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Certified Associate in Project Management (PMI-100) Questions 306–310 (page: 63)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

An input of the Plan Procurement Management process is:

  1. Make-or-buy decisions.
  2. Activity cost estimates.
  3. Seller proposals.
  4. Procurement documents.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

7.2.3.1 Activity Cost Estimates
Activity cost estimates are quantitative assessments of the probable costs required to complete project work. Cost estimates can be presented in summary form or in detail. Costs are estimated for all resources that are applied to the activity cost estimate. This includes, but is not limited to, direct labor, materials, equipment, services, facilities, information technology, and special categories such as cost of financing (including interest charges), an inflation allowance, exchange rates, or a cost contingency reserve. Indirect costs, if they are included in the project estimate, can be included at the activity level or at higher levels.

Process: 12.1 Plan Procurement Management
Definition: The process of documenting project procurement decisions, specifying the approach, and identifying potential sellers.
Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is that it determines whether to acquire outside support, and if so, what to acquire, how to acquire it, how much is needed, and when to acquire it.

Inputs
1. Project management plan
2. Requirements documentation
3. Risk register
4. Activity resource requirements
5. Project schedule
6. Activity cost estimates
7. Stakeholder register
8. Enterprise environmental factors

9. Organizational process assets

Tools & Techniques
1. Make-or-buy analysis
2. Expert judgment
3. Market research
4. Meetings

Outputs
1. Procurement management plan
2. Procurement statement of work
3. Procurement documents
4. Source selection criteria
5. Make-or-buy decisions
6. Change requests
7. Project documents updates



Outputs of the Control Communications process include:

  1. expert judgment and change requests
  2. work performance information and change requests
  3. project management plan updates and work performance information
  4. issue logs and organizational process assets updates

Answer(s): B



Which organizational process assets update is performed during the Close Procurements process?

  1. Procurement audit
  2. Lessons learned
  3. Performance reporting
  4. Payment requests

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

12.4.3.2 Organizational Process Assets Updates
Elements of the organizational process assets that may be updated include, but are not limited to:
Procurement file. A complete set of indexed contract documentation, including the closed contract, is prepared for inclusion with the final project fles.
Deliverable acceptance. Documentation of formal acceptance of seller-provided deliverables may be required to be retained by the organization. The Close Procurement process ensures this documentation requirement is satisfed. Requirements for formal deliverable acceptance and how to address nonconforming deliverables are usually defined in the agreement.
Lessons learned documentation. Lessons learned, what has been experienced, and process improvement recommendations, should be developed for the project fle to improve future procurements.

12.4 Close Procurements
The process of completing each project procurement.
Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is that it documents agreements and related documentation for future reference.

Inputs
1. Project management plan
2. Procurement documents

Tools & Techniques
1. Procurement audits
2. Procurement negotiations
3. Records management system

Outputs
1. Closed procurements
2. Organizational process assets updates



The individual or group that provides resources and support for a project and is accountable for success is the:

  1. sponsor
  2. customer
  3. business partners
  4. functional managers

Answer(s): A



A measure of cost performance that is required to be achieved with the remaining resources in order to meet a specified management goal and is expressed as the ratio of the cost needed for finishing the outstanding work to the remaining budget is known as the:

  1. budget at completion (BAC)
  2. earned value management (EVM)
  3. to-complete performance index
  4. cost performance index

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

TCPI = (BAC – EV)/(BAC – AC)



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