PK0-005 Project Life Cycle Practice Question
A project manager is creating a document that formally authorizes the project and assigns the project manager. This document includes the business case, high-level scope, and budget constraints. What is this document called?
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Project charter
The project charter is the document that formally authorizes a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities. It typically includes the business case, high-level scope, budget, schedule, assumptions, and constraints.
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Project scope statement
Why it's wrong here
The scope statement provides a detailed description of the project scope, not the formal authorization.
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Project management plan
Why it's wrong here
The project management plan is a comprehensive plan that includes baselines and subsidiary plans, created after the charter.
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Business case
Why it's wrong here
The business case justifies the project but does not formally authorize it.
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Project charter
Why this is correct
Correct. The project charter formally authorizes the project and establishes the project manager's authority.
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