CAPM Mock Exam – 200+ Questions
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1. In a hybrid project, when is stakeholder feedback typically gathered?
Only during closing
After cost baselining
At frequent, iterative checkpoints
At risk review meetings only
2. What type of project life cycle emphasizes early and continuous delivery?
Predictive
Adaptive
Linear
Phase-gate
3. What performance domain is most directly concerned with product delivery?
Uncertainty
Planning
Delivery
Measurement
4. What is a common artifact used for monitoring project quality?
Quality management plan
Change request form
Issue log
Project charter
5. What type of plan outlines quality standards and how they will be met?
Risk management plan
Quality management plan
Communication plan
Procurement plan
6. What is the significance of “feedback loops” in adaptive approaches?
Slow down the project
Provide mechanisms for continuous improvement and adaptation
Increase bureaucracy
Limit stakeholder input
7. What is the “stakeholder register”?
Document listing stakeholders and their interests, influence, and engagement level
Schedule document
Risk log
Quality plan
8. Which model is commonly used to describe stages of team development?
Kotter’s 8-Step Model
Tuckman’s Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
RACI matrix
9. What is the “risk register” used for?
Documenting identified risks, owners, and mitigation plans
Tracking team performance
Monitoring budgets
Scheduling tasks
10. What does “project lifecycle” refer to?
A set of phases from project initiation to closure
Budget approval process
Team member assignments
Stakeholder engagement plan
11. What does the “Systems Thinking” principle help a project manager understand?
Individual tasks only
How project elements and organizational components interrelate
Stakeholder salaries
Procurement schedules
12. What is “volatility” in the context of project uncertainty?
Stability in project scope
Rapid and unpredictable changes affecting the project
Known risks with established responses
Planned schedule fluctuations
13. What is the key focus of the Planning Performance Domain?
Delivering the product
Establishing how the project will be executed, monitored, and controlled
Managing stakeholder expectations
Managing risk
14. What is an example of a “method” in project management?
Brainstorming
Project charter
Communication matrix
Lessons learned document
15. What is a key challenge addressed in the Uncertainty Performance Domain?
Overuse of resources
Conflicts with vendors
Volatility in project conditions
Choosing communication tools
16. What does a ‘burnup chart’ represent in agile projects?
Tasks delayed
Budget consumed
Work completed over time
Team absences
17. What type of leadership style encourages participation and innovation?
Autocratic
Servant leadership
Laissez-faire
Transactional
18. What is the function of a “communication plan”?
Define when, how, and to whom project information is distributed
Manage risks
Track budgets
Assign roles
19. What is the meaning of “project tailoring”?
Using standard templates only
Customizing approaches to fit project context and needs
Ignoring organizational processes
Limiting communication
20. What is a key feature of “predictive” life cycles?
Flexible scope and iterative delivery
Fixed scope, time, and cost with detailed upfront planning
Continuous stakeholder involvement
Early and frequent feedback
21. What does “project closure” involve?
Starting the project
Finalizing all activities and formally closing the project
Planning schedules
Risk identification
22. Why is it important to continuously monitor risk throughout a project?
To avoid team meetings
Risks can change and require updated responses
To reduce documentation
To finalize budget
23. What is the benefit of defining roles and responsibilities in a project team?
Prevents communication
Clarifies accountability and improves coordination
Reduces stakeholder involvement
Limits decision-making authority
24. What is the main benefit of visualizing project data?
Hides complexity
Improves stakeholder buy-in and communication
Replaces documentation
Prevents retrospectives
25. What is the role of “project governance”?
Manage daily team activities
Provide oversight, decision-making, and alignment with organizational goals
Schedule meetings
Assign tasks
26. What is the role of “project performance domains”?
Categorize related activities that contribute to value delivery
Assign tasks to team members
Manage contracts
Track budgets
27. What type of risk has known causes and responses?
Known risks
Unknown risks
Ambiguous risks
Volatile risks
28. Which principle emphasizes ethical behavior and accountability?
Focus on value
Be a diligent, respectful, and caring steward
Optimize risk responses
Navigate complexity
29. What does “project environment” include?
Only internal factors like team culture
Both internal and external factors influencing the project
Only government regulations
Project schedules
30. What does “scope creep” result from?
Controlled scope changes
Uncontrolled additions to project scope without approval
Schedule compression
Resource allocation
31. Which method supports data gathering by observing stakeholder needs?
Interviews
SWOT analysis
Pareto analysis
Fishbone diagram
32. What kind of artifact would a “project charter” be considered?
