CAPM Practice Exam 3 — 20 Questions

Question 1

A construction project manager, Maria, is overseeing the building of a bridge. The project has a fixed budget and schedule. During the execution phase, the quality audit reveals that the concrete used does not meet the specified strength requirements. The concrete supplier insists that the concrete meets industry standards. However, the project specifications require a higher strength grade. Maria must decide on corrective action. What should she do?

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

Accepted Answer

Stop work and request the supplier to provide concrete that meets the project specifications.. The project specifications are the authoritative requirements. Non-conforming material must be rejected to ensure safety and quality. Maria should stop work and require the supplier to provide concrete that meets the project specifications. Option D is correct. Option A (document and proceed) ignores the issue. Option B (revise specifications) is inappropriate as the specifications were established based on design requirements. Option C (accepting the concrete) violates specifications.

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Document the situation in the issue log and proceed with construction.

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Revise the project specifications to match the delivered concrete's strength.

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Accept the concrete as is because it meets industry standards.

Question 2

Which TWO practices are part of the Scrum framework?

Accepted Answer

Sprint Review. The correct answers are B (Sprint Review) and D (Sprint Retrospective). These are two of the five formal events defined in the Scrum Guide. Sprint Review occurs at the end of each Sprint to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog. Sprint Retrospective is held after Sprint Review to inspect the team's processes and plan improvements. Option A (Pair Programming) is an Extreme Programming (XP) practice, not a formal Scrum event. Option C (Continuous Deployment) is a DevOps practice, not defined in Scrum. Option E (Backlog Refinement) is a common practice in Scrum but is not a time-boxed event in the Scrum Guide; it is considered an ongoing activity.

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Pair Programming

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Continuous Deployment

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Backlog Refinement

Question 3

A team is struggling with frequent requirement changes during a Sprint. The Product Owner keeps adding new items. What should the Scrum Master do?

Accepted Answer

Remind the Product Owner that once a Sprint is planned, no changes are allowed that endanger the Sprint Goal, and help them hold off until the next Sprint.. Once a Sprint is planned, the Product Owner should not add items that would endanger the Sprint Goal. The Scrum Master's role is to protect the Sprint and guide the Product Owner to defer changes to future Sprints. Option A is incorrect because blindly accepting changes disrupts the Sprint. Option B is incorrect because asking the team to work overtime is unsustainable and violates the principle of sustainable pace. Option C is incorrect because increasing the Sprint length breaks the timebox and does not address the root cause.

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Accept the changes as the Product Owner is the voice of the customer.

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Ask the team to work overtime to include the new items.

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Increase the Sprint length to accommodate changes.

Question 4

Which THREE activities are part of the Sprint Planning meeting in Scrum?

Accepted Answer

Selecting which Product Backlog items will be done in the Sprint.. Options A, B, and E are correct. Sprint Planning involves selecting Product Backlog items that will be done in the Sprint (A), defining a Sprint Goal (B), and decomposing selected items into tasks (E). Option C (creating a detailed release plan) is not part of Sprint Planning; release planning is typically a higher-level activity. Option D (estimating the effort of all items in the Product Backlog) is done during Product Backlog refinement, not Sprint Planning.

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Creating a detailed release plan.

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Estimating the effort of all items in the Product Backlog.

Question 5

Which is an effective way to prioritize user stories in a product backlog?

Accepted Answer

Order by business value, risk, and dependencies.. Prioritizing user stories by business value, risk, and dependencies ensures that the most valuable and impactful features are delivered first. Option A (story points) indicates effort or size, not value. Option B (number of tasks) is irrelevant to priority. Option C (creation date) is chronological and does not reflect importance.

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Order by story points.

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Order by the number of tasks in each story.

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Order by the date they were created.

Question 6

A project manager is evaluating a project governance policy in a predictive plan-based methodology. The policy states: Deny changes to project requirements unless the requester is a member of the Change Control Board (CCB). What effect does this policy have?

Accepted Answer

Denies changes from anyone except members of the Change Control Board.. The policy denies a change to project requirements when the requester is NOT a member of the CCB. Thus, it denies changes from anyone outside the CCB, meaning it effectively allows changes only from CCB members. However, the policy is denial-based, not allowance-based, so the correct description is that it denies changes from all except CCB members.

