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PK0-005 Practice Question: A project manager has just received approval for…
A project manager has just received approval for the project charter. What is the next primary activity in the initiation phase?
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Identify stakeholders
After the project charter is approved, the next step is to identify stakeholders, which is a key process in the initiation phase. The WBS, schedule, and risk responses are planning phase activities.
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Plan risk responses
Why it's wrong here
Risk response planning belongs to the planning phase, after scope, schedule and cost baselines are defined. It is tempting because risk is addressed early, but the next initiation activity after charter approval is identifying stakeholders, not planning responses.
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Identify stakeholders
Why this is correct
Identifying stakeholders follows charter approval because the charter formally authorises the project and the project manager, who must then determine everyone affected by or able to influence it. This satisfies the initiation-phase requirement to document relevant parties before planning begins, feeding the stakeholder register that underpins subsequent scope and communication planning.
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Develop the project schedule
Why it's wrong here
Developing the project schedule belongs to the planning phase, after scope, activities and dependencies are defined; the charter's approval triggers stakeholder identification instead. It tempts because scheduling is genuinely required, and it would be the right activity once planning begins and the work breakdown structure exists.
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Create the work breakdown structure (WBS)
Why it's wrong here
The WBS is a planning artefact created during the planning phase, after scope is defined, so it cannot follow charter approval. It is tempting because it decomposes deliverables into work packages, which would be the next step once planning begins, but initiation first requires identifying stakeholders and confirming the project's authorisation.
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