PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A project manager is assigned to a new software development project. The requirements are well understood and unlikely to change. The project team is collocated and has experience with similar projects. Which life cycle approach is MOST appropriate for this project?
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Predictive (waterfall)
Predictive (waterfall) is best when requirements are stable, the team is experienced, and the work is well understood. Agile is for evolving requirements; hybrid would be overkill; iterative is not as structured as predictive for stable requirements.
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Predictive (waterfall)
Why this is correct
Correct. Predictive life cycle is suitable for stable requirements and well-understood work.
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Agile
Why it's wrong here
Agile is for evolving requirements; not the best choice here.
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Hybrid
Why it's wrong here
Hybrid combines predictive and agile, but not necessary when requirements are stable.
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Iterative
Why it's wrong here
Iterative development cycles are structured around repeated refinement through feedback loops, which is unnecessary here because the requirements are well understood and fixed. The correct approach, predictive (waterfall), sequences phases linearly without revisiting earlier stages. This option tempts because iterative methods excel when requirements are ambiguous or evolving, such as in exploratory projects where stakeholder feedback must reshape deliverables after each cycle.
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