CAPM - Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts Sample Questions

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* 1. During product validation, a key stakeholder refuses to sign off the acceptance document, claiming that some of the functionalities do not meet their expectations. What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?

Involve the key stakeholder during the planning phase

Involve the key stakeholders during all project phases

Involve the key stakeholder during the quality control phase

Involve the key stakeholders during the project initiation phase

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* 2. After being assigned by management to lead a new project, the project manager is immediately asked to develop the project charter in order to launch the project as soon as possible. To develop the project charter, the project manager will need the following documents: (Select three)

Strategic plan

Business case

Agreements

Project plan

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* 3. A project manager is assigned to a project consisting of four phases. Which of the following meetings should the project manager hold at each phase to ensure the continuous commitment of project stakeholders?

Kickoff meeting

Stage gate meeting

Retrospective meeting

Risk review meeting

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* 4. While managing an industrial project, a project manager notices that two stakeholders are always debating which may have a negative impact on the project. Which of the following options is used to document and monitor this type of situation?

Change log

Problem log

Issue log

Dispute log

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* 5. A project manager notices that his colleague, who is a fellow project manager, shows up at the office with new high-tech gadgets every day. This raises his suspicions that his colleague might be accepting gifts from hardware vendors who will be bidding on one of their company’s upcoming multimillion-dollar contracts. Which of the following should the project manager do?

Warn the concerned colleague that such gifts aren’t appropriate and leave it at that

Convince his colleague to return the items and stop accepting any gifts from vendors

Directly ask his colleague whether these items were gifts from vendors or he purchased them himself

Report his colleague to the organization so that a conflict-of-interest investigation can take place

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* 6. Constraints and assumptions are important for projects. They should be identified, controlled, and monitored continuously. Wrong assumptions or constraints can impact the project. For instance, when a constraint turns out to be wrong, it affects the project:

Negatively

Positively

Depends on the constraint

Depends on the project

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* 7. When the execution of a rebranding project was completed, several key stakeholders, including the sponsor, were reluctant to accept deliverables and close the project. What should the project manager do in this situation? (Select three)

Identify and resolve any open issues. Then, be firm on formal closure.

Formally close the project. Stakeholders will get well-acquainted with the new brand by that time.

Identify and openly discuss the reasons for reluctance.

Invite earnest feedback from all sides and try to identify any misunderstanding.

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

A project can have several stakeholders

Portfolio management is aligned with organizational strategy

A program is a big project

Multiple projects can be aligned with one program

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* 9. A project manager is leading a hotel construction project in a foreign country where corruption is widely spread. After facing trouble obtaining the required construction permits from local authorities, a team member suggested giving a bribe to the local officials to get things going and execute the project without issues. How should the project manager react?

Negotiate a non-monetary bribe

Give the smallest amount of money possible

Refuse to give a bribe

Ask the team member to give the bribe on their behalf

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* 10. A project manager is working on a contract. Now that they completed their contract and closed the project, the project manager is out of work. What type of organizational structure does the project manager work in?

Projectized

Weak matrix

Strong matrix

Functional

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* 11. You are simultaneously managing six projects in the company. Two projects are of a similar type, while the other four are entirely different. You work as a ______________.

Portfolio manager

Program manager

Program coordinator

Project manager

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* 12. During the kick-off meeting of their first project, the project manager presents the project plan to the attending stakeholders. When going through the details, the project manager notices that most stakeholders don’t seem happy about the plan. A certain stakeholder even expressed their frustration with how inaccurate this plan describes their expectations. What is the most likely reason behind the project manager’s inaccurate description of stakeholders’ requirements?

The project manager did not engage the project stakeholders enough to be able to accurately capture their requirements

The project manager did not explain the project well enough. A better presentation of the plan would have prevented this misunderstanding

The project manager did not use the project scope as a guide when creating the project plan

The project manager only presented the first draft of the project plan, so it can be always improved

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* 13. A project manager was assigned to a park redevelopment project which consists of cleaning and equipping the park for local families and residents. The project involves a really big number of stakeholders since it includes multiple phases and different types of tasks to execute. What should the project manager do?

Disregard low-power stakeholders

Report the issue to the project sponsor

Only engage the high-interest stakeholders

Analyze all stakeholders in order to prioritize engagement

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* 14. During the planning phase, the project manager speculated that there will be no changes in the composition of the project steering committee. But, since any change could be very critical to the project, the project manager assigned a team member to monitor for triggers. Where should the name of the person responsible for monitoring the steering committee be recorded?

Change log

Issue log

Stakeholder register

Risk register

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* 15. Halfway through the project, the sponsor designates an inspector to check the quality of the deliverables so far. The project manager doesn’t know the inspector in person, but they overheard that they are not flexible and working with them is usually hard. What is the best way for them to handle the situation?

Use their soft skills to talk the inspector into looking past any quality issues and not reporting them to the sponsor

Collaborate with the inspector and provide them assistance when needed

Ignore the inspector’s designation since they are an external stakeholder

Ask the sponsor to designate another inspector