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Denies changes from members of the Change Control Board.

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Allows changes only from members of the Change Control Board.

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Allows changes from any requester.

Question 7

A team using Scrum has a velocity of 30 story points per Sprint. The Product Owner wants to plan for the next release with 150 story points of work remaining. The team is stable. Which release planning approach aligns with agile principles?

Accepted Answer

Plan the first Sprint in detail and forecast the rest using velocity.. It aligns with agile principles of iterative planning and empirical data: plan the first Sprint in detail based on the team's capacity and use velocity to forecast the remaining Sprints, acknowledging that estimates may change. Option B is incorrect because detailed schedules with buffers are a traditional, plan-driven approach. Option C is incorrect because committing to a fixed number of Sprints ignores variability and violates agile's embrace of change. Option D is incorrect because detailed planning for all Sprints upfront is wasteful and contradicts agile's just-in-time planning.

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Create a detailed schedule with buffers.

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Commit to delivering all 150 points in exactly 5 Sprints.

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Plan work in detail for all 5 Sprints now.

Question 8

In Extreme Programming (XP), which practice involves integrating and testing the entire system multiple times per day?

Accepted Answer

Continuous integration. Continuous integration (CI) is the practice of integrating code changes frequently, often multiple times per day, followed by automated testing. Option B (test-driven development) focuses on writing tests before code. Option C (refactoring) is about improving code structure without changing behavior. Option D (pair programming) involves two developers working together on the same code. Only CI involves integrating and testing the entire system multiple times per day.

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Test-driven development

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Refactoring

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Pair programming

Question 9

Refer to the exhibit. What is the total float of activity C?

Accepted Answer

0 days. Activity C has a total float of 0 days because it lies on the critical path. In the network diagram, the critical path is the longest path through the project, and any delay on a critical path activity directly delays the project end date. Since activity C is on the critical path, its total float is zero.

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2 days

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3 days

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1 day

Question 10

Which THREE of the following are commonly used techniques for requirements elicitation?

Accepted Answer

Interviews. Interviews are a direct, one-on-one technique used to elicit requirements from stakeholders by asking structured or unstructured questions. They allow the business analyst to probe deeply into stakeholder needs, clarify ambiguities, and uncover implicit requirements that might not surface in group settings.

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Earned value management

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SWOT analysis

Question 11

Refer to the exhibit. The project manager is reviewing deployment logs. Which statement best describes the event?

Accepted Answer

A temporary error occurred and was automatically resolved. The deployment log shows a temporary error (e.g., database unavailable) that was resolved automatically after a retry. The event indicates an error occurred but was successfully mitigated, not a success or permanent failure. Options A, B, and C are incorrect: A is wrong because the database became available after retries; B is wrong because an error did occur; C is wrong because no warning was logged and an error did occur.

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The database remained unavailable after retries

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The deployment succeeded without any issues

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A warning was logged but no error occurred

Question 12

In business analysis, what is the purpose of a stakeholder analysis?

Accepted Answer

Determine the communication needs and influence of stakeholders.. Stakeholder analysis is a core business analysis technique used to identify stakeholders, assess their interests, influence, and expectations, and determine how to engage them effectively. Option A is correct because understanding communication needs and influence is the primary purpose, enabling the business analyst to tailor engagement strategies and ensure stakeholder requirements are captured and managed.

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Create a project schedule.

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Identify all project risks.

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Assign team roles and responsibilities.

Question 13

A project manager is leading a software development project. The sponsor has requested a new feature that was not part of the original scope. The project manager assesses that adding this feature will require additional resources and will extend the timeline by two weeks. What should the project manager do first?

Accepted Answer

Analyze the impact on the project constraints and submit a change request.. The correct first step is to analyze the impact on the project constraints (scope, time, cost, quality) and submit a formal change request. This follows the Integrated Change Control process, ensuring the sponsor and change control board (CCB) evaluate the trade-offs before any work begins. In software development, adding a feature without analysis risks scope creep and uncontrolled budget or schedule deviations.

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Refuse the request because it is out of scope.