Strategic artifact
Log or register
Baseline artifact
Communication artifact
33. What is the primary focus of the “planning” domain?
Execution of tasks
Establishing strategies, scope, and objectives
Closing contracts
Documenting lessons learned
34. Which domain emphasizes early delivery and feedback for adaptation?
Delivery
Measurement
Planning
Team
35. Which domain involves defining how project progress is monitored and reported?
Delivery
Planning
Measurement
Development Approach
36. What is the first consideration when choosing a development approach?
Team’s vacation calendar
Project documentation tools
Project complexity, goals, and environment
Customer name
37. What is a “risk owner”?
Person responsible for monitoring and managing a risk
Sponsor of the project
Team member who writes reports
Project manager
38. What does the acronym EAC stand for in earned value management?
Estimate at Completion
Errors and Controls
Estimated Agile Capacity
Effective Activity Chart
39. What is the purpose of a “Lessons Learned Register”?
Track risks only
Document and share knowledge gained for continuous improvement
Record team attendance
Plan procurement strategies
40. What is the key output of a “risk optimization” strategy?
Elimination of all risks
Balancing risk and opportunity for best outcomes
Ignoring risk impacts
Delaying decisions
41. What does “systems thinking” enable a project team to do?
Focus only on immediate tasks
Understand how project components interact with the organization
Eliminate change
Work without sponsor oversight
42. What is a “baseline” in project management?
A tool for team collaboration
An approved version of scope, schedule, or cost used for comparison
A stakeholder management plan
A document for procurement
43. What is the purpose of “stakeholder engagement”?
To control the project budget
To ensure stakeholder expectations are met through collaboration
To delegate all decisions to the project manager
To limit team communication
44. What is “project governance”?
Process for controlling day-to-day tasks
Framework for making decisions and aligning project with organizational strategy
Managing team communications
Budget approval process
45. What is a key characteristic of “adaptive” project management approaches?
Fixed scope and cost
Flexible scope and iterative delivery
Long upfront planning phases
No stakeholder involvement
46. What is a common method used across domains for analyzing risk?
Stakeholder map
Qualitative risk analysis
Team norms
Resource histogram
47. What is the function of a “project management office” (PMO)?
Provide governance, support, and standardization across projects
Execute all project tasks
Limit communication with stakeholders
Create all deliverables
48. Which method is used for gathering expert opinions anonymously?
Delphi technique
Brainstorming
Pareto analysis
SWOT analysis
49. What is the function of a “risk owner”?
Manages identified risk actions and monitoring
Approves budgets
Assigns tasks
Writes project charter
50. What does a “baseline” provide in project management?
Historical project data
Agreed-upon reference point for scope, schedule, or cost
Team contact list
Risk mitigation plan
51. What does “quality assurance” focus on?
Monitoring project scope
Auditing processes to ensure quality standards are met
Managing budgets
Risk management
52. What is the primary goal of the Planning Performance Domain?
Execute procurement contracts
Define how to achieve project outcomes
Measure team satisfaction
Close out all deliverables
53. What is the definition of “project scope”?
All work required to deliver a product, service, or result
The project budget
Team member roles
Risk register contents
54. Which method is used for qualitative risk analysis?
Probability and impact matrix
Monte Carlo simulation
Earned value management
Fishbone diagram
55. What is the importance of “continuous improvement” in projects?
One-time corrections only
Ongoing refinement of processes, products, and services
Avoiding change requests
Limiting stakeholder input
56. What is the main purpose of “scope validation”?
To confirm project scope is complete and accepted by stakeholders
To allocate resources
To develop project schedule
To assign tasks
57. What technique is used to break down project scope into smaller components?
Critical path method
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Monte Carlo simulation
Earned value management
58. What does “earned schedule” measure?
Quality defects
Schedule performance in time units
Budget variance
Team productivity
59. Which performance domain focuses on aligning team actions to project objectives?
Planning
Stakeholder
Project Work
Uncertainty
60. What is a “project baseline”?
The original approved plan including scope, schedule, and cost
List of team members
Communication schedule
Risk response plan
61. What does “critical path” indicate?
The fastest way to complete the project
The longest sequence of tasks that determine the project duration
The cheapest project schedule
The team’s work plan
62. What is the purpose of a “project charter”?
To authorize the project and define initial scope and objectives
To list team members
To track issues
To assign tasks
63. What does 'risk-adjusted ROI' take into account?
Budget burn rate
Only positive risks
