What is a work package in a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?

A group of related projects managed together

A list of all project activities in chronological order

A document that defines the project's quality standards

The lowest level of the WBS, representing a deliverable or work component that can be scheduled and estimated

A project manager is decomposing a project deliverable, 'Customer Portal,' into lower-level components. The team has identified 'User Interface,' 'Backend Services,' and 'Database' as the next level. The project manager wants to ensure the decomposition is complete. Which principle should guide this effort?

The rule of seven, limiting decomposition to seven levels

The rolling wave rule, decomposing only the current phase in detail

The 100% rule, ensuring the sum of the child components equals the parent deliverable

The 80/20 rule, focusing decomposition on the highest-risk components

A project is on the critical path, and a quality audit reveals that a deliverable does not meet the standard. The project manager must decide whether to rework the deliverable or accept it. The sponsor is concerned about the schedule. What should the project manager do?

Escalate to the sponsor without applying the quality plan

Follow the quality management plan's decision process, weighing rework against acceptance criteria

Accept the deliverable immediately to protect the schedule

Rework the deliverable without considering the schedule

A project manager is coordinating multiple work streams. The schedule shows a negative variance, and the integration manager wants to ensure all processes are aligned to recover. What should the project manager use to coordinate the response?

The communications plan to send a status report

The risk register to identify new threats

The integration management plan to coordinate processes and manage changes cohesively

The quality management plan to re-inspect deliverables

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Domain 2Objective 2

Task 2 Demonstrate an Understanding of a Project Management Plan Schedule. CAPM Practice Questions (Page 3)

Part of the Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies domain, which accounts for 17% of the CAPM exam. PMI does not publish an official question count, but from its 180-minute exam (~70–120 total, ~12–20 in this domain), expect 4–7 from this objective — we provide 30 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 11–15

11foundation · easy
What is a work package in a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
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12application · medium
A project manager is decomposing a project deliverable, 'Customer Portal,' into lower-level components. The team has identified 'User Interface,' 'Backend Services,' and 'Database' as the next level. The project manager wants to ensure the decomposition is complete. Which principle should guide this effort?
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13expert · hard
A project is on the critical path, and a quality audit reveals that a deliverable does not meet the standard. The project manager must decide whether to rework the deliverable or accept it. The sponsor is concerned about the schedule. What should the project manager do?
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14application · medium
A project manager is coordinating multiple work streams. The schedule shows a negative variance, and the integration manager wants to ensure all processes are aligned to recover. What should the project manager use to coordinate the response?
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15foundation · easy
An activity has an early start of day 3, a late start of day 7, an early finish of day 10, and a late finish of day 14. What is the total float for this activity?
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Task 2 Demonstrate an Understanding of a Project Management Plan Schedule. CAPM Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

What is a work package in a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?

A project is on the critical path, and a quality audit reveals that a deliverable does not meet the standard. The project manager must decide whether to rework the deliverable or accept it. The sponsor is concerned about the schedule. What should the project manager do?

A project manager is coordinating multiple work streams. The schedule shows a negative variance, and the integration manager wants to ensure all processes are aligned to recover. What should the project manager use to coordinate the response?

An activity has an early start of day 3, a late start of day 7, an early finish of day 10, and a late finish of day 14. What is the total float for this activity?

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