CAPM Project Integration Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A project manager is preparing to close a project phase. Which document formally authorizes the start of the next phase?
- Project charter
- Phase exit criteria
- Phase-gate review approval (Correct answer)
- Lessons learned register
Correct answer: Phase-gate review approval
A phase-gate review approval formally authorizes the project to move from one phase to the next.
Question 2: During project execution, a team member identifies a more efficient way to accomplish a deliverable. What should the project manager do FIRST?
- Immediately implement the change to save time
- Submit a change request through integrated change control (Correct answer)
- Update the project management plan without notifying the sponsor
- Ignore it unless the customer requests the change
Correct answer: Submit a change request through integrated change control
All changes, including improvements, must go through the integrated change control process to assess impacts before implementation.
Question 3: Which output of the 'Develop Project Charter' process formally authorizes the project manager to apply organizational resources?
- Project management plan
- Project statement of work
- Project charter (Correct answer)
- Business case
Correct answer: Project charter
The project charter is the output that officially authorizes the project and empowers the project manager to use resources.
Question 4: A project is falling behind schedule due to scope creep. The project manager reviews unapproved changes that were informally added. This situation is best addressed by:
- Crashing the schedule to recover lost time
- Enforcing the change control process and reversing unauthorized changes (Correct answer)
- Adding resources to handle the extra scope
- Renegotiating the project deadline with the customer
Correct answer: Enforcing the change control process and reversing unauthorized changes
Unauthorized scope additions violate integrated change control; the PM must enforce the formal process and evaluate whether to reverse or formally approve the changes.
Question 5: Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the 'Monitor and Control Project Work' process?
- Creating detailed work packages for team members
- Tracking, reviewing, and reporting project progress against the plan (Correct answer)
- Finalizing all deliverables and obtaining formal acceptance
- Identifying stakeholders and documenting their interests
Correct answer: Tracking, reviewing, and reporting project progress against the plan
'Monitor and Control Project Work' involves tracking performance and comparing it to the project management plan to identify variances.
Question 6: A project sponsor requests an addition to the project scope after the project management plan has been approved. What is the CORRECT first step?
- Update the WBS immediately to reflect the new scope
- Evaluate the impact of the change and submit a change request (Correct answer)
- Inform the sponsor the scope is locked and cannot change
- Proceed with the addition since the sponsor has authority
Correct answer: Evaluate the impact of the change and submit a change request
Any scope addition must first be evaluated for impact on cost, schedule, and risk before a change request is submitted and reviewed.
Question 7: The configuration management system is a subset of which broader system?
- Work authorization system
- Project information management system
- Project management information system (PMIS) (Correct answer)
- Enterprise environmental factors
Correct answer: Project management information system (PMIS)
The configuration management system is a component within the larger PMIS, which manages all project information and tools.
CAPM Project Integration Management 2
A project manager is preparing to close a project phase.
Which document formally authorizes the start of the next phase?