PMI CAPM Exam - Topic 5 Question 88 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's CAPM exam

Question #: 88
Topic #: 5

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What does earned value (EV) measure?

ABudgeted work that has been completed

BTotal costs incurred while accomplishing work

CBudget associated with planned work

DCost efficiency of budgeted resources

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by Gearldine at Nov 16, 2024, 03:11 PM

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Marsha

5 months ago

I thought it was more about cost efficiency, though.

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Lettie

5 months ago

It's definitely about the budgeted work, no doubt!

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Sarah

5 months ago

Wait, are we sure it doesn't just measure costs?

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Ashleigh

5 months ago

Totally agree, it's all about tracking progress!

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Benton

6 months ago

EV measures budgeted work that has been completed.

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Anjelica

6 months ago

I keep mixing up the definitions, but I think it might have something to do with cost efficiency, so D could be a possibility too.

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Artie

6 months ago

I feel like EV is more about the budget associated with what was planned, which could be C.

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Lelia

6 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about it being related to costs incurred. Maybe it's B?

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Charlie

6 months ago

I think earned value measures the budgeted work that has actually been completed, so I might go with A.

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Nickole

6 months ago

The key here is to focus on the definition of earned value. I'm pretty confident that it measures the budget associated with the planned work, so I'll select C.

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Golda

6 months ago

Okay, I remember learning about earned value in my project management class. I believe it measures the total costs incurred while accomplishing the work, so I'll go with B.

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Josephine

6 months ago

Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I know earned value has something to do with project costs, but I can't remember the exact definition. I'll have to think it through carefully.

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Carmelina

7 months ago

Earned value (EV) measures the budgeted work that has been completed, so I think the answer is A.

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Bev

1 year ago

I'm not so sure, I think EV measures the total costs incurred while accomplishing work, so I would go with option B.

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Glory

1 year ago

I agree with Lyla, EV is all about tracking the progress of completed work against the budget, so it's definitely option A.

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Glenn

1 year ago

A) Budgeted work that has been completed - Easy peasy, that's the definition of earned value. Unless, of course, someone's playing a trick on us...

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Janna

1 year ago

C) Budget associated with planned work - I'm leaning towards this, but I'm curious to see what the other candidates think.

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Fannie

1 year ago

C) Budget associated with planned work - I agree, it's about the budget for planned work.

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Hobert

1 year ago

B) Total costs incurred while accomplishing work - I believe it measures the total costs spent.

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Lonna

1 year ago

A) Budgeted work that has been completed - I think it measures the work that has been finished.

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Lyla

1 year ago

I think earned value measures the budgeted work that has been completed, so it's option A.

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Rikki

1 year ago

B) Total costs incurred while accomplishing work - Hmm, I'm not so sure about that one. Doesn't earned value measure the work completed, not the costs?

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