CAM Study Guide 2026
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📋 CAM Exam Format at a Glance
📚 CAM Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample CAM Questions & Answers
1. A directed change from the customer arrives without a negotiated price. How should the CAM plan this authorized unpriced work?
Authorized unpriced work is planned into the baseline at its estimated value and adjusted when the change is definitized.
2. A program directs an over-target baseline (OTB). How does this affect the CAM's control account?
An OTB formally recognizes budget above contract value to restore a realistic plan, with variance adjustments documented and disclosed.
3. In EVMS, what does 'Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS)' represent in resource planning?
BCWS (also called Planned Value or PV) represents the budgeted cost of the work planned to be completed by a specific point in time.
4. A CAM wants to reduce recurring data entry errors in monthly status updates. Which continuous improvement approach is most effective?
Root-cause analysis combined with automated validation prevents recurrence instead of hiding errors.
5. During an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR), what is the CAM most likely to be asked to demonstrate?
IBRs verify that the baseline is realistic and that CAMs understand and own their scope, schedule, budget, and associated risks.
6. Management reserve may properly be used to:
Management reserve covers unforeseen in-scope work, never variance elimination, out-of-scope effort, or profit.