PMI CAPM PMI-100 Questions & Answers

• Question 691:

  Project management processes are:

  A. Static; they must not change across different projects.

  B. Applied globally and across all industry groups.

  C. Discrete elements with well-defined interfaces.

  D. Project phases, applied as required in different projects.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 692:

  PMBOI Guide is a standard that describes:

  A. product-oriented processes.

  B. project management processes.

  C. product-oriented and project management processes.

  D. program management and project management processes.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 693:

  Overlooking negative stakeholders can result in a/an:

  A. decreased likelihood of conflicting interests between stakeholders.

  B. decreased likelihood of the projects progress being impeded

  C. increased likelihood of project failure.

  D. increased likelihood of project success.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 694:

  Outputs from constituent processes might be used as:

  A. Inputs to other processes.

  B. Proof of process completion.

  C. Identification of project tasks.

  D. Indicators to eliminate project redundancies.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 695:

  Organizational process assets can be divided into which of the following two categories?

  A. Project files and corporate knowledge base

  B. Templates, and processes and procedures

  C. Standards, and processes and procedures

  D. Corporate knowledge base and processes and procedures

  Correct Answer: D

  Explanation:

  2.1.4 Organizational Process Assets

  Organizational process assets are the plans, processes, policies, procedures, and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization. They include any artifact, practice, or knowledge from any or all of the organizations involved in the project that can be used to perform or govern the project. The process assets also include the organization's knowledge bases such as lessons learned and historical information. Organizational process assets may include completed schedules, risk data, and earned value data. Organizational process assets are inputs to most planning processes. Throughout the project, the project team members may update and add to the organizational process assets as necessary. Organizational process assets may be grouped into two categories: (1) processes and procedures, and

  (2) corporate knowledge base.

• Question 696:

  One of the fundamental tenets of modern quality management states that quality is:

  A. planned, designed, and built in.

  B. planned, designed, and inspected in.

  C. built in, created, and reviewed.

  D. built in, created, and standardized.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 697:

  On what is project baseline development established?

  A. Approved product requirements

  B. Estimated project cost and schedule

  C. Actual project cost and schedule

  D. Revised project cost and schedule

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  6.6.3.1

  Schedule Baseline

  A schedule baseline is the approved version of a schedule model that can be changed only through formal

  change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison to actual results. It is accepted and

  approved by the appropriate stakeholders as the schedule baseline with baseline start dates and baseline

  finish dates. During monitoring and controlling, the approved baseline dates are compared to the actual

  start and finish dates to determine whether variances have occurred. The schedule baseline is a

  component of the project management plan.

  7.3.3.1

  Cost Baseline

  The cost baseline is the approved version of the time-phased project budget, excluding any management

  reserves, which can only be changed through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for

  comparison to actual results. It is developed as a summation of the approved budgets for the different

  schedule activities.

  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).

• Question 698:

  In which process group is the scope first defined?

  A. Initiating

  B. Planning

  C. Executing

  D. Controlling

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 699:

  Inputs to the Define Activities process include:

  A. Project scope statement, resource calendars, and work performance information.

  B. Scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets.

  C. Project scope statement, approved change requests, and WBS dictionary.

  D. Scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and activity duration estimates.

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  5.4.3.1 Scope Baseline

  The scope baseline is the approved version of a scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and its associated WBS dictionary, that can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison. It is a component of the project management plan. Components of the scope baseline include:

  Project scope statement. The project scope statement includes the description of the project scope, major deliverables, assumptions, and constraints.

  WBS. The WBS is a hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables. Each descending level of the WBS represents an increasingly detailed definition of the project work. The WBS is finalized by assigning each work package to a control account and establishing a unique identifier for that work package from a code of accounts. These identifiers provide a structure for hierarchical summation of costs, schedule, and resource information. A control account is a management control point where scope, budget, actual cost, and schedule are integrated and compared to the earned value for performance measurement. Control accounts are placed at selected management points in the WBS. Each control account may include one or more work packages, but each of the work packages should be associated with only one control account. A control account may include one or more planning packages. A planning package is a work breakdown structure component below the control account with known work content but without detailed schedule activities.

  WBS dictionary. The WBS dictionary is a document that provides detailed deliverable, activity, and scheduling information about each component in the WBS. The WBS dictionary is a document that supports the WBS. Information in the WBS dictionary may include, but is not limited to:

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  Code of account identifier,

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  Description of work,

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  Assumptions and constraints,

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  Responsible organization,

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  Schedule milestones,

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  Associated schedule activities,

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  Resources required,

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  Cost estimates,

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  Quality requirements,

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  Acceptance criteria,

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  Technical references, and

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  Agreement information

  2.1.4 Organizational Process Assets

  Organizational process assets are the plans, processes, policies, procedures, and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization. They include any artifact, practice, or knowledge from any or all of the organizations involved in the project that can be used to perform or govern the project. The process assets also include the organization's knowledge bases such as lessons learned and historical information. Organizational process assets may include completed schedules, risk data, and earned value data. Organizational process assets are inputs to most planning processes. Throughout the project, the project team members may update and add to the organizational process assets as necessary. Organizational process assets may be grouped into two categories: (1) processes and procedures, and (2) corporate knowledge base.

  Process: 6.2 Define Activities Definition: The process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables. Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is to break down work packages into activities that provide a basis for estimating, scheduling, executing, monitoring, and controlling the project work.

  Inputs

  1.

  Schedule management plan

  2.

  Scope baseline

  3.

  Enterprise environmental factors

  4.

  Organizational process assets

  Tools and Techniques

  1.

  Decomposition

  2.

  Rolling wave planning

  3.

  Expert judgment

  Outputs

  1.

  Activity list

  2.

  Activity attributes

  3.

  Milestone list

• Question 700:

  In which of the following types of organizations is resource availability moderate to high?

  A. Weak matrix

  B. Balanced matrix

  C. Strong matrix

  D. Projectized

  Correct Answer: C