CAPM Project Management Exam Prep - Question List

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51. You are the CEO receiving a report for a crucial, high visibility project, The Omega Project. Your PM reports that Omega’s schedule performance index (SPI) is sitting at 1.28 and cost performance index (CPI) at 0.88. What would you say describes Omega’s status?
  1. Omega is ahead of schedule and within its budget
  2. Omega is behind schedule and within its budget
  3. Omega is well ahead of schedule, but over-budget
  4. Omega is right on schedule, but it is running over-budget.
  5. Omega is behind schedule and over-budget
52. Lance Uppercut has been on the job for one week as a Project Manager. He’s been advised to safeguard confidential information at all cost. One day, he’s approached by a coworker who claims to need confidential information that Lance is privy to. What is Lance’s best option as to what to do?
  1. Take the coworker’s word for it, and give him the confidential information
  2. Ask around as to the character of the person requesting the information
  3. Refuse to give him the information
  4. Stall until Lance can figure out what to do
  5. Request authorization from his boss and his co-worker’s boss.
53. Which situation below would most negatively impact Rick’s personal integrity as a Project Manager?
  1. Rick has inadvertently made a mistake on a status update.
  2. Rick accepted a lunch invitation from a contractor he does business with.
  3. Rick got frustrated with some team members, lost his temper and shared with them a few “choice” words.
  4. Rick allowed a new deliverable to be added to the project, because it would have piggy-backed easily off of another deliverable.
  5. These are all fine.
54. This is based on a real scenario at a Japanese investment bank. You have discovered a major complex case of international fraud at the company in the course of executing a project. You have reported it to your manager and were not satisfied by his lack of response. What should your NEXT action be?
  1. Call your lawyer, even though he’s kind of a jerk.
  2. Tell your boss' boss. If he doesn’t listen, tell your boss’ boss’ boss.
  3. By telling your boss, you did your duty.
  4. Resign from your position.
  5. Report it to the authorities.
55. What is true of corrective action?
  1. Action against a corrupt employee
  2. Requires approval of all stakeholders
  3. Action to bring project performance in line with what has been planned

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