PK0-005 Project Life Cycle Practice Question
A project manager is closing a project. Which TWO activities are typically performed during the closing phase?
Answer choices
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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Obtaining formal acceptance from the sponsor
Option C (Obtaining formal acceptance from the sponsor) is correct because the closing phase requires verifying that deliverables meet requirements and securing the sponsor's sign-off, which formally confirms project completion and triggers final payments or handover. Option D (Archiving project documents) is correct because closing includes collecting, indexing, and storing project records, lessons learned, and final reports in the organizational knowledge repository for future reference and audits. Option A (Performing earned value analysis) belongs to monitoring and controlling, where EVM metrics like CPI and SPI are calculated during execution, not at closure. Option B (Creating the risk register) is a planning activity performed in risk management before execution begins. Option E (Developing the project charter) is an initiating process that formally authorizes the project, so it occurs before any closing work.
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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Performing earned value analysis
Why it's wrong here
Earned value analysis compares planned value, earned value and actual cost to forecast schedule and cost performance, which is a monitoring and controlling technique performed throughout execution rather than during closure. It is tempting because it is a core PMBOK measurement method and appears in performance reports, but closure instead involves finalising procurements, releasing resources, archiving project documents and obtaining formal acceptance.
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Creating the risk register
Why it's wrong here
The risk register is created during planning, when threats are identified and responses assigned, and is then monitored throughout execution. It is tempting because closing involves reviewing outstanding risks before handover. Creating it at closure leaves no time to plan mitigation, so it belongs to the planning phase.
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Obtaining formal acceptance from the sponsor
Why this is correct
Closing requires the sponsor to formally accept the delivered product, confirming it meets requirements before the project can be authorised for closure. This sign-off satisfies the stem's closing-phase constraint, since acceptance occurs after verification and precedes final handover and resource release.
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Archiving project documents
Why this is correct
Archiving project documents preserves the artefacts, lessons learned and records for audit, compliance and future reference once the project ends. This satisfies the closing-phase constraint because administrative closure formally captures and stores outputs after acceptance, before the team is released.
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Developing the project charter
Why it's wrong here
The project charter is produced during initiation to authorise the project and appoint the manager. It is tempting because closure confirms the charter's objectives were met. Developing it at closure is impossible, since the project would already have run without authorisation or defined scope.
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