Potential impacts of risks on expected return
The sponsor’s approval
64. What is one benefit of the tailoring process?
Enforces uniformity
Ignores external factors
Enables flexibility to match project context
Avoids team collaboration
65. What does "scope creep" refer to?
Unplanned changes that expand project scope without control
Completion of project deliverables
Early project termination
Stakeholder disengagement
66. What is the role of “communication management”?
Creating deliverables
Planning, executing, and monitoring communication channels
Risk analysis
Scheduling
67. What is the primary purpose of using methods and models in PMBOK?
To replace project documentation
To introduce complexity
To support analysis, planning, and delivery
To control stakeholder access
68. Which project performance domain is most concerned with defining how work is planned and executed?
Stakeholder
Planning
Delivery
Measurement
69. What principle is applied when a project team updates plans based on new stakeholder feedback?
Optimize risk responses
Demonstrate leadership behavior
Focus on value
Be a diligent steward
70. What is a characteristic of the 'Product Life Cycle'?
It ends at project closure
It is shorter than the project life cycle
It includes introduction, growth, maturity, and retirement
It applies only to services
71. What is a key benefit of enabling change throughout a project?
Prevents new ideas
Increases resistance to updates
Helps achieve the future state and long-term goals
Adds unnecessary work
72. What document describes who does what in the team and how they work together?
Project charter
Change log
Team charter
Procurement plan
73. What is the primary role of “project scope management”?
Define and control what is and is not included in the project
Manage project budgets
Oversee procurement contracts
Coordinate team activities
74. What is a key characteristic of the “adaptive life cycle”?
Fixed scope, schedule, and cost
Emphasizes iterative delivery and flexibility
Strict waterfall phases
Limited stakeholder involvement
75. Which domain integrates learning into project delivery?
Planning
Project Work
Stakeholder
Team
76. What is “earned value management” primarily used for?
Quality control
Monitoring project cost and schedule performance
Stakeholder engagement
Team development
77. What is the function of “lessons learned”?
Schedule meetings
Capture knowledge to improve future projects
Allocate budgets
Track risks
78. What is the purpose of “risk mitigation”?
Increase project risks
Reduce the likelihood or impact of identified risks
Ignore risks
Document issues
79. What is an artifact used for documenting project issues?
Issue log
Risk register
Scope statement
Communication plan
80. What method supports structured brainstorming for idea generation?
Affinity diagramming
Waterfall
Work Breakdown Structuring
Procurement planning
81. Why is a “team charter” important?
To assign individual tasks
To define team roles, responsibilities, and ways of working
To track project budgets
To limit communication
82. Which PMBOK principle highlights the importance of responding to change?
Build quality into processes
Embrace adaptability and resiliency
Optimize risk responses
Be a diligent steward
83. What is the key purpose of the Project Work Performance Domain?
Creating budgets only
Executing and monitoring project activities to deliver outcomes
Scheduling meetings
Stakeholder identification
84. What is a “project schedule”?
A detailed timeline of project activities, milestones, and deadlines
A budget document
A stakeholder map
A risk register
85. What is the “critical path” in project scheduling?
The longest sequence of activities determining project duration
The path with the most resources
The shortest route in task assignments
The team’s work schedule
86. What is a key characteristic of “servant leadership”?
Centralized decision-making
Focus on serving the team and removing obstacles
Strict hierarchy
Limited communication
87. What does the acronym PMO stand for?
Project Maintenance Office
Portfolio Management Organization
Project Management Office
Process Management Oversight
88. Which artifact helps monitor issues and their resolution status?
Issue log
Stakeholder register
Risk register
Procurement document
89. What does the “Delivery Performance Domain” emphasize?
Scheduling only
Producing quality deliverables that meet stakeholder needs
Team hierarchy
Budget approvals
90. In which domain would "resolving impediments" primarily take place?
Measurement
Project Work
Planning
Delivery
91. What does “earned value management” measure?
Cost and schedule performance
Stakeholder satisfaction
Team attendance
Quality defects
92. What is the purpose of “risk transfer”?
To ignore risks
To shift risk responsibility to a third party
To eliminate risks
To accept risks
93. Which domain focuses on monitoring new work and managing changes?
Project Work
Delivery
Planning
Stakeholder
94. What is an artifact used to track project schedule progress?
Burnup chart
Issue log
Stakeholder register
Risk register
95. What is a common indicator of successful delivery in the Delivery domain?
Number of emails sent
Completion of documentation
Customer acceptance of outcomes
Total working hours
96. Which principle encourages project teams to be proactive in identifying risks?
