Exam CAPM topic 1 question 210 discussion

Let’s break down the options: A. Communicate Plan ❌ This is not a real PMI process name. Possibly a confusion with Plan Communications Management. B. Manage Communications ✅ This process is in the Executing Process Group. It ensures timely and appropriate collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, monitoring, and disposition of project information. Project reporting (status reports, progress reports, etc.) is a key tool/technique here. C. Report Performance ❌ This was used in older PMBOK editions (PMBOK 4). It has since been replaced or merged into Monitor and Control Project Work and Manage Communications in newer editions (PMBOK 6 & 7). D. Control Communications ❌ This is about monitoring and controlling communications throughout the project lifecycle, not primarily focused on reporting.

Why the others are incorrect: A. Communicate Plan Not a standard PMBOK process. This is likely a distractor. C. Report Performance This sounds logical but is not a formal PMBOK process. Performance reporting is part of communications and control processes, but not a standalone process. D. Control Communications Involves monitoring and controlling communication throughout the project lifecycle — making sure communications meet the plan, not generating the reports themselves.

Why other options are incorrect: A. Communicate Plan: While a communication plan is an important part of project management, it's a plan for how to communicate, not the act of reporting performance itself. C. Report Performance: This is the output of the Manage Communications process, not the process itself. D. Control Communications: This process focuses on monitoring and controlling communications to ensure the information needs of stakeholders are met, not the creation and distribution of reports.

Manage Communications

B-Manage Communications