CMRP Body of Knowledge Guidance Course

CMRP Practice Questions – Pillar 1

Choose Either A,B,C or D in the following questions:

1. Maintenance strategic plan should include all the following EXCEPT:

a. Clear purpose and demonstrated need
b. Defined goals and ways for measuring them
c. Technical details of how to achieve defined goals.
d. Expected benefits and returns to the organization.

2. Which of the following is NOT part of ARV components?

a. Building Envelop.
b. Improvements applied to the plant.
c. Capitalized engineering costs
d. Value of land.

3. Routine review and discussion of maintenance strategic plan progress will:

a. Ensure needed training and required skills will be available.
b. Provide an opportunity to make adjustment to the organization plan.
c. Ensure team commitment and needed support will be available.
d. Enable setting the correct goals and measures.

4. Which should be most considered when creating asset management strategy and plan:
a. Effect of the new strategy and plan on market demand.
b. Effect of the new strategy and plan on legal environmental situation.
c. Effect of new strategy and plan on employee’s health and local environment.
d. Effect of new strategy and plan on financial requirements for maintenance department.

5. When support is required in change for initiation of a new strategic plan

a. Maintenance & Reliability Professionals should practice strong communication skills.
b. Positioned champions are required to lead the effort and enlist needed support.
c. Routine review and discussion of progress will ensure team commitment and provide buy
in.
d. Clear roles and responsibilities with strong enforcement is needed to ensure success.

6. Basic sequential steps of management process are:

a. Building organization, Determination of objectives, Understanding functions, Establishing

plans to achieve the objectives and setting up control systems to ensure plans are meeting
objectives.
b. Understanding functions, Determination of objectives, Establishing plan to achieve the
objectives, Building organization and Setting up control systems to ensure plans are
meeting objectives.
c. Determination of objectives, Building organization, Understanding functions, Establishing
plans to achieve the objectives and setting up control systems to ensure plans are meeting
objectives.
d. None from the above.

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7. In strategic maintenance plan, to ensure the engagement of the stakeholders, effective

communication plan should provide methods of:
a. Sharing information only inside the organization.
b. Receiving feedback about customer’s satisfaction.
c. Providing input to decision-making processes.
d. Identifying stakeholders needs and requirements.

8. From the following list, which is not a critical structural element of a strategic plan for maintenance
and reliability?
a. Current levels of performance
b. Benefits available through implementation
c. Historical direction of the business
d. Vision of the future state
9. Of the choices below, which is the best way to evaluate the effectiveness of a Safety Program?
a. Measure the number of safety slogans and bulletins posted
b. Periodic safety audits of work processes in the field
c. Review health and safety performance as required
d. Solicit feedback about safety performance from employees

10. What would be needed to be executed first when we are going to establish maintenance &
asset management strategic plan:
a. Identify today's performance and key results areas
b. Identify long-term goals and what must be achieved
c. Create agreement on improvement progression model
d. Create resource and benefits plan

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