CompTIA Project+ (PK0-005) — All Questions

Which document, produced during initiation, formally authorizes the project and names the project manager and high-level objectives?

• a.The work breakdown structure
• b.The project charter✓
• c.The final lessons-learned report
• d.The risk register

The project charter is created during initiation to formally authorize the project, appoint the project manager, and record high-level objectives and constraints. The WBS and risk register come later in planning, and lessons learned are captured at closure.

A planner decomposes the total project work into progressively smaller, manageable deliverables and work packages. Which tool is being created?

• a.A stakeholder register
• b.A responsibility assignment matrix
• c.A communication plan
• d.A work breakdown structure (WBS)✓

A work breakdown structure decomposes the full scope into progressively smaller deliverables and work packages, forming the basis for estimating, scheduling, and assigning work. The other documents address stakeholders, responsibilities, and communication rather than scope decomposition.

In which project life-cycle phase does the team primarily measure performance against the plan and manage change requests to keep the project on track?

• a.Initiating
• b.Closing
• c.Monitoring and controlling✓
• d.Planning

Monitoring and controlling runs alongside execution to compare actual performance to the plan, address variances, and process change requests through change control. Initiating authorizes the project, planning defines how to do the work, and closing finalizes it.

Which activities are characteristic of the project closing phase?

• a.Obtaining final acceptance, releasing resources, and documenting lessons learned✓
• b.Drafting the project charter and appointing the project manager
• c.Building the detailed schedule and budget for the first time
• d.Identifying stakeholders for the very first time

Closing involves obtaining formal acceptance of deliverables, releasing the team and resources, closing contracts, and documenting lessons learned for future projects. Chartering, initial scheduling, and initial stakeholder identification occur in earlier phases.

A change request has been submitted to alter an approved deliverable. What is the correct next step before any work begins on the change?

• a.Immediately implement the change to save time
• b.Evaluate the change through the formal change control process✓
• c.Ignore the request unless the sponsor calls
• d.Delete the original project plan

Approved baselines are protected by change control, so a change request must be evaluated for its impact on scope, schedule, cost, and risk, then formally approved or rejected before work starts. Implementing changes without review causes scope creep and uncontrolled impacts.