Optimize risk responses
Focus on value
Navigate complexity
Be a diligent steward
97. What is the “Planning Performance Domain” primarily concerned with?
Execution of deliverables
Establishing strategies and methods to accomplish project objectives
Budget allocation only
Closing processes
98. What does “optimize risk responses” mean in project management principles?
Avoid all types of risks
Ignore threats until they escalate
Balance opportunity and threat through effective strategies
React to risks only in closing phase
99. What is a “stakeholder register” used for?
Documenting stakeholders and their interests and influence
Tracking schedule progress
Managing risks
Documenting lessons learned
100. What does “risk mitigation” involve?
Ignoring risks
Reducing the likelihood or impact of risks
Transferring all risks
Accepting risks without action
101. Which artifact documents identified project risks?
Risk register
Issue log
Communication matrix
Change log
102. What does the PMBOK define as a “project”?
A permanent organizational initiative
A temporary effort to create a unique product, service, or result
A department within the organization
A repeated operational process
103. Which domain would include identifying delivery timelines and resources?
Uncertainty
Planning
Team
Measurement
104. What does a “change log” track?
Communication plans
Approved and rejected change requests
Project risks
Team roles
105. Why is emotional intelligence important for project managers?
It increases budget control
It helps develop detailed risk registers
It fosters empathy, communication, and better team dynamics
It limits stakeholder involvement
106. What kind of artifact is a “risk register”?
Strategic artifact
Log or register
Baseline artifact
Communication artifact
107. What tool or method helps uncover root causes of problems?
Scatter plot
SWOT analysis
Fishbone diagram
Pareto chart
108. What type of plan documents procurement strategies and contracts?
Scope management plan
Procurement plan
Iteration plan
Quality plan
109. What is the main goal of “project tailoring”?
Use standard templates only
Adjust methods and processes to fit project context and requirements
Avoid stakeholder involvement
Use waterfall exclusively
110. What is “ambiguity” in the context of project uncertainty?
Lack of clarity and multiple possible interpretations
Well-defined risk
Predictable problem
Stable scope
111. What is the function of the “Provide Business Direction and Insight” role?
Deliver project tasks only
Prioritize requirements and guide project increments
Monitor team attendance
Create all project documentation
112. Which domain focuses on achieving customer-defined outcomes?
Team
Measurement
Delivery
Planning
113. What is the purpose of “project governance”?
Day-to-day task management
Providing decision-making frameworks and alignment with organizational goals
Limiting team collaboration
Managing schedules only
114. What is a “procurement plan”?
Strategy for acquiring goods and services
Quality checklist
Communication method
Risk mitigation plan
115. Which artifact defines the sequence and timing of deliverables?
RACI chart
Release plan
Lessons learned
Vision statement
116. What is a common outcome of ineffective stakeholder engagement?
Clear deliverables
Increased team collaboration
Misaligned expectations and project failure
Reduced complexity
117. What is the primary role of a project manager according to PMBOK?
Lead the project team to achieve objectives and deliver intended outcomes
Approve all budgets
Manage only communication
Control stakeholder access
118. What is an example of a “method” in project management?
Communication plan
Work Breakdown Structure
Estimation technique
Schedule baseline
119. What method is often used for estimating in planning?
Quality assurance
Delphi technique
Mood board
Fishbone diagram
120. What is “project scope creep”?
Adding work without adjusting time, cost, or resources
Completing tasks early
Removing project requirements
Assigning tasks
121. What role does "facilitating team collaboration" play in the Team domain?
It replaces governance
It reduces scope
It improves decision-making and trust
It eliminates documentation
122. What does the “team charter” describe?
Project budget
Team values, roles, and working agreements
Stakeholder expectations
Procurement plans
123. What does “continuous improvement” refer to in project management?
One-time fixes
Ongoing efforts to enhance processes, products, or services
Ignoring past mistakes
Avoiding change
124. What does “scope management” ensure?
Project activities align with defined scope and changes are controlled
Costs are minimized at all times
Only schedule management is important
Stakeholders are excluded from decision making
125. What is a key outcome of the “measurement” process?
Unmanaged scope changes
Timely and accurate performance data for decision making
Team dissatisfaction
Increase in cost
126. What does the “Team Performance Domain” help improve?
Individual task tracking
Team culture, skills, and performance
Budget allocation
Procurement
127. Which domain includes monitoring progress and adjusting work?
Project Work
Delivery
Planning
Measurement
128. What is “scope baseline”?
Approved version of project scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary
