CEFP Part 1 Questions with Correct Answers 2026 | Complete Exam Study Guide, Practice Test & Latest Update

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Strategic Planning - CORRECT ANSWER -"A process that helps an organization make decisions on how
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to achieve its strategy, including allocating its resources — financial, capital, and people
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resources." [ref. BOK, General Administration and Management, Leadership and Administration,
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Strategy and Leadership]
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Facilities Planning - CORRECT ANSWER -"A process that responds to strategy and new initiatives and
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also assesses the condition of existing facilities, analyzes current and future space needs, and
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develops land use and infrastructure future plans." [ref. BOK, General Administration and
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Management, Leadership and Administration, Strategy and Leadership]
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Decision Making Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER -"The consideration of various options that address
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the value of services and their impact on the organization, its people, and its
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resources." [ref. BOK, General Administration and Management, Leadership and Administration,
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Strategy and Leadership]
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Triad Organization - CORRECT ANSWER -"Planning and acquisition activities related to the
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planning, design and construction of the facilities; the maintenance and operation of facilities; and
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the assignment and utilization of facilities (i.e. space management)." [ref. BOK, General
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Administration and Management, Leadership and Administration, Organization]
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Organizational Design - CORRECT ANSWER -"Determines how an institution facilitates or impedes
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human interaction, how roles and responsibilities are determined, how information and new ideas
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are shared, and most importantly, how well the organizational structure supports and aligns with
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the organizational purpose and strategy." [ref. BOK, General Administration and Management,
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Leadership and Administration, Organization]
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STAR Model - CORRECT ANSWER -"Provides a starting point and a decision-making framework for
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organizational design to help leaders think about the interactions of strategy, structure,
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, processes, rewards, and people." [ref. BOK, General Administration and Management, Leadership
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and Administration, Organization]
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Organizational Strategy - CORRECT ANSWER -"Specifies the goals and objectives to be achieved as
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well as the values and missions to be pursued; the products or services to be provided, the markets
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to be served, and the value to be offered to the customer." [ref. BOK, General Administration and
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Management, Leadership and Administration, Organization]
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Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) - CORRECT ANSWER -"Used to improve an
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existing business process." [ref. BOK, General Administration and Management, Leadership and
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Administration, Change Management]
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Pareto Chart - CORRECT ANSWER -"Contains a series of bars whose heights reflect the frequency
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or impact of process problems. Derived from the Pareto Principle which states that 80 percent of
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the troubles are caused by 20 percent of the problems." [ref. BOK, General Administration and
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Management, Leadership and Administration, Change Management]
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Six Sigma - CORRECT ANSWER -"A business management tool that seeks to identify and remove the
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causes of defects and errors in system processes." [ref. BOK, General Administration and
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Management, Leadership and Administration, Change Management]
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Define, Measure, Analyze, Design and Verify (DMADV) - CORRECT ANSWER -"Used to create new
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products or process designs." [ref. BOK, General Administration and Management, Leadership
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and Administration, Change Management]
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Balanced Scorecard (BCS) - CORRECT ANSWER -"Translates vision and strategy into objectives and
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measures across four balanced perspectives: financial, customers, internal business
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process, and learning and growth." [ref. BOK, General Administration and Management, Leadership
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and Administration, Change Management]
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