PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A project has been completed, and the project manager is conducting a lessons learned session and archiving project documents. Which project life cycle phase is being performed?
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests whether candidates can distinguish end-of-phase activities from end-of-project activities, and whether they recognize that lessons learned and archiving belong to Closing rather than Executing or Monitoring.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Closing
Lessons learned sessions and archiving of project documents are classic Closing phase activities. The Closing phase (or Closing Process Group) encompasses finalizing all activities across all process groups, obtaining formal acceptance, transitioning deliverables, releasing resources, and capturing organizational process assets such as lessons learned and archived records.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Initiating
Why it's wrong here
Initiating authorises the project and defines its high-level objectives; lessons learned and archiving happen once the product is delivered and accepted. Initiating tempts because it also generates a charter, but it would be correct at project start, not during closure.
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Closing
Why this is correct
Lessons learned sessions and document archiving occur during Closing, the final phase of the project life cycle, where deliverables are formally accepted and records are handed over. This satisfies the stem's description of post-completion administrative wrap-up activities.
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Planning
Why it's wrong here
Planning defines scope, schedule and budget before work begins; lessons learned and document archiving occur after deliverables are accepted. Planning tempts because it also produces documentation, yet it would be correct when building the project management plan, not closing the project.
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Executing
Why it's wrong here
Executing covers producing deliverables and coordinating resources; the stem describes post-completion review and archival, which belong to closing. Executing tempts because lessons learned are gathered throughout delivery, but it would be correct while work is being performed, not after completion.
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