Project schedule
Communication plan
Risk analysis
129. Which method can help assess potential risks and their impacts?
SWOT analysis
Brainstorming only
Pareto chart
Monte Carlo simulation
130. What is one function of a project sponsor?
Maintain all risk logs
Approve final deliverables
Provide high-level support, resources, and strategic alignment
Manage day-to-day team operations
131. Which principle supports ethical conduct and accountability?
Focus on value
Be a diligent, respectful, and caring steward
Optimize risk responses
Navigate complexity
132. What is the primary focus of the “Uncertainty Performance Domain”?
Managing issues with supplier contracts
Handling unknowns, ambiguity, and complexity in the project
Planning schedules
Stakeholder communication
133. What does “earned value management” help measure?
Stakeholder satisfaction
Schedule and cost performance
Quality standards
Team collaboration
134. Which artifact is used to identify stakeholder needs and expectations?
Stakeholder register
Communication matrix
Risk register
Team charter
135. What does “project tailoring” typically involve?
Disregarding organizational policies
Selecting appropriate tools, methods, and processes based on project needs
Copying competitors’ approaches
Eliminating stakeholder feedback
136. What is the key feature of “high-performing project teams”?
Following rigid rules
Strong collaboration, trust, and adaptability
Minimal communication
Hierarchical decision making
137. What is the function of “risk acceptance”?
Ignoring the risk
Acknowledging risk without active mitigation due to cost or low impact
Eliminating the risk entirely
Transferring the risk
138. What is a “communication model” used for?
Budget planning
Describing how messages are transmitted and received
Stakeholder power analysis
Scheduling
139. Why is the 'Team Performance Domain' essential?
It tracks change requests
It focuses on individual performance reviews
It ensures cohesive teamwork and shared accountability
It limits communication to managers
140. What is the role of a “change control board” (CCB)?
Approve or reject change requests
Manage team schedules
Approve budgets
Assign tasks
141. How does “leadership behavior” affect project outcomes?
Only affects administrative tasks
Influences team motivation, engagement, and performance
Limits stakeholder communication
Is unrelated to project success
142. Which of the following is a characteristic of an adaptive life cycle?
Fixed scope, time, and cost
Frequent delivery and iterative planning
Minimal stakeholder involvement
Late feedback cycles
143. Which artifact helps track and manage changes during a project?
Communication matrix
Change log
Work Breakdown Structure
Milestone chart
144. What is one purpose of an earned value chart?
Document lessons learned
Show the risk breakdown
Track project cost and schedule performance
Highlight stakeholder names
145. What is a common technique for resolving conflicts within a project team?
Ignoring disagreements
Facilitation and negotiation
Escalation only
Voting
146. What performance domain includes identifying trade-offs between cost, time, and scope?
Measurement
Stakeholder
Uncertainty
Planning
147. What defines the “life cycle” of a project?
Timeline of meetings
Number of sponsors involved
Phases from start to end of the project
Number of iterations completed
148. What is a “strategy artifact”?
Documents that outline approaches and objectives to deliver value
Task lists
Risk logs
Team calendars
149. Which performance domain involves balancing competing constraints?
Planning
Delivery
Project Work
Measurement
150. What is the result of aligning delivery cadence with stakeholder needs?
Increased process overhead
More frequent change requests
Higher perceived value and satisfaction
Unpredictable outcomes
151. What artifact would typically contain the escalation path for unresolved issues?
Quality checklist
Stakeholder register
Team charter
Change request form
152. What kind of risk is “volatility”?
A changeable, unpredictable risk factor
A known and controllable risk
A non-impactful risk
A scheduled risk
153. What is “stakeholder engagement”?
One-time communication
Continuous involvement and collaboration with project stakeholders
Budget approval
Task assignment
154. What does “earned value” represent?
