| 1. | Answer D is correct. Answers A and B ignore the PMBOK requirement that a project manager insist on proper project management techniques. It is crucial that a PMP candidate understand the need for properly obtaining authorization for a project (initiation) and then planning a project before starting actual work. Answer C is too extreme for the initial response. The sponsor might have made the request to immediately begin work out of a lack of understanding of project management. Always start by getting as much information as you can and educating others on the benefits of good project management. |
| 2. | Answer C is correct. Answer A does mention one of the outputs of a process in project initiation, but the project charter is not the main purpose of project initiation. Answer B is incorrect as well because describing the project is not the primary purpose of project initiation. Answer D is incorrect because assigning a project manager is a task carried out during project initiation but is not the primary purpose. |
| 3. | Answer D is correct. Project initiation generally occurs at the beginning of a project and can also be optionally included multiple times throughout the project. There are no absolute requirements for conducting initiation processes during a project. Because initiation can occur during a project but is not required, answers A, B, and C are incorrect. |
| 4. | Answer B is correct. Answer A mentions a document that is not defined in the PMBOK. The preliminary scope statement is an output in project initiation but does not authorize the project, so answer C is incorrect. The project contract is one of the inputs to both processes in the project initiation process group and does not convey project authorization so answer D is incorrect. The contract does commit the organization to perform action but does not authorize the project itself. |
| 5. | Answer D is correct. The scope planning process occurs during project planning. Answers A, B, and C all occur during project initiation. Even though a project manager should be assigned as early as possible, the project manager is not required until project planning. |
| 6. | Answer B is correct. Before continuing with any activity, you must have the authority to do so. Have the stakeholders sign the project charter and authorize the project. Answers A, C, and D constitute working on a project before it is authorized. |
| 7. | Answer A is correct. Answers B, C, and D each refer to other accounting concepts. Refer to Table 2.2 for more information. |
| 8. | Answer B is correct. The project sponsor creates and issues the project charter. Answers A, C, and D list groups that can assist in creating the project charter but do not have the responsibility to issue the project charter. |
| 9. | Answer D is correct. The purpose of the project charter is to authorize the project, and the audience is the stakeholders. The purpose of the preliminary scope statement is to describe the project, and its audience is the project team. Answer A is incorrect because the contents of the two documents are similar. Answer B is incorrect because both documents are created during project initiation. Answer C is incorrect because the project manager, if assigned, can work to create both documents (although the project sponsor formally issues the project charter). |
| 10. | Answer A is correct. All the other answers list project team members who lack the authority to select (or reject) a project. The project sponsor must have the authority to select and fund the project. |
