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TestPrep Certified Associate In ProjectManagement (CAPM) PMBOK Guide 6th Ed. Q&A
Which leadership style focuses on accomplishments to determine rewards,
empowers followers by example, and can inspire with enthusiasm and self-
confidence?
○ Transformational
○ Charismatic
○ Interactional
○ Transactional ✔️Ans -○ Transformational
○ Charismatic
○ Interactional
○ Transactional
Determining rewards based on accomplishments is an example of
transactional leadership.
Empowering followers by example is a characteristic of the transformational
leadership style.
Enthusiasm and self-confidence are traits of the charismatic leadership style.
The interactional leadership style is the only option that exhibits all three
characteristics described and is considered a combination of transactional,
charismatic, and transformational leader styles.
Which document is used to formally authorize the project?
○ Project statement of work
○ Project management plan
○ Project charter
○ Business care ✔️Ans -○ Project statement of work
○ Project management plan
○ Project charter
○ Business care
,The project charter signifies the existence of the project and gives the project
manager the authority to manage the activities of the project.
It is the only output from the Development Project Charter process and it
formally authorizes the project.
A project manager is planning communications and is considering the
potential number of communication channels. There are 10 project team
members working under the project manager. What is the potential number of
communication channels?
○ 45
○ 55
○ 11
○ 10 ✔️Ans -○ 45
○ 55
○ 11
○ 10
The formula for calculating potential communication channels is n ( n - 1 ) / 2
Where n represents the number of stakeholders.
In this case, there are 10 project team members and the project manager for a
total of 11 stakeholders.
Therefore, the calculation would be as follows:
Potential Communication Channels = 11 ( 11 - 1 ) / 2
= 11 ( 10 ) / 2
=
= 55
What is used to reach a conclusion when multiple stakeholders are
responsible for validating the project scope?
○ Inspection
○ Decision making
○ Focus groups
,○ Benchmarking ✔️Ans -○ Inspection
○ Decision making
○ Focus groups
○ Benchmarking
It is possible to receive varying responses related to whether the product
acceptance criteria have been met when multiple people inspect project
deliverables.
Decision making can be employed in such a scenario to help the stakeholders
reach a common conclusion.
An example of decision making is voting.
After the deliverables are validate voting can be used to make a decision about
whether or not to accept the deliverables.
When planning for Risk A, your risk strategy was originally to accept the risk.
However, due to new government regulations, you can no longer accept the
risk. After reviewing the situation, you have determined that the best course
of action is to eliminate the threat. Which strategy should be applied in this
situation for Risk A?
○ Transfer
○ Escalate
○ Mitigate
○ Avoid ✔️Ans -○ Transfer
○ Escalate
○ Mitigate
○ Avoid
The avoid strategy is used to remove a threat entirely and reduce its
probability of occurrence to zero.
This approach is best suited for dealing with high-priority threats with a
significant negative impact and a high probability of occurrence.
Risk avoidance may involve eliminating the case of the threat or adjusting the
project strategy, scope, or schedule.
, However, sometimes risks can be avoided by acquiring additional information
or expertise.
What input is used by the Plan Risk Response process includes the prioritized
risks?
○ Work Performance data
○ Risk register
○ Work performance reports
○ Risk management plan ✔️Ans -○ Work Performance data
○ Risk register
○ Work performance reports
○ Risk management plan
The risk register is one of the inputs to the Plan Risk Responses process.
The risk register records all identified risks, and based on analysis, prioritizes
the identified risks.
Knowing the priority level helps to plan the appropriate risk responses.
Which tools and techniques are used by the Control Costs process?
○ Earned value management, forecasting, and to-complete performance
index.
○ Project management information system, forecasting, and voting
○ Project management information system, reserve analysis, and resource
optimization techniques
○ Earned value management, to-complete performance index, and alternative
analysis ✔️Ans -○ Earned value management, forecasting, and to-complete
performance index.
○ Project management information system, forecasting, and voting
○ Project management information system, reserve analysis, and resource
optimization techniques
○ Earned value management, to-complete performance index, and alternative
analysis
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