PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A project manager has been authorized to lead a new customer-portal replacement effort. Before any detailed scheduling begins, the PM needs to formally document the measurable outcomes the portal must achieve, the boundaries of what will and will not be delivered, and the acceptance criteria the customer will use. Which document should the project manager produce FIRST to capture these items?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming any early project document will do, when the specific combination of measurable objectives, boundaries, and acceptance criteria points uniquely to the scope statement rather than the charter.
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Project scope statement
Measurable objectives, deliverable descriptions, scope boundaries, and acceptance criteria are all components of the project scope statement, which is developed once the project is authorized. The charter authorizes and sets high-level direction, while a work breakdown schedule and a responsibility assignment matrix address timing and staffing. Because the PM must document what acceptance will look like, the scope statement is the correct artifact.
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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Project charter
Why it's wrong here
The project charter formally authorizes the project and names the project manager, but it captures high-level goals, success criteria, and constraints rather than detailed deliverable descriptions, boundaries, and acceptance criteria. The scenario says authorization has already occurred, and the PM now needs measurable outcomes and acceptance criteria documented, which is the purpose of the scope statement, not the charter.
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Work breakdown schedule
Why it's wrong here
A work breakdown schedule is a graphical scheduling tool showing work packages against calendar dates; it is produced after scope is decomposed and activities are sequenced. It cannot define boundaries or acceptance criteria, so it would be premature and would not satisfy what the customer needs documented at this point in the project.
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Responsibility assignment matrix
Why it's wrong here
A responsibility assignment matrix maps work packages or activities to the people or groups that perform, approve, or support them. It addresses who does the work, not what the project will deliver or how completion will be judged, so it cannot capture measurable outcomes, scope boundaries, or acceptance criteria for the portal effort.
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Project scope statement
Why this is correct
The scope statement documents the project's deliverables, measurable product and project objectives, the boundaries of the work (what is in and out of scope), and the acceptance criteria the customer will apply. That matches every element the PM must record before breaking work into a schedule, making it the correct next artifact to produce for the portal replacement.
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