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Exam Objectives Related Content Exam FocusUnderstanding CA Clarity PPM 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle

Appendix: CA Clarity PPM Overview • Describe the Integration of the Application with Other Products • Identify Features of the Application Architecture

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Understanding Interface Navigation 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Review Interface Navigation • Identify Navigation Techniques • Describe Organizer and Account Settings Pages

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Defining User Security Rights 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Define User Security Rights • Define User Security Rights

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Creating NPIOs 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Create NPIOs • Compare NPIOs and Projects

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Creating Projects 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Create Projects • Create Projects • Create Projects from Ideas and Other Sources

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Building Project Teams 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Build Project Teams • Allocate Resources to a Project

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Building Project Plans 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Build Project Plans • Build the WBS • Configure the Gantt Chart

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Assigning Resources to Project Tasks 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Assign Resources to Project Tasks • Assign Resources to Project Tasks

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Scheduling Projects 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Schedule Projects • Schedule Projects Using the Gantt Chart

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Exam Objectives Related Content Exam FocusPerforming Financial Planning 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle

Perform Financial Planning • Create Cost Plans

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Managing Collaboration Information 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Manage Collaboration Information • Manage Action Items

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Grouping Projects 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 BundleGroup Projects • Compare Programs with Master Projects

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Understanding Project‐related Processes 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Describe Project‐related Processes • Examine Project‐related Processes

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Booking Project Team Members Using Resource Finder

33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Book Project Team Members Using Resource Finder • Book Resources to Projects Using Resource Finder

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Analyzing Resource Data 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Analyze Resource Data • Analyze Resource Data Using the Resource Planning Portlets

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Performing Resource Capacity Planning 33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Perform Resource Capacity Planning • Create Capacity Planning Scenarios

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Understanding Application Administration Options

33CLR2264B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations I 200 Bundle Identify Application Administration Options • Identify Data Administration Options

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Understanding Demand Management 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Describe Demand Management • Define Demand Management

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Managing Ideas 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Manage Ideas • Create Ideas

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Managing Incidents 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Manage Incidents • Set Up Incidents • Create Incidents • Manage Incidents

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Exam Objectives Related Content Exam FocusBuilding Requirements for Release Plans 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle

Build Requirements for Release Plans • Create Requirements

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Building Release Plans 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Build Release Plans • Create Releases • Create Release Plans

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Understanding the Setup of Financial Data 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 BundleDescribe the Setup of Financial Data • Describe Financial Management • Sequence the Setup of Financial Data

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Defining Financial Organizational Attributes 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Define Financial Organizational Attributes • Define the Financial OBS

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Building a Cost/Rate Matrix 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Build a Cost/Rate Matrix • Create a Cost/Rate Matrix

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Defining Financial Properties of Companies, Resources, and Investments

33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Define Financial Properties of Companies, Resources, and Investments • Define Financial Properties of Projects

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Creating Transaction Entries 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Create Transaction Entries • Create Transaction Entries

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Posting Transactions to Financial 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Post Transactions to Financial • Define Post Transactions to Financials Jobs

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Processing WIP Transactions 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Process WIP Transactions • Post Transactions to WIP • Create WIP Adjustments

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Setting Up Chargeback Rules 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Set Up Chargeback Rules • Describe Chargebacks • Set Up Chargeback Rules

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Exam Objectives Related Content Exam FocusManaging a Service 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle

Manage a Service • Build Service Hierarchies

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Understanding Business Relationship Manager

33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Describe Business Relationship Manager • Identify the Data Setup to View BRM Content • Examine BRM Content

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Building Portfolios 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Building Portfolios • Describe Portfolio Management

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Analyzing Portfolios 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Analyze Portfolios • Review the Scorecard Page Portlets

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Building Portfolio Scenarios 33CLR2275B CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle Build Portfolio Scenarios • Create Scenarios • Generate Scenarios

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Deploying Partitions CA Clarity PPM Studio Developer's Guide v13.0.00 Deploy Partitions • Define Partitioning

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Question 1In CA PPM (formerly CA Clarity PPM) v13, which new features have been added to improve the end user experience? (Choose three)

A. Inline edits for lists B. User-defined favorites C. Object actions on menus D. Configurable notifications E. Multi-valued lookups in lists

Question 2Authorized project managers should be able to edit any project. However, you want to limit this ability to a certain set of project managers. Which best practice should you follow?

A. Assign the Project – Edit or Project – Edit Management right (as appropriate), based on the project Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS), to the selected users directly. B. Create a security group with the project OBS-based Project – Edit Management right and associate users to that group. C. Create a security group with the Global Project – Edit Management right and associate users to that group. D. Assign the Global Project – Edit Management right to the selected users directly.

Question 3Company A has two business units that will use CA PPM (formerly CA Clarity PPM). However, each business unit has a different set of requirements and needs different fields completed for its projects on the same screen. To meet Company A’s requirement, which CA PPM (formerly CA Clarity PPM) feature should you use?

A. OBS B. Partitions C. Processes D. Conditions

Question 4The Planned Allocation and the Hard Allocation section for a Staff Member do not match. If Mixed Booking is enabled, what is the resulting Booking Status?

A. Soft B. Hard C. Mixed D. Hard Pending

Question 5Which statement explains the relationship between the cost plans and budget plans?

A. A budget plan is submitted and becomes a cost plan when approved. B. A cost plan is submitted and becomes a budget plan when approved. C. A budget plan is submitted and becomes a benefit plan when approved. D. Values do not flow from one to another. Both are created independently.

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Question 6You are defining a response strategy for a risk in CA PPM (formerly CA Clarity PPM. Which steps do you perform? (Choose three)

A. Specify a resolution date. B. Select responses from a list. C. Create risk category attributes. D. Specify who the strategy is assigned to. E. Specify how you will respond to the risk using free-form text.

Question 7What MUST be established before an Entity can be created? (Choose two)

A. Location OBS B. Department OBS C. Fiscal Period Type D. Default Billing Currency

Question 8Martin Cain has submitted his timesheet and his manager approved it. Overnight, the posting job ran and the timesheet was posted. When a timesheet status is posted, which statement is TRUE?

A. The timesheet can be returned. B. The timesheet can be modified directly. C. The resource must create an adjustment timesheet to make changes. D. The project manager must wait 48 hours before the values posted can be viewed on the investment.

Question 9Which Chargeback rules can be used globally within an Entity to charge Departments for Investment costs?

A. Credit rules B. Overhead rules C. Standard Debit rules D. Investment-specific Debit rules

Question 10An instance of which object can never be deleted?

A. Task B. Issue C. Project D. Resource

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Question 1 = A, B, and C Question 2 = C Question 3 = B Question 4 = C Question 5 = B Question 6 = A, D, and E Question 7 = A and B Question 8 = C Question 9 = C Question 10 = D

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