Free Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)Practice Test

You are managing a project to develop a new mobile application. During the planning phase, you identify all the tasks required to complete the project and document them in a hierarchical structure that breaks down the work into smaller, manageable components. What are you creating?

A project manager notices that one of the key stakeholders has not been receiving regular project updates and is now expressing concerns about the project direction. Which document should the project manager have referenced to prevent this issue?

In a Scrum project, the team holds a meeting at the end of each sprint to discuss what went well, what didn't go well, and what improvements can be made for the next sprint. What is this meeting called?

A business analyst is working with stakeholders to understand their needs for a new system. Which technique involves watching stakeholders perform their current job functions to understand their requirements?

During project execution, you discover that a deliverable cannot be completed as originally planned due to a technical limitation. What should you do first?

A project manager is creating a network diagram to identify the longest path of planned activities to the end of the project. Which technique is being used?

Your agile team has completed 30 story points in the last sprint, 28 points in the sprint before that, and 32 points in the sprint before that. The product owner wants to know how much work the team can likely complete in the next sprint. What should you use to provide this estimate?

A business analyst has gathered requirements from various stakeholders and discovers several conflicting requirements between departments. What should the business analyst do next?

In a predictive project, the Cost Performance Index (CPI) is 0.85 and the Schedule Performance Index (SPI) is 1.10. What does this indicate about the project?

A project team member approaches you with a concern that another team member is not completing their assigned tasks on time, which is causing delays. As the project manager, what is the BEST initial approach to resolve this issue?

During a sprint planning meeting, the development team is concerned that the product owner has selected too many high-priority items for the upcoming sprint. What should happen next?

A business analyst needs to ensure that the solution being developed will meet the business needs and create value for the organization. Which type of requirements focuses on the higher-level needs and outcomes that the business wants to achieve?

You are managing a project using a predictive approach. A stakeholder requests a significant change that would add value but also extend the timeline by three weeks. The project is currently on schedule. What is the BEST course of action?

A project manager is working on resource planning and discovers that a critical resource is needed for two tasks that are scheduled to occur simultaneously. What should the project manager do?

In an agile project, who is primarily responsible for prioritizing the product backlog?

A business analyst is documenting requirements and needs to trace each requirement back to its business objective and forward to the design elements and test cases. What is this practice called?

A project has an Actual Cost (AC) of $150,000, Earned Value (EV) of $180,000, and Planned Value (PV) of $200,000. Based on this information, what is the project's current status and what should the project manager focus on?

Your organization is transitioning from predictive to agile project management. A senior manager insists that detailed Gantt charts and comprehensive documentation must be maintained for all projects. As a project manager advocating for agile, what is the BEST way to address this concern?

A business analyst has completed requirements gathering and modeling for a complex system. Before finalizing the requirements, what critical activity should be performed to ensure the requirements accurately reflect stakeholder needs and are feasible?

An agile team has been experiencing conflicts during sprint planning about how to estimate user stories. Some team members prefer ideal hours while others prefer story points. The debates are consuming significant time. As a Scrum Master, what is the BEST approach to resolve this situation?