CAPM Planning, Initiation and Closure Practice Questions

Two fundamentals tasks cover planning and following the plan: what goes in the charter and the project management plan, how registers are used, how planned communication and risk responses are carried out, and how a project closes. Practice original questions with an explanation for every option.

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150 questions on the real 3-hour clock, weighted to PMI’s four domains, with the optional break after question 75, a score by domain and topic, and an explanation for every option.

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  • 45 original planning questions, every option explained
  • Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts (36% of the exam)
  • ECO tasks: I-2 Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning; I-4 Determine how to follow and execute planned strategies or frameworks (e.g., communication, risks, etc.)
Free sample · Question 1 of 3Fundamentals · Planning

When planning resources, what should the project team determine besides how many people are needed?

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What our planning questions cover

  • The project charter and business case; initiation and benefits planning
  • The project management plan and its subsidiary plans versus the product’s own plans
  • Milestones (zero-duration events) versus activities with durations
  • Estimating the number and type of resources a project needs
  • Using the risk register and the stakeholder register in a situation
  • Carrying out planned strategies: the communication plan, planned risk responses and escalation paths
  • Closing a project or phase and transitioning the result to operations
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This list is our own summary of the tasks, written for practice. PMI publishes the full task statements and enablers in the CAPM Examination Content Outline.

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Take the full timed CAPM practice exam

150 questions on the real 3-hour clock, weighted to PMI’s four domains, with the optional break after question 75, a score by domain and topic, and an explanation for every option.

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Ideas the questions test most

  1. The project charter formally authorizes the project and gives the project manager authority to use resources. The sponsor issues it; it records the purpose, high-level requirements, high-level risks, milestones and budget.
  2. A milestone marks a significant point or event and has zero duration; an activity is work with a duration, effort and resources.
  3. When an identified risk occurs, the project team carries out the response already planned in the risk register; the stakeholder register records who the stakeholders are and their interests, influence and engagement.
  4. Closure includes formal acceptance, handing over to operations, final lessons learned, archiving records, closing contracts and releasing resources.

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Common questions

What is in a project charter?

The project’s purpose and justification, measurable objectives, high-level requirements and risks, summary milestones and budget, key stakeholders, the assigned project manager and their authority, and the sponsor’s approval.

What is the difference between a risk register and an issue log?

The risk register lists identified risks with their probability, impact, owner and planned response. The issue log tracks problems that are already happening, with an owner and a date to resolve them.

Take the full timed CAPM practice exam

150 questions on the real 3-hour clock, weighted to PMI’s four domains, with the optional break after question 75, a score by domain and topic, and an explanation for every option.

Or try the free planning drill

More CAPM topics

Domains, tasks and exam format: PMI: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Examination Content Outline, 2023 Exam Update · PMI: CAPM certification page (exam length, time, domains, eligibility, retakes), checked November 2026.

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