PMI CAPM PMI-100 Questions & Answers

• Question 111:

  The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities is known as:

  A. Control Schedule.

  B. Sequence Activities.

  C. Define Activities.

  D. Develop Schedule.

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  Process: 6.3 Sequence Activities

  Definition: The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities.

  Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is that it defines the logical sequence of work to obtain the

  greatest efficiency given all project constraints.

  Inputs

  1.

  Schedule management plan

  2.

  Activity list

  3.

  Activity attributes

  4.

  Milestone list

  5.

  Project scope statement

  6.

  Enterprise environmental factors

  7.

  Organizational process assets

  Tools and Techniques

  1.

  Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

  2.

  Dependency determination

  3.

  Leads and lags

  Outputs

  1.

  Project schedule network diagrams

  2.

  Project documents updates

• Question 112:

  The ways in which the roles and responsibilities, reporting relationships, and staffing management will be addressed and structured within a project is described in the:

  A. Human resource management plan.

  B. Activity resource requirements.

  C. Personnel assessment tools,

  D. Multi-criteria decision analysis.

  Correct Answer: A

  Explanation:

  9.1.3.1 Human Resource Management Plan The human resource management plan, a part of the project management plan, provides guidance on how project human resources should be defined, staffed, managed, and eventually released. The human resource management plan and any subsequent revisions are also inputs into the Develop Project Management Plan process.

  Process: 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management

  Definition: The process of identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities, required skills,

  reporting relationships, and creating a staffing management plan.

  Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is that it establishes project roles and responsibilities, project

  organization charts, and the staffing management plan including the timetable for staff acquisition and

  release.

  Inputs

  1.

  Project management plan

  2.

  Activity resource requirements

  3.

  Enterprise environmental factors

  4.

  Organizational process assets

  Tools and Techniques

  1.

  Organization charts and position descriptions

  2.

  Networking

  3.

  Organizational theory

  4.

  Expert judgment

  5.

  Meetings

  Outputs

  1. Human resource management plan

• Question 113:

  A key benefit of the Manage Communications process is that it enables:

  A. The best use of communication methods.

  B. An efficient and effective communication flow.

  C. Project costs to be reduced.

  D. The best use of communication technology.

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  Process: 10.2 Manage CommunicationsDefinition: The process of creating, collecting, distributing, storing, retrieving and the ultimate disposition of project information in accordance with the communications management plan. Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is that it enables an efficient and effective communications flow between project stakeholders. Inputs

  1.

  Communications management plan

  2.

  Work performance reports

  3.

  Enterprise environmental factors

  4.

  Organizational process assets

  Tools and Techniques

  1.

  Communication technology

  2.

  Communication models

  3.

  Communication methods

  4.

  Information management systems

  5.

  Performance reporting

  Outputs

  1.

  Project communications

  2.

  Project management plan updates

  3.

  Project documents updates

  4.

  Organizational process assets updates

• Question 114:

  Lessons learned are created and project resources are released in which Process Group?

  A. Planning

  B. Executing

  C. Closing

  D. Initiating

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 115:

  When should quality planning be performed?

  A. While developing the project charter

  B. In parallel with the other planning processes

  C. As part of a detailed risk analysis

  D. As a separate step from the other planning processes

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  Quality planning should be performed in parallel with the other planning processes. For example,

  proposed changes in the deliverables to meet identified quality standards may require cost or schedule

  adjustments and a detailed risk analysis of the impact to plans.

  The quality planning techniques discussed here are those used most frequently on projects. There are

  many others that may be useful on certain projects or in some application areas.

• Question 116:

  Which tool or technique is used in the Develop Project Management Plan process?

  A. Project management information system (PMIS)

  B. Project charter

  C. Quality assurance

  D. Expert judgment

  Correct Answer: D

  Explanation:

  4.1.2.1 Expert Judgment

  Expert judgment is often used to assess the inputs used to develop the project charter. Expert judgment is applied to all technical and management details during this process. Such expertise is provided by any group or individual with specialized knowledge or training and is available from many sources, including:

  Other units within the organization,

  Consultants,

  Stakeholders, including customers or sponsors,

  Professional and technical associations,

  Industry groups,

  Subject matter experts (SME), and

  Project management office (PMO).

  Process: 4.2. Develop Project Management PlanDefinition: The process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive project management plan. The project's integrated baselines and subsidiary plans may be included within the project management plan. Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is a central document that defines the basis of all project work.

  Inputs

  1.

  Project charter

  2.

  Outputs from other processes

  3.

  Enterprise environmental factors

  4.

  Organizational process assets

  Tools and Techniques

  1.

  Expert judgment

  2.

