CAPM Project Integration & Scope Management 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A project manager is consolidating all lessons learned and releasing project resources. Which process is being performed?
- Monitor and Control Project Work
- Perform Integrated Change Control
- Close Project or Phase (Correct answer)
- Control Scope
Correct answer: Close Project or Phase
Close Project or Phase involves finalizing all activities, obtaining formal acceptance, and releasing resources.
Question 2: What technique is used during Collect Requirements to elicit information from a large number of stakeholders simultaneously?
- Interviews
- Focus Groups
- Surveys/Questionnaires (Correct answer)
- Benchmarking
Correct answer: Surveys/Questionnaires
Surveys and questionnaires are used to quickly gather information from a large number of respondents.
Question 3: The WBS dictionary provides which of the following for each WBS component?
- Only the cost estimate
- Detailed descriptions, acceptance criteria, and resource assignments (Correct answer)
- Only the schedule baseline
- List of stakeholders for each component
Correct answer: Detailed descriptions, acceptance criteria, and resource assignments
The WBS dictionary provides detailed information about each WBS component including descriptions, acceptance criteria, and assigned resources.
Question 4: Which process involves comparing actual project performance against the project management plan to identify variances?
- Develop Project Management Plan
- Monitor and Control Project Work (Correct answer)
- Direct and Manage Project Work
- Perform Integrated Change Control
Correct answer: Monitor and Control Project Work
Monitor and Control Project Work compares actual performance to the plan, identifies variances, and recommends corrective actions.
Question 5: A project team is using a technique to systematically identify and categorize stakeholder requirements. Which tool best supports this during Collect Requirements?
- Prototypes
- Affinity Diagrams (Correct answer)
- Network Diagrams
- Resource Calendars
Correct answer: Affinity Diagrams
Affinity diagrams help categorize and group large numbers of ideas or requirements into logical groupings.
Question 6: Which of the following is NOT typically included in the scope baseline?
- Project Scope Statement
- WBS
- WBS Dictionary
- Change Log (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Change Log
The scope baseline consists of the approved Project Scope Statement, WBS, and WBS Dictionary — not the change log.
Question 7: A project manager is analyzing whether a scope change is necessary due to a discovered risk. This is part of which Integration Management process?
- Direct and Manage Project Work
- Develop Project Management Plan
- Perform Integrated Change Control (Correct answer)
- Close Project or Phase
Correct answer: Perform Integrated Change Control
Perform Integrated Change Control reviews all change requests and coordinates changes across all knowledge areas including scope.
CAPM Project Integration & Scope Management 3
A project manager is consolidating all lessons learned and releasing project resources.
Which process is being performed?