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PK0-005 Practice Question: A project manager is developing the project…
A project manager is developing the project charter and needs to identify high-level risks. Which document should be used as an input?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse the risk register (a planning output) with the business case (a pre-project input), leading them to select Option B instead of recognizing that high-level risks are derived from the business case before detailed risk management begins.
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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Business case
The business case is a key input to the project charter because it provides the justification for the project, including high-level risks that could affect the project's viability. The project manager uses the business case to identify these risks early, ensuring they are documented in the charter before detailed planning begins.
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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Business case
Why this is correct
The business case supplies the justification, cost-benefit analysis and strategic context from which high-level risks are initially inferred during charter development. It satisfies the stem's requirement for a charter input by exposing assumptions, dependencies and expected benefits that may be threatened, giving the project manager a documented basis for identifying risks before detailed planning begins.
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Risk register
Why it's wrong here
A risk register documents identified risks, responses and owners for an already-authorised project, so it cannot exist before the charter it is meant to inform. It is tempting because it directly concerns risk, but the charter's high-level risks are drawn from organisational process assets, not a register produced later in planning.
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Stakeholder register
Why it's wrong here
The stakeholder register records identified parties, their interests and influence, which supports engagement planning rather than risk identification. It is tempting because stakeholders can surface concerns, but the charter's high-level risks come from organisational process assets and enterprise environmental factors, not a register created during stakeholder identification.
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Lessons learned
Why it's wrong here
Lessons learned capture retrospective knowledge from completed projects, not the enterprise environmental factors or organisational process assets that feed high-level risk identification during charter development. It is tempting because historical risk data informs future projects, but that input is used in Plan Risk Management, after the charter exists.
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