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PMI Exam CAPM Topic 5 Question 88 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's CAPM exam
Question #: 88
Topic #: 5
[All CAPM Questions]

What does earned value (EV) measure?

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Suggested Answer: A

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Bev
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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
24 days ago
C) Budget associated with planned work - I agree, it's about the budget for planned work.
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Hobert
28 days ago
B) Total costs incurred while accomplishing work - I believe it measures the total costs spent.
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Lonna
1 months ago
A) Budgeted work that has been completed - I think it measures the work that has been finished.
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Lyla
2 months ago
I think earned value measures the budgeted work that has been completed, so it's option A.
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Rikki
2 months 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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Annette
24 days ago
A) Budgeted work that has been completed - That's correct, earned value measures the budgeted work that has been completed.
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Karon
27 days ago
D) Cost efficiency of budgeted resources - Earned value is more about measuring the work completed, not the cost efficiency.
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Tammi
1 months ago
C) Budget associated with planned work - Yes, earned value is the budget associated with the planned work.
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Queen
1 months ago
A) Budgeted work that has been completed - Earned value actually measures the work completed, not the costs.
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Ashley
2 months ago
D) Cost efficiency of budgeted resources - That's what I would go with. Earned value is all about efficiency, right?
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Laurel
2 months ago
A) Budgeted work that has been completed - Seems like the logical choice to me.
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Cristy
27 days ago
D) Cost efficiency of budgeted resources
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Eveline
28 days ago
C) Budget associated with planned work
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Domonique
1 months ago
B) Total costs incurred while accomplishing work
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Adelle
1 months ago
A) Budgeted work that has been completed
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