CAPM Practice Question: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
A project manager is working on a project to develop a new mobile application. The project is in the planning phase. The project manager is creating a document that will describe how the project team will acquire, develop, manage, and release project resources. Which document is the project manager creating?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse the resource management plan with other subsidiary plans that also deal with people or resources, such as the stakeholder engagement plan.
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Resource management plan
The resource management plan is the document that guides how project resources (both physical and team) will be acquired, developed, managed, and released. It is a subsidiary plan of the project management plan and is developed during the Plan Resource Management process. The other plans focus on different knowledge areas: stakeholder engagement, communications, and procurement, each with distinct purposes.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Stakeholder engagement plan
Why it's wrong here
The stakeholder engagement plan describes how stakeholders will be engaged throughout the project. It focuses on communication and engagement strategies, not on acquiring, developing, managing, and releasing project resources. While it may include resource-related aspects, it is not the primary document for resource management.
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Resource management plan
Why this is correct
The resource management plan is a component of the project management plan that describes how project resources will be acquired, developed, managed, and released. It includes roles and responsibilities, reporting relationships, and resource management processes. This document directly addresses the scenario's description.
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Procurement management plan
Why it's wrong here
The procurement management plan describes how the project team will acquire goods and services from outside the performing organization. It does not cover the development, management, and release of internal project resources. It is focused on external sourcing, not team resource management.
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Communications management plan
Why it's wrong here
The communications management plan describes how project communications will be planned, structured, implemented, and monitored. It focuses on information flow among stakeholders, not on the acquisition, development, management, and release of project resources. It is a separate subsidiary plan.
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