{"id":"capm-free","timeLimitSec":360,"questions":[{"id":"capmf-001","section":"fund","q":"Which of these is a project rather than ongoing operations?","options":["Processing customer refunds every working day for the whole year","Moving the company website to a new platform by June","Answering calls at the help desk each shift","Running the monthly payroll for all staff"],"answer":1,"explain":"A project is temporary and creates a unique result. Payroll, refunds and help desk work repeat without an end date, so they are operations."},{"id":"capmf-002","section":"pred","q":"After three months, the work completed is worth $30,000 in budget terms (EV), and $24,000 has actually been spent (AC). What is the cost variance (CV)?","options":["$54,000","-$6,000","1.25","$6,000"],"answer":3,"explain":"CV = EV - AC = 30,000 - 24,000 = $6,000. A positive CV means the work cost less than planned."},{"id":"capmf-003","section":"agile","q":"In Scrum, who decides the order of items in the product backlog?","options":["The project sponsor","The developers by vote","The product owner","The scrum master"],"answer":2,"explain":"The product owner is accountable for the product backlog and orders it to maximize value."},{"id":"capmf-004","section":"ba","q":"What does a requirements traceability matrix do?","options":["Links each requirement to its source and to the work that delivers it","Lists team members and their roles","Shows the critical path of the schedule and the float of each activity","Tracks the money spent per week"],"answer":0,"explain":"A traceability matrix connects requirements to business objectives, design, build and tests, so nothing is lost or added without reason."},{"id":"capmf-005","section":"fund","q":"A project team has 6 members plus the project manager. How many communication channels are there?","options":["21","28","15","42"],"answer":0,"explain":"Channels = n(n - 1) / 2 with n = 7 people, the project manager included: 7 x 6 / 2 = 21."}]}