CAPM Practice Test 13 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Refer to the exhibit. The project manager notices that the resource histogram shows a peak of 15 FTEs in Week 2, exceeding the available 12 FTEs. The project manager needs to bring the resource usage within the limit without increasing the project duration or budget. Which action should the project manager take?

Choose an answer to begin — your selection is scored in the full session.

Accepted Answer

Apply resource smoothing to delay some activities in Week 2 to earlier or later weeks. Resource smoothing is the correct technique because it adjusts the schedule of activities within their float to level the resource demand without changing the critical path or project duration. In this case, delaying some non-critical activities from Week 2 to earlier or later weeks reduces the peak from 15 FTEs to within the 12-FTE limit while keeping the project duration and budget unchanged.

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Reduce the scope of work in Week 2

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Crash the project by adding overtime in Week 2

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Add more resources to Week 2 to meet the demand

Question 2

Which TWO techniques are commonly used for requirements traceability in business analysis?

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Business rules catalog. The business rules catalog is a key technique for requirements traceability because it documents and links business rules to their origin, implementation, and validation points, ensuring each rule can be traced back to a stakeholder need or regulatory requirement. This supports impact analysis and compliance verification throughout the project lifecycle.

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Data flow diagram

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Use case description

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User stories

Question 3

You are a project manager in a projectized organization. The project is nearing completion, but a key stakeholder has introduced several new requirements that were not in the original scope. The stakeholder insists these are critical for user acceptance. The project is already behind schedule and over budget. The change control board (CCB) has denied all previous change requests due to time and cost constraints. What is the best course of action?

Accepted Answer

Submit a change request for the new requirements and let the CCB decide. The project manager must follow the established change control process. Even though the CCB has denied previous requests, it is still the proper authority to evaluate and decide on new change requests. Submitting a formal change request ensures the stakeholder's requirements are documented and evaluated against project constraints, while also protecting the project from unauthorized scope creep. Option A bypasses the CCB, option B is premature without a formal request, and option C may be seen as dismissive and does not utilize the formal process.

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Add the requirements to the project but delay completion to accommodate them

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Accept the new requirements to satisfy the stakeholder and update the project plan

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Explain to the stakeholder that changes are not possible and close the project as planned

Question 4

A business analyst is evaluating the performance of a business analysis framework after project completion. Which metric best indicates the effectiveness of the requirements management process?

Accepted Answer

Number of requirements defects found post-implementation. The number of requirements defects found post-implementation directly reflects the quality and completeness of the requirements management process. A high number of defects indicates that requirements were poorly defined, ambiguous, or missed during elicitation and validation, making it the most relevant metric for evaluating the effectiveness of that process.

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Schedule variance

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Number of requirements traced to test cases

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Stakeholder satisfaction survey results

Question 5

A project has four tasks with durations: A(4), B(6), C(3), D(5). Precedence: A before B, A before C, B and C before D. What is the float of activity B?

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0. The critical path is A-B-D (15). B has no float because it's on the critical path. Option A is correct.

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2

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1

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3

Question 6

Based on the exhibit, what is the primary benefit of this user story?

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Automated progress tracking for the project manager.. The user story describes a system that automatically updates the project manager's dashboard when a milestone is completed. This directly provides automated progress tracking, eliminating the need for manual status reporting. Option B is correct because the primary benefit is the automation of tracking, not cost savings, error reduction, or collaboration.

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Cost savings from reduced manual labor.

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Reduced errors in milestone tracking.

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Improved team collaboration.

Question 7

A business analyst is evaluating a proposed solution and needs to determine if it delivers the expected business value. Which tool is most appropriate for this analysis?

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Benefits realization plan. A benefits realization plan outlines how and when the expected business benefits will be measured, tracked, and achieved. Option A (Decision matrix) is a tool for evaluating multiple options against predefined criteria, not for verifying delivered benefits. Option B (Requirements traceability matrix) is used to trace requirements from origin to testing/implementation, not for cost-benefit analysis. Option D (Cost-benefit analysis) compares the costs and benefits of a solution to inform decision-making, but it does not measure ongoing benefits realization.

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Decision matrix

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Requirements traceability matrix

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Cost-benefit analysis

Question 8

Drag and drop the steps for creating a work breakdown structure (WBS) in the correct order.

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Identify deliverables, then Decompose deliverables into work packages, then Structure in a hierarchical form, then Assign WBS codes, then Verify completeness. The WBS is built by identifying deliverables, decomposing them, structuring hierarchically, coding elements, and verifying completeness.