Value of work actually performed
Planned value of work scheduled
Cost spent to date
Total project budget
155. What is the main purpose of a “risk register”?
Documenting identified risks, their impact, and mitigation plans
Scheduling meetings
Tracking budgets
Listing stakeholders
156. What is the purpose of “project integration management”?
Coordinate all project elements to work harmoniously
Manage team schedules
Track budgets
Manage stakeholder communications
157. What is the role of the “Measurement Performance Domain”?
To approve deliverables
To establish and analyze metrics and KPIs
To manage team communications
To write contracts
158. What is the importance of “feedback loops” in project management?
Delay decision-making
Enable continuous improvement and adaptation
Reduce stakeholder communication
Increase project cost
159. What is the purpose of the “issue log”?
Document and track project problems and their resolution status
List stakeholder names
Track project costs
Define team roles
160. What is the purpose of “project tailoring”?
Enforce a single methodology
Adapt processes to meet unique project and organizational needs
Standardize tools used
Limit stakeholder engagement
161. What is the purpose of a “work breakdown structure” (WBS)?
To show project budgets
To decompose project scope into manageable components
To list stakeholder contacts
To define quality standards
162. What is the purpose of “stakeholder analysis”?
To assign work packages
To identify and understand stakeholders’ influence and interest
To monitor risks
To schedule tasks
163. What term describes the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to meet project requirements?
Team building
Process control
Project management
Operational management
164. What is a “work package” in project management?
A group of related tasks at the lowest level of the WBS
A team role
A milestone
A budget item
165. What is the purpose of “risk mitigation”?
Ignore risks
Reduce the probability and/or impact of risks
Transfer all risks
Avoid communication
166. What does a dashboard provide in project measurement?
Legal compliance
Cost estimation templates
Visual status indicators and metrics
Change control
167. What is a common tool used for estimating project duration or costs?
Delphi technique
SWOT analysis
Root cause analysis
RACI chart
168. What is an example of a “project artifact”?
Project charter
Stakeholder register
Risk register
All of the above
169. Why is continuous learning important in project work?
It helps automate all reporting
It reduces the need for planning
It fosters improvement and adaptation
It eliminates the need for retrospectives
170. What is an artifact used for aligning team structure and responsibilities?
Kanban board
Issue log
Team charter
Release plan
171. Which domain focuses on team motivation and leadership?
Stakeholder
Team
Planning
Delivery
172. What is the primary goal of “risk response planning”?
Identify new risks only
Develop options to reduce threats and enhance opportunities
Create the project schedule
Communicate with stakeholders
173. What does ‘project cadence’ refer to?
Volume of scope changes
Frequency of deliveries or iterations
Size of the project team
Risk tolerance
174. What is a “quality metric”?
A standard used to measure project performance against quality requirements
A communication tool
A budget number
A task assignment
175. What does the acronym RACI stand for?
Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
Risk, Activity, Cost, Impact
Report, Analyze, Communicate, Implement
Resource, Assignment, Control, Integration
176. What tool helps visualize project tasks and their progress status in agile projects?
Stakeholder map
Gantt chart
Kanban board
Critical path diagram
177. What type of chart helps visualize schedule progress in earned value management?
Burndown chart
Gantt chart
Schedule performance index (SPI) chart
Planned vs. Actual Spend chart
178. Which of the following best describes “complexity” in projects?
Simple tasks with clear solutions
Interactions of multiple interdependent parts making outcomes unpredictable
Predictable and repetitive processes
Fixed scope projects
179. What does “cost baseline” refer to?
The approved version of the project budget
Project schedule
Risk management plan
Communication plan
