CPA Technology Project Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A project manager notices that the team is consistently missing sprint goals due to scope additions mid-sprint. Which practice best addresses this?
- Allow scope changes if the client approves them
- Protect the sprint backlog from changes once the sprint begins (Correct answer)
- Add buffer time to each sprint to absorb new requests
- Reassign tasks dynamically based on incoming requests
Correct answer: Protect the sprint backlog from changes once the sprint begins
In Scrum, the sprint backlog is locked after sprint planning to protect the team from scope creep and ensure predictable delivery.
Question 2: Which risk response strategy involves shifting the negative impact of a risk to a third party?
- Avoid
- Accept
- Transfer (Correct answer)
- Mitigate
Correct answer: Transfer
Risk transfer moves the financial or operational impact of a risk to another party, such as through insurance or outsourcing.
Question 3: A technology project has a Cost Performance Index (CPI) of 0.85. What does this indicate?
- The project is under budget
- The project is spending more than planned for work completed (Correct answer)
- The project is ahead of schedule
- The project has no cost variance
Correct answer: The project is spending more than planned for work completed
A CPI below 1.0 means the project is getting less value per dollar spent than planned, indicating a cost overrun.
Question 4: Which document formally authorizes a project and identifies the project manager?
- Project management plan
- Project charter (Correct answer)
- Scope statement
- Work breakdown structure
Correct answer: Project charter
The project charter is the formal document that authorizes the project's existence and grants the project manager authority to apply resources.
Question 5: In a Kanban system, what is the primary purpose of WIP (Work in Progress) limits?
- To restrict the number of team members on a task
- To cap the number of tasks in each workflow stage to prevent bottlenecks (Correct answer)
- To define the maximum project budget
- To limit the number of sprints in a release
Correct answer: To cap the number of tasks in each workflow stage to prevent bottlenecks
WIP limits constrain how many items can be in any given stage at once, exposing bottlenecks and encouraging flow.
Question 6: A project sponsor requests a change that would significantly expand project scope. What should the project manager do first?
- Immediately implement the change to satisfy the sponsor
- Reject the change since the scope is already defined
- Submit the change through the integrated change control process (Correct answer)
- Update the project schedule to absorb the new work
Correct answer: Submit the change through the integrated change control process
All scope changes should go through integrated change control to assess impact on time, cost, and quality before approval.
Question 7: Which estimation technique uses historical data from similar past projects to predict future project costs or durations?
- Bottom-up estimating
- Parametric estimating
- Analogous estimating (Correct answer)
- Three-point estimating
Correct answer: Analogous estimating
Analogous estimating leverages actual data from previous similar projects as a basis for estimating the current project.
CPA Technology Project Management 2
A project manager notices that the team is consistently missing sprint goals due to scope additions mid-sprint.
Which practice best addresses this?