CAPM · Question #34
Which of the following is a category of organizational process assets?
The correct answer is D. Organizational knowledge bases. This question tests the ability to distinguish organizational process assets (OPAs) from enterprise environmental factors (EEFs).
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- AGovernment standards
- BOrganizational culture
- CEmployee capabilities
- DOrganizational knowledge bases
How the community answered
(51 responses)- A2% (1)
- B2% (1)
- C6% (3)
- D90% (46)
Why each option
This question tests the ability to distinguish organizational process assets (OPAs) from enterprise environmental factors (EEFs).
Government standards are an enterprise environmental factor (EEF) - they are external conditions the project must operate within, not assets owned by the organization.
Organizational culture is an enterprise environmental factor because it is an internal condition that influences the project but is not a tangible asset or knowledge base.
Employee capabilities are an enterprise environmental factor reflecting the existing human resource environment, not an organizational process asset.
Organizational knowledge bases are explicitly defined as one of the two main categories of organizational process assets in the PMBOK Guide. This category includes configuration management knowledge bases, financial databases, historical information, lessons learned repositories, and process measurement databases - all internal assets owned and controlled by the organization.
Concept tested: Categories of organizational process assets vs. EEFs
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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