion of the project execution, the project manager of a construction project reviews deliverables and performs a site walkthrough. What is the project manager performing in this scenario?

108. In a project context, guidelines and policies are classified as:

109. To compare the different suppliers and make the best choice, which of the following tools or techniques should the project manager use?

110. The following are not a business analyst roles except:

111. A project involves dozens of stakeholders. Most of them need high-level information and updates about the project status, while the rest need more detailed information and frequent updates. Therefore, the project manager decides to set up an action plan to respond to these different requirements. What should the project manager create?

112. A project manager has been assigned to a 300 ft farm fencing project. Having previously managed two similar projects in another region, the project manager knows that the materials for a chain-link fence cost $10 per foot, while labor costs range from $10 to $15 per linear foot, depending on the workers’ experience and common rates in the region. What is the best way to estimate the labor cost per linear foot?

113. A Business Analyst for a large construction project is working with the project manager to define the steps to perform stakeholder analysis. Which of the following correctly defines the steps for stakeholder analysis?

114. A project manager was assigned to a large project that has unclear requirements and deliverables. After choosing an agile approach to deal with the situation, what should the project manager do next?

115. A project manager who adopts a servant leadership style is onboarding a new team member. The project manager gives the team member a copy of the project charter and commits to sending them a copy of ________________, which covers team values, ground rules, and working agreements.

116. A project has been hampered by many quality issues, putting the project at risk. Which meeting should the project manager conduct with the team to figure out how to avoid or deal with such problems in the future?

117. During the project planning phase, stakeholders insisted that their conflicting requirements should all be considered and consolidated. That made it hard for the project manager to create a plan that satisfies all stakeholders. What should the project manager do to establish a common ground?

118. Regardless of the type of development approach that a project manager adopts for their project, their top priority should always be:

119. One year into managing a predictive project, and during the close project process, the project manager faces a key stakeholder’s refusal to sign off the deliverables due to non-compliance claims. What can the project manager do to ensure stakeholder acceptance?

120. In a projectized organization structure, after getting the client’s approval of deliverables and officially closing the project, what should be the project manager’s next step?

121. A project manager keeps receiving negative feedback concerning one of the project suppliers. The conflicts between the project team and the supplier’s team are getting worse recently and are starting to have a negative impact on the project. What should the project manager do next?

122. For the next release, the product owner has selected a number of user stories totaling 110 points. Given that the team’s velocity is 20 story points, what’s the estimated duration to complete this release?

123. The scope of business analysis is:

124. Which of the below statements represents the most accurate definition of backlog refinement? (Select three)

125. A company must select one of two projects that have the same budget, but different returns and risk levels. Which tool or technique should be used in order to make the right decision?

126. What does “cycle time” mean?

127. Which statement is true about the following chart?

128. Working with the predictive approach, which of the following is most true?

129. Before starting the project, the business analyst is classifying stakeholders according to their level of power, interest, and influence. This step is referred to as:

130. Which of the following best describes business analysis?

131. In a weak matrix organization, a project manager discovers that the assigned team lacks the necessary skills for the project. What should the project manager do next?

132. A product owner who’s new to the agile approach wrote the following user story: “As a customer, I want a new functionality so that I can achieve a 50% increase in sales”. The project manager found the user story to be deficient, explaining to the product owner that:

133. A product owner creates a release plan based on a projected team velocity of 50 story points. However, during the first two sprints, the team completed 37 points in sprint 1 and 35 story points in sprint 2. What should the agile project manager do in this situation? (Select two)

134. A project team member notices that some requirements are missing from the project documentations. The project manager asks the team member to resolve the issue. What artifacts can the team member add to properly reflect the requirements statement? (Select three)

135. Three manufacturing lines are producing 5 mm diameter cylindrical steel bars. In order to perform a quality inspection, the project manager takes 10 random bars from each line. The following are the inspection results in mm measurements. The results of Line 1 can be described as:

136. A project manager is evaluating a potential industrial project. To determine whether its anticipated financial gains will outweigh its present-day investment, the project manager uses the Net Present Value (NPV) as an effective tool to help her determine whether the project will be profitable or not. For instance, NPV > 0 means:

137. All of the following imply servant leadership characteristics, except:

138. A project’s performance measurements are calculated based on the following information: EV = $2,000 and AC = $1,000. What is the status of the project?

139. A project manager is developing the business case of a green transportation project. To do so, they decide to use the SWOT technique. How should the project manager apply this technique?

140. The product owner should sort the product backlog items by placing:

141. A project manager is leading a complex project with a very demanding sponsor who wants frequent updates on project progress and future plans. What’s the best way for the project manager to communicate with the sponsor?

142. In a typical communication context, elements interfering with the transmission and understanding of the project manager’s message are called:

143. Which of the following tools and techniques are used for stakeholders analysis? (Select two)

144. A project manager is leading a one-year project. Five months into the execution phase, %50 of the project work is completed.

145. During a workshop about the Agile approach, the project manager stated that Agile teams should be cross-functional and self-organizing, explaining that:

146. A project manager plans to discuss with her manager the need for additional resources to handle complex tasks her team cannot perform. These resources will be released from the project once the tasks are completed. Which skills are most crucial for the project manager in this situation?

147. To adopt an agile mindset, the project team can use all of the following questions while developing the product, except:

148. A business analyst’s role involves extensive upfront planning and detailed requirements gathering primarily in the early stages of a project. In which development approach the business analyst is working?

149. A project manager, who manages an online e-learning platform, decided to make all new release information accessible to the platform members under the “News” section on the website. What type of communication is the project manager intends to use?

150. A project manager attended a leadership training workshop. The trainer listed the characteristics of servant leaders, then mentioned some examples of a servant leader’s behavioral traits, such as: (Select two)

151. A project manager has just taken over an ongoing project for creating a newborns’ essentials brand. Items made of fabric are manufactured by external vendors. To get to know all vendors involved in the project, the project manager should check out:

152. What are the areas of emotional intelligence (select three)

153. A project manager is assigned to lead a megaproject that requires experts and resources from different countries. Unable to predict worldwide epidemics, the project team is worried about facing another event like CoronaVirus that might cause delays and cost overruns. What should the project manager do during the risk planning phase? (Select two)

154. Which of these documents comprises thorough descriptions of work packages?

155. Who can sign the project charter? (Select three)

156. Knowledge garnered through personal experience is the most difficult to express, articulate, or write down. This type of knowledge is known as:

157. What type of requirements are expressed in the form of a business case?

158. How is the cost variance measured?

159. Due to high levels of uncertainty, the project manager opts for the rolling wave method for the project planning. How is this method useful in this case?

160. A project has 5 iteration cycles, as the project advances to the 3rd iteration, the number of user stories in the backlog decreases significantly. What’s the potential cause of the decrease?

161. An agile project manager observes that several stakeholders have become disengaged; they rarely attend meetings or provide feedback and input. What can the project manager do to address this issue? (Select two)