Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® v7.1 (PMI-100)

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Which process determines the risks that may affect the project and documents their characteristics?

  • A. Control Risks
  • B. Plan Risk Management
  • C. Plan Risk Responses
  • D. Identify Risks


Answer : D

An example of a group decision-ma king technique is:

  • A. Nominal group technique.
  • B. Majority.
  • C. Affinity diagram.
  • D. Multi-criteria decision analysis.


Answer : B

A risk response strategy in which the project team shifts the impact of a threat, together with ownership of the response, to a third party is called:

  • A. mitigate
  • B. accept
  • C. transfer
  • D. avoid


Answer : C

An output of the Plan Quality Management process is:

  • A. A process improvement plan,
  • B. Quality control measurements.
  • C. Work performance information,
  • D. The project management plan.


Answer : A

A project manager should document the escalation path for unresolved project risks in the:

  • A. Change control plan
  • B. Stakeholder register
  • C. Risk log
  • D. Communications management plan


Answer : D

Which process in Project Time Management includes reserve analysis as a tool or technique?

  • A. Estimate Activity Resources
  • B. Sequence Activities
  • C. Estimate Activity Durations
  • D. Develop Schedule


Answer : C

Which risk management strategy seeks to eliminate the uncertainty associated with a particular upside risk by ensuring that the opportunity is realized?

  • A. Enhance
  • B. Share
  • C. Exploit
  • D. Accept


Answer : C

Payback period, return on investment, internal rate of return, discounted cash flow, and net present value are all examples of:

  • A. Expert judgment.
  • B. Analytical techniques.
  • C. Earned value management.
  • D. Group decision-making techniques.


Answer : B

The definition of when and how often the risk management processes will be performed throughout the project life cycle is included in which risk management plan component?

  • A. Timing
  • B. Methodology
  • C. Risk categories
  • D. Budgeting


Answer : A

When a backward pass is calculated from a schedule constraint that is later than the early finish date that has been calculated during a forward pass calculation, this causes which type of total float?

  • A. Negative
  • B. Zero
  • C. Positive
  • D. Free


Answer : C

A reward can only be effective if it is:

  • A. Given immediately after the project is completed.
  • B. Something that is tangible.
  • C. Formally given during project performance appraisals.
  • D. Satisfying a need valued by the individual.


Answer : D

Which tool or technique allows a large number of ideas to be classified into groups for review and analysis?

  • A. Nominal group technique
  • B. Idea/mind mapping
  • C. Affinity diagram
  • D. Brainstorming


Answer : C

Using values such as scope, cost, budget, and duration or measures of scale such as size, weight, and complexity from a previous similar project as the basis for estimating the same parameter or measurement for a current project describes which type of estimating?

  • A. Bottom-up
  • B. Parametric
  • C. Analogous
  • D. Three-point


Answer : C

Sending letters, memos, reports, emails, and faxes to share information is an example of which type of communication?

  • A. Direct
  • B. Interactive
  • C. Pull
  • D. Push


Answer : D

Which earned value management (EVM) metric is a measure of the cost efficiency of budgeted resources expressed as a ratio of earned value (EV) to actual cost (AC) and is considered a critical EVM metric?

  • A. Cost variance (CV)
  • B. Cost performance index (CPI)
  • C. Budget at completion (BAC)
  • D. Variance at completion (VAC)


Answer : B

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