CPC Study Guide 2026
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📚 CPC Topics to Study (22)
✍️ Sample CPC Questions & Answers
1. When should quality planning activities occur in a project?
Quality planning is integrated into the overall project planning phase so quality standards are established before work begins.
2. Which cost component is directly tied to the amount of work performed and increases as more work is done?
Variable costs change in proportion to the volume of work, such as materials consumed or hours worked.
3. A scatter diagram is used in quality management to:
Scatter diagrams plot pairs of data to visually reveal whether a correlation exists between two factors.
4. Which contract type provides the seller with an incentive fee for meeting or exceeding performance targets?
FPIF contracts reward sellers with additional fees when they meet defined performance or cost targets, aligning incentives.
5. A project coordinator discovers two team members are in open conflict. The BEST first action is to:
Direct confrontation (collaborative problem solving) is the most effective conflict resolution approach in project management.
6. Tuckman's model describes the stages of team development in what order?
Tuckman's model charts how teams evolve from initial orientation through conflict, cohesion, peak performance, and dissolution.