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Structure in a hierarchical form, then Identify deliverables, then Decompose deliverables into work packages, then Assign WBS codes, then Verify completeness

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Identify deliverables, then Assign WBS codes, then Decompose deliverables into work packages, then Structure in a hierarchical form, then Verify completeness

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Decompose deliverables into work packages, then Identify deliverables, then Structure in a hierarchical form, then Assign WBS codes, then Verify completeness

Question 9

An organization is scaling Scrum across multiple teams. They have dependencies between teams that cause delays. What is the most appropriate framework to address this?

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Use the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) with program increment planning.. SAFe provides program increment planning to synchronize teams and manage dependencies. Option B is ideal but often impractical. Option C creates a bottleneck. Option D ignores the need for coordination.

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Keep teams independent by decoupling all dependencies.

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Have all teams work in the same Sprint but with no synchronization.

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Use a separate integration team to handle dependencies.

Question 10

A Scrum Master notices that the development team is not self-organizing and often waits for instructions. What is the best coaching approach?

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Encourage the team to make decisions collaboratively and support them when they face obstacles.. The Scrum Master should coach the team to make decisions collaboratively, fostering self-organization. Option A shifts responsibility to the Product Owner, which does not address the team's lack of self-organization. Option C undermines self-organization by assigning a technical lead to direct the team. Option D is command-and-control, not agile, and would further inhibit self-organization.

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Escalate to the Product Owner to provide more detailed specifications.

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Assign a technical lead to direct the team.

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Hold daily status meetings to assign tasks.

Question 11

What is the primary purpose of the daily stand-up in Scrum?

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Identify impediments to progress.. The daily stand-up in Scrum is primarily designed for the team to synchronize their work and identify any impediments that may be blocking progress. It is not a status report to management (option A), as it is a team-internal event. Option C is incorrect because the review of completed work occurs in the sprint review, not the daily stand-up. Option D is incorrect because while the team may discuss plans for the next 24 hours, the primary purpose is to inspect progress toward the sprint goal and identify impediments, not to create a detailed plan.

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Provide a status report to management.

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Review completed work from the previous day.

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Plan work for the next 24 hours.

Question 12

A product owner is writing user stories for a new feature. Which of the following is a best practice for ensuring the stories are well-formed?

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Ensure each story is small enough to complete in one sprint. The INVEST criteria (Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable) are the standard for well-formed user stories. Storing stories in a single document makes them hard to prioritize and track. Assigning stories before the sprint limits flexibility. Writing stories after the sprint is too late.

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Store all stories in a single document for traceability

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Assign each story to a specific developer for ownership

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Write stories after the sprint starts to ensure accuracy

Question 13

A Kanban team notices that cycle time is increasing despite stable demand. Which action is most likely to reduce cycle time?

Accepted Answer

Implement continuous integration to reduce integration delays.. Implementing continuous integration reduces integration delays and defects, which directly lowers cycle time. Increasing WIP limits (C) would likely increase cycle time. Pair programming (B) may improve quality but not primarily cycle time. Adding more team members (A) can increase handoffs and slow flow.

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Add more developers to the team.

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Use pair programming for all development tasks.

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Increase WIP limits to allow more work in progress.

Question 14

An organization is transitioning from a traditional project management approach to Scrum. The project manager has been reassigned as a Scrum Master but continues to assign tasks to team members and track individual progress. The team is becoming demotivated. What should the Scrum Master do differently?

Accepted Answer

Coach the team to self-organize and take ownership of their work. In Scrum, the team is self-organizing and decides how to do the work. The Scrum Master should facilitate the team's ownership of tasks, not assign them. Asking the team to write daily status reports adds bureaucracy. Changing to Kanban may not be necessary; the issue is the Scrum Master's behavior. Firing team members is not a solution.

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Continue assigning tasks but explain that it is necessary for accountability

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Switch to Kanban to reduce process overhead

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Ask the team to write daily status reports to increase visibility

Question 15

In the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), what is the primary responsibility of the Solution Train Engineer (STE)?

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Acting as a servant leader to coordinate and improve the solution train's delivery.. The Solution Train Engineer (STE) is a servant leader who facilitates and coordinates the solution train's events and processes, ensuring alignment and continuous improvement, similar to the Release Train Engineer at the program level. Option A is incorrect because designing the technical architecture is the responsibility of the System Architect. Option C is incorrect because facilitating ART ceremonies is the role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE). Option D is incorrect because defining the solution vision and roadmap is typically the role of the Solution Manager or Product Manager.

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Designing the technical architecture for the solution.

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Facilitating the Agile Release Train (ART) ceremonies.

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Defining the solution vision and roadmap.