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Instruct the team to implement the feature and track extra time as overtime.

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Immediately update the project schedule and budget.

Question 14

A BA is conducting a feasibility study. Which factor is assessed to determine if the project aligns with strategic goals?

Accepted Answer

Organizational feasibility. Organizational feasibility assesses whether the project aligns with the strategic goals of the organization by evaluating factors such as management support, stakeholder buy-in, and cultural fit. This ensures the project supports the overall business strategy and has the necessary organizational commitment to succeed.

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Technical feasibility

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Schedule feasibility

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Economic feasibility

Question 15

Which TWO of the following are tools and techniques used in the Plan Schedule Management process?

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Rolling wave planning. Options A and B are correct. Rolling wave planning is a technique for progressive elaboration used in developing the schedule management plan, while bottom-up estimating is used to estimate activity durations and resources, which informs the schedule management plan. Both are considered tools and techniques in the Plan Schedule Management process. Leads and lags (C) and critical path method (D) are techniques used in the Develop Schedule process, not in Plan Schedule Management. Decomposition (E) is used for scope definition.

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Leads and lags

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Critical path method

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Decomposition

Question 16

A business analyst is creating a requirements traceability matrix (RTM) for a project. Which of the following is the primary purpose of an RTM?

Accepted Answer

To track requirements from identification through delivery and testing.. The primary purpose of a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) is to link each requirement from its origin through the entire project lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and delivery. Option C correctly identifies this end-to-end traceability function, which ensures that every requirement is accounted for and validated against test cases and deliverables.

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To document the final version of requirements after project closure.

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To assign requirements to specific team members.

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To estimate the cost of each requirement.

Question 17

A business analyst is prioritizing requirements using the Kano model. A feature that provides delight when present but causes dissatisfaction when absent is classified as:

Accepted Answer

One-dimensional. In the Kano model, a feature that causes dissatisfaction when absent cannot be attractive because attractive features do not cause dissatisfaction when absent. One-dimensional (performance) features cause satisfaction when present and dissatisfaction when absent, which matches the description ("delight" is often used loosely for satisfaction). Thus, the correct classification is One-dimensional.

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Must-be

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Attractive

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Indifferent

Question 18

Given the exhibit, which action should the Scrum Master take?

Accepted Answer

Encourage the team to focus on completing User Story A, and defer B and D to the next Sprint.. The Scrum Master should protect the Sprint Goal and ensure the team focuses on completing committed work. In this scenario, User Story A is the highest priority and likely critical for the Sprint Goal; deferring B and D to the next Sprint maintains focus, avoids overloading the team, and preserves the integrity of the current Sprint. This aligns with the Scrum principle of delivering a potentially releasable increment at the end of each Sprint.

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Ask the team to start work on User Story B in parallel.

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Add another user story to the Sprint Backlog to keep the team busy.

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Cancel the Sprint and start a new one.

Question 19

Refer to the exhibit. A business analyst is reviewing a requirements traceability matrix entry. What critical element is missing from this entry?

Accepted Answer

Link to design specification. The requirements traceability matrix (RTM) entry shown includes Requirement ID, source/description, and test case ID, but critically lacks a link to the design specification. Without this link, the traceability chain is broken because you cannot verify that the requirement has been translated into a technical design before implementation. The RTM must connect each requirement to its corresponding design element to ensure full lifecycle traceability from business need through design, test, and delivery.

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Requirement ID

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Source and description

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Test case ID

Question 20

A project manager notices that the team is frequently redoing work because requirements were unclear. Which process group interaction would help address this issue?

Accepted Answer

Iterative interactions between Planning and Executing. Iterative interactions between the Planning and Executing process groups allow for continuous feedback and refinement of requirements, reducing the need for rework. Option A is incorrect because a direct progression from Initiating to Closing skips the iterative cycles needed for requirement clarity. Option B is incorrect because sequential handoffs from Executing to Closing do not address issues that arise during planning. Option C is incorrect because continuous monitoring between Initiating and Planning does not cover the execution phase where rework occurs.

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Direct progression from Initiating to Closing

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Sequential handoffs from Executing to Closing

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Continuous monitoring between Initiating and Planning