180. What type of environment includes market conditions and regulations?
Functional environment
Portfolio environment
External project environment
Internal project environment
181. What is the role of “stakeholder analysis”?
To assign work packages
To understand stakeholder influence and interests
To create schedules
To approve budgets
182. Which domain involves managing project artifacts and documentation?
Delivery
Project Work
Planning
Measurement
183. What is the purpose of “stakeholder analysis”?
Create budgets
Identify stakeholders’ influence and interest
Schedule meetings
Write contracts
184. What defines an “artifact” in the PMBOK context?
A stakeholder
A principle
A documented output or deliverable used during a project
A type of risk
185. What is the purpose of a “communication plan”?
Schedule meetings
Define how project information is shared and managed
Manage procurement contracts
Approve change requests
186. Which type of artifact is a contract considered?
Estimating tool
Strategic artifact
Agreement artifact
Baseline artifact
187. Which domain focuses on achieving intended project outcomes?
Delivery
Planning
Measurement
Team
188. What kind of performance measurement tracks whether work is being done as scheduled?
Earned value
Cost benefit analysis
Quality assurance
Flow velocity
189. Which principle emphasizes continuous stakeholder involvement?
Navigate complexity
Effectively engage with stakeholders
Build quality into processes
Be a diligent steward
190. What is the benefit of using “models” in project management?
They increase bureaucracy
Provide frameworks to understand and solve problems
Replace stakeholder input
Limit team creativity
191. What role does “leadership behavior” play according to PMBOK principles?
Only formal authority
Inspires, motivates, and guides project teams effectively
Is limited to issuing directives
Is irrelevant for agile teams
192. What kind of approach is typically associated with iterative development?
Predictive approach
Waterfall method
Adaptive or agile approach
Linear approach
193. What does “project closure” include?
Starting project activities
Finalizing all project work and obtaining formal acceptance
Creating project charter
Assigning team roles
194. Which domain deals with how the project team understands and manages complexity?
Stakeholder
Uncertainty
Planning
Delivery
195. What is an example of a “quality control” tool?
Control chart
Stakeholder register
Work breakdown structure
Risk register
196. Why should a project manager build adaptability into project processes?
To reduce communication
To ignore scope creep
To accommodate change and maintain relevance
To finalize scope early
197. What makes adaptive life cycles suitable for innovation-heavy projects?
They reduce feedback
They allow for upfront planning only
They enable learning and iteration through frequent inspection
They limit changes to the backlog
198. What does the principle “Build Quality into Processes and Deliverables” promote?
Quality inspections only at the end
Reactive approaches to defects
Embedding quality in every phase of the project
Letting customers define quality retrospectively
199. What is the role of 'models' in project management?
Set communication templates
Provide visual or theoretical frameworks for decision-making
Outline cost baselines
Replace stakeholder feedback
200. What is the purpose of “lessons learned”?
To capture knowledge for improving future projects
To manage project costs
To assign roles
To schedule meetings
201. What is the “risk management plan”?
Document outlining how risk management will be performed
List of project issues
Project schedule
Communication strategy
202. What is a “stakeholder engagement plan”?
A document detailing how and when to involve stakeholders
A risk management tool
A project budget
A team roster
203. What does the “Team Performance Domain” emphasize?
Deliverable acceptance
Team roles, culture, and leadership
Risk mitigation
Scheduling
204. What does the “principle of focus on value” guide?
Cost reduction only
Delivering outcomes that provide benefit to stakeholders
Strict adherence to original plans
Limiting stakeholder involvement
205. What is a common technique for quality assurance?
Audits and process analysis
Schedule updates
Communication planning
Risk transfer
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