CAPM Practice Question: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Which THREE of the following are recognized process groups in the PMBOK Guide? (Choose three)
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Executing
Options C, D, and E are correct. The PMBOK Guide defines five process groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing. Analyzing and Reviewing are not recognized process groups.
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Reviewing
Why it's wrong here
Not a process group in PMBOK.
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Analyzing
Why it's wrong here
Not a process group in PMBOK.
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Executing
Why this is correct
A standard process group.
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Planning
Why this is correct
A standard process group.
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Initiating
Why this is correct
The first process group.
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