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PMI CAPM Exam
Certified Associate in Project Management (PMI-100) (Page 5 )

Updated On: 18-Jan-2026
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On what is project baseline development established?

  1. Approved product requirements
  2. Estimated project cost and schedule
  3. Actual project cost and schedule
  4. Revised project cost and schedule

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

6.6.3.1 Schedule Baseline
A schedule baseline is the approved version of a schedule model that can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison to actual results. It is accepted and approved by the appropriate stakeholders as the schedule baseline with baseline start dates and baseline finish dates.
During monitoring and controlling, the approved baseline dates are compared to the actual start and finish dates to determine whether variances have occurred. The schedule baseline is a component of the project management plan.

7.3.3.1 Cost Baseline
The cost baseline is the approved version of the time-phased project budget, excluding any management reserves, which can only be changed through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison to actual results. It is developed as a summation of the approved budgets for the different schedule activities.

4.2.3.1 Project Management Plan
The project management plan is the document that describes how the project will be executed, monitored, and controlled. It integrates and consolidates all of the subsidiary plans and baselines from the planning processes. Project baselines include, but are not limited to:
Scope baseline (Section 5.4.3.1), Schedule baseline (Section 6.6.3.1), and Cost baseline (Section 7.3.3.1).



The cost of nonconformance in a project includes:

  1. testing
  2. rework
  3. inspections
  4. training

Answer(s): B



The Process Group in which the internal and external stakeholders interact and influence the overall outcome of the project is the:

  1. Monitoring and Controlling Process Group.
  2. Initiating Process Group.
  3. Planning Process Group.
  4. Executing Process Group.

Answer(s): B



The Process Group that involves coordinating people and resources, as well as integrating and performing the activities of the project in accordance with the project management plan is known as:

  1. Initiating.
  2. Planning.
  3. Executing.
  4. Monitoring and Controlling.

Answer(s): C



The process of developing a detailed description of the project and product is known as:

  1. Create WBS.
  2. Verify Scope.
  3. Collect Requirements.
  4. Define Scope.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Process: 5.3 Define Scope
Definition: The process of developing a detailed description of the project and product.
Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is that it describes the product, service, or result boundaries by defining which of the requirements collected will be included in and excluded from the project scope.

Inputs
1. Scope management plan
2. Project charter
3. Requirements documentation
4. Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques
1. Expert judgment
2. Product analysis
3. Alternatives generation
4. Facilitated workshops

Outputs
1. Project scope statement
2. Project documents updates



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