CAPM Practice Test 6 — 10 Questions

Question 1

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 2

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

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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 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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

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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