CAPM Practice Test 10 — 10 Questions

Question 1

Drag and drop the steps for closing a project phase or project in the correct order.

Accepted Answer

1. Verify deliverables are complete, 2. Obtain formal acceptance, 3. Release resources, 4. Close contracts, 5. Archive documents. Closing involves verifying work, obtaining acceptance, releasing resources, closing contracts, and archiving documents.

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1. Obtain formal acceptance, 2. Verify deliverables are complete, 3. Release resources, 4. Close contracts, 5. Archive documents

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1. Release resources, 2. Close contracts, 3. Verify deliverables, 4. Obtain formal acceptance, 5. Archive documents

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1. Archive documents, 2. Close contracts, 3. Release resources, 4. Verify deliverables, 5. Obtain formal acceptance

Question 2

A project manager is leading a software development project. During the planning phase, the team identifies a significant risk that a key third-party API may be deprecated before the project completes. The project sponsor asks for a risk response strategy. Which strategy should the project manager recommend to best address this risk?

Accepted Answer

Mitigate the risk by developing a workaround using an alternative API or building a fallback mechanism.. Developing a workaround using an alternative API or building a fallback mechanism directly reduces the probability and/or impact of the API deprecation risk. This is a classic risk mitigation strategy that proactively ensures the project can continue even if the third-party API becomes unavailable, which is a common technical risk in software projects.

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Accept the risk and plan to deal with the issue if it arises.

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Transfer the risk by purchasing insurance against API deprecation.

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Enhance the risk by increasing the use of the API to benefit from it before deprecation.

Question 3

You are managing a software upgrade project for a financial institution. The project involves upgrading the core banking system to a new version. During user acceptance testing (UAT), the testers find that the new system does not handle certain legacy data formats correctly, causing errors. The project schedule has no buffer left, and the go-live date is fixed due to regulatory compliance. The team estimates it will take two weeks to fix the issue, but the go-live is in one week. The project manager has already used the contingency reserve for other issues. What should the project manager do next?

Accepted Answer

Evaluate the possibility of a partial fix or workaround to meet the go-live date, and escalate to the sponsor if needed.. The project manager must first evaluate feasible alternatives (like a partial fix or workaround) to meet the fixed go-live date, given that the contingency reserve is exhausted and the schedule has no buffer. Escalating to the sponsor is appropriate when the issue impacts regulatory compliance and requires a decision beyond the PM's authority. This aligns with the CAPM principle of managing stakeholder expectations and seeking sponsor guidance when constraints force trade-offs.

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Ignore the issue and proceed with the go-live as planned, since the errors affect only legacy data.

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Request additional budget from the management reserve to hire external consultants to fix the issue faster.

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Direct the team to fix the issue and delay the go-live, then inform the sponsor.

Question 4

Which TWO statements accurately describe the role of a business analyst in requirements management?

Accepted Answer

The BA ensures that requirements align with business objectives.. The business analyst (BA) is responsible for ensuring that each requirement directly supports the stated business objectives and strategic goals. This alignment is a core function of requirements management within the BABOK framework, as it prevents scope creep and ensures that delivered features provide measurable business value.

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The BA approves all requirements before development begins.

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The BA develops the technical solution for each requirement.

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The BA prioritizes requirements based on personal judgment.

Question 5

In a predictive project, the project manager must formally accept the project's deliverables. Which process group does this activity belong to?

Accepted Answer

Closing. Formal acceptance of deliverables occurs during the Closing process group, specifically in the Validate Scope and Close Project processes.

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Executing

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Planning

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Initiating

Question 6

Refer to the exhibit. What is the duration of the critical path?

Accepted Answer

15 days. The critical path is A -> C -> D with a total duration of 5 + 4 + 6 = 15 days. The other path A -> B -> D is 5+3+6=14 days.

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9 days

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14 days

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12 days

Question 7

During a requirements elicitation meeting, stakeholders provide conflicting information about the desired functionality. What is the best course of action for the business analyst?

Accepted Answer

Facilitate a discussion to resolve the conflict and reach consensus. The business analyst's primary role is to facilitate stakeholder collaboration and resolve conflicts through structured discussion, ensuring that requirements are accurate and agreed upon before development begins. This aligns with the BABOK guide's emphasis on using techniques like workshops or brainstorming to achieve consensus, which prevents costly rework later.

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Document the conflicting information as is and proceed with development

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Escalate the issue to senior management for a decision

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Ask the project manager to decide which stakeholder is correct

Question 8

During Sprint Planning, the team realizes the password reset story involves a third-party email service that has not been integrated yet. The team has no experience with that service. What is the best action?

Accepted Answer

Create a time-boxed spike to research the integration.. The team has no experience with the third-party email service, and integrating it involves unknown technical risks. A time-boxed spike (Option B) is the best action because it allows the team to research the integration within a defined timebox, reducing uncertainty before committing to the story in a Sprint. This aligns with the Scrum principle of managing risk through validated learning, not through guesswork or scope changes.

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Accept the story and figure it out during the Sprint.

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Add more developers to the team for this Sprint.

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Remove the story from the Product Backlog.

Question 9

Drag and drop the steps for developing a project schedule in the correct order.

Accepted Answer

1. Define activities, 2. Sequence activities, 3. Estimate activity resources, 4. Estimate activity durations, 5. Develop schedule. Schedule development follows: define, sequence, estimate resources and durations, then develop the schedule.

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1. Define activities, 2. Sequence activities, 3. Estimate activity durations, 4. Estimate activity resources, 5. Develop schedule

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1. Define activities, 2. Estimate activity resources, 3. Sequence activities, 4. Estimate activity durations, 5. Develop schedule

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1. Sequence activities, 2. Define activities, 3. Estimate activity resources, 4. Estimate activity durations, 5. Develop schedule

Question 10

Refer to the exhibit. A business analyst is documenting a system architecture where incoming requests are routed to different backend services based on the URL path. Which functional requirement is implied by this configuration?

Accepted Answer

The API and frontend are deployed as separate services.. The architecture routes requests to different backend services depending on the URL path (e.g., root to frontend service, /api to backend service), which implies the API and frontend are deployed as separate services. Option A is incorrect because logging is not configured in this setup. Option C is incorrect because only a single routing point is shown, not a load balancer distributing across multiple servers. Option D is incorrect because there is no HTTPS configuration (e.g., no encrypted port or TLS settings).

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The server must log all incoming requests.

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The application must use a load balancer.

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The application must handle HTTPS traffic.