PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A project manager is closing out a customer relationship management implementation. The sponsor asks which activities are part of the closing phase rather than the execution phase. (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse ongoing execution rituals like stand-ups and schedule monitoring with closing activities, which focus on acceptance and administrative closure.
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 of the final deliverables from the customer
Closing centers on confirming the customer accepts the deliverables and on administrative closure such as releasing resources and capturing lessons learned. Monitoring the critical path, negotiating future contracts, and running daily stand-ups are executing or initiating activities. Recognizing the boundary between producing deliverables and formally ending the project is the key distinction the sponsor is asking about.
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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Obtaining formal acceptance of the final deliverables from the customer
Why this is correct
Formal acceptance is a closing activity because it confirms the customer agrees the deliverables meet requirements and marks the point at which the product transitions to the customer. It is documented in the final acceptance record and often triggers final payment. Performing acceptance during execution would leave the project without a defined endpoint and could expose the seller to unresolved scope disputes.
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Monitoring the critical path and updating the schedule baseline weekly
Why it's wrong here
Schedule monitoring and baseline updates are execution and monitoring activities. During closing, the schedule is finalized and archived, not actively adjusted week by week. If a PM were still updating the schedule baseline during closing, it would indicate the project had not truly reached completion. This activity belongs to the executing and monitoring and controlling processes.
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Negotiating contract terms with the vendor for the next phase of work
Why it's wrong here
Negotiating future contract terms is a procurement activity associated with initiating or planning a new project or phase, not closing the current one. Closing focuses on settling existing agreements, verifying deliverables, and archiving records. Starting new negotiations during closing would blur the boundary between this project and the next and could confuse contract closure documentation.
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Releasing project resources and completing the lessons learned register
Why this is correct
Releasing team members and capturing lessons learned are classic closing activities. Resource release returns people to the pool or to other assignments, and lessons learned preserve knowledge for future projects. Both occur after deliverables are accepted and the final performance report is prepared. Doing them during execution would prematurely dismantle the team before remaining work and knowledge transfer are complete.
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Conducting daily stand-up meetings to remove team impediments
Why it's wrong here
Daily stand-ups are an execution cadence used to coordinate work and remove impediments while deliverables are being produced. In closing, the emphasis shifts to acceptance, transition, and administrative closure. Continuing stand-ups as a closing activity would suggest incomplete work, and it does not produce the acceptance records or archived documents that closing requires.
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