  Facilitation techniques

  Outputs

  Project management plan

  4.2.3.1 Project Management Plan

  The project management plan is the document that describes how the project will be executed, monitored,

  and controlled. It integrates and consolidates all of the subsidiary plans and baselines from the planning

  processes.

  Project baselines include, but are not limited to:

  Scope baseline (Section 5.4.3.1),

  Schedule baseline (Section 6.6.3.1), and

  Cost baseline (Section 7.3.3.1).

  Subsidiary plans include, but are not limited to:

  Scope management plan (Section 5.1.3.1),

  Requirements management plan (Section 5.1.3.2),

  Schedule management plan (Section 6.1.3.1),

  Cost management plan (Section 7.1.3.1),

  Quality management plan (Section 8.1.3.1),

  Process improvement plan (Section 8.1.3.2),

  Human resource management plan (Section 9.1.3.1),

  Communications management plan (Section 10.1.3.1),

  Risk management plan (Section 11.1.3.1),

  Procurement management plan (Section 12.1.3.1), and

  Stakeholder management plan (Section 13.2.3.1).

  Among other things, the project management plan may also include the following:

  Life cycle selected for the project and the processes that will be applied to each phase;

  Details of the tailoring decisions specified by the project management team as follows:

  ○

  Project management processes selected by the project management team,

  ○

  Level of implementation for each selected process,

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  Descriptions of the tools and techniques to be used for accomplishing those processes, and

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  Description of how the selected processes will be used to manage the specific project, including the

  dependencies and interactions among those processes and the essential inputs and outputs.

  Description of how work will be executed to accomplish the project objectives;

  Change management plan that documents how changes will be monitored and controlled;

  Configuration management plan that documents how Configuration management will be performed;

  Description of how the integrity of the project baselines will be maintained;

  Requirements and techniques for communication among stakeholders; and

  Key management reviews for content, the extent of, and timing to address, open issues and pending

  decisions.

  The project management plan may be either summary level or detailed, and may be composed of one or more subsidiary plans. Each of the subsidiary plans is detailed to the extent required by the specific project. Once the project management plan is baselined, it may only be changed when a change request is generated and approved through the Perform Integrated Change Control process.

• Question 117:

  Which process involves developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities?

  A. Estimate Costs

  B. Control Costs

  C. Determine Budget

  D. Plan Cost Management

  Correct Answer: A

  Explanation:

  Process: 7.2 Estimate Costs Definition: The process of developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed tocomplete project activities.Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is that it determines the amount of cost required to complete project work.

  Inputs

  1.

  Cost management plan

  2.

  Human resource management plan

  3.

  Scope baseline

  4.

  Project schedule

  5.

  Risk register

  6.

  Enterprise environmental factors

  7.

  Organizational process assets

  Tools and Techniques

  1.

  Expert judgment

  2.

  Analogous estimating

  3.

  Parametric estimating

  4.

  Bottom-up estimating

  5.

  Three-point estimating

  6.

  Reserve analysis

  7.

  Cost of quality

  8.

  Project management software

  9.

  Vendor bid analysis 10.Group decision-making techniques

  Outputs

  1.

  Activity cost estimates

  2.

  Basis of estimates

  3.

  Project documents updates

• Question 118:

  The ability to influence cost is greatest during which stages of the project?

  A. Early

  B. Middle

  C. Late

  D. Completion

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 119:

  In which Knowledge Area is the project charter developed?

  A. Project Cost Management

  B. Project Scope Management

  C. Project Time Management

  D. Project Integration Management

  Correct Answer: D

  Explanation:

  Knowledge Areas

  4.

  Project Integration Management

  5.

  Project Scope Management

  6.

  Project Time Management

  7.

  Project Cost Management

  8.

  Project Quality Management

  9.

  Project Human Resource Management 10.Project Communications Management 11.Project Risk Management 12.Project Procurement Management 13.Project Stakeholder Management

  Process: 4.1. Develop Project CharterDefinition: The process of developing a document that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities. Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is a well-defined project start and project boundaries, creation of a formal record of the project, and a direct way for senior management to formally accept and commit to the project.

  Inputs

  1.

  Project statement of work

  2.

  Business case

  3.

  Agreements

  4.

  Enterprise environmental factors

  5.

  Organizational process assets

  Tools and Techniques

  1.

  Expert judgment

  2.

  Facilitation techniques

  Outputs

  1. Project charter

• Question 120:

  The planned work contained in the lowest level of work breakdown structure (WBS) components is known as:

  A. Work packages.

  B. Accepted deliverables.

  C. The WBS dictionary.

  D. The scope baseline.

  Correct Answer: A