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PK0-005 Practice Question: A project manager is creating a lessons learned…
A project manager is creating a lessons learned document. Which TWO are typical components of lessons learned? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse operational artifacts (like budget variance or survey results) with the reflective, improvement-oriented components of lessons learned, leading them to select metrics-based options instead of the correct forward-looking recommendations and success factors.
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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Recommendations for future projects
Option A (Recommendations for future projects) is correct because lessons learned documents are specifically meant to capture actionable guidance—what to repeat and what to avoid—so future project teams can improve their planning and execution. Option C (Project success factors) is correct because identifying the elements that contributed to positive outcomes (e.g., effective communication, strong sponsorship, proven processes) is a core purpose of lessons learned, allowing those factors to be replicated. Budget variance (B) is a cost-control metric typically reported in performance reports, not a standard lessons learned component. Team member performance reviews (D) are HR/performance-management artifacts and are not part of lessons learned. Stakeholder satisfaction survey results (E) are stakeholder management data that may inform lessons learned but are not themselves a typical component of the document.
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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Recommendations for future projects
Why this is correct
Recommendations for future projects capture what should be repeated or avoided, derived from the current project's successes and failures. This satisfies the stem's requirement for a typical lessons learned component, since the document's purpose is transferring knowledge to later work.
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Budget variance
Why it's wrong here
Budget variance is a cost performance measurement reported during monitoring and controlling, not a lessons learned component. It is tempting because cost outcomes are discussed in reviews, but lessons learned capture causes, impacts and recommendations from events, not variance figures themselves.
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Project success factors
Why this is correct
Project success factors record which practices, decisions, or conditions contributed positively to outcomes, so future teams can replicate them. This is a standard lessons learned component alongside challenges, risks, and recommendations captured during project closure.
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Team member performance reviews
Why it's wrong here
Performance reviews assess individuals for HR purposes and are confidential, not project-process findings. Lessons learned capture what worked, what failed and recommended changes; reviews belong to line management, though team capability gaps may surface as a lessons learned observation.
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Stakeholder satisfaction survey results
Why it's wrong here
Stakeholder satisfaction survey results measure sentiment about project delivery, not the reflective record of what went well, what failed and what should change. They are tempting because satisfaction data feeds benefits-realisation reviews and post-implementation audits, where gauging stakeholder perception is the objective rather than capturing transferable process improvements.
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