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PK0-005 Practice Question: A project manager is preparing for the formal…
A project manager is preparing for the formal acceptance of project deliverables. The customer has been involved throughout the project and has approved interim deliverables. In which phase does formal acceptance typically occur?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Closing
Formal acceptance of deliverables is a key activity in the Closing phase, where the customer or sponsor formally accepts the final deliverables.
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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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Executing
Why it's wrong here
Executing is where the work producing deliverables is performed and interim approvals are gathered, not where final sign-off against the project charter and acceptance criteria is formalised. Formal acceptance belongs to the closing processes; executing would be right when the customer is reviewing completed work packages during delivery.
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Monitoring and Controlling
Why it's wrong here
Monitoring and Controlling tracks performance against baselines and handles change requests, but formal acceptance is not a control activity — it is the closing process where the customer signs off deliverables and the product is transitioned. Monitoring and Controlling would be correct for verifying scope performance during the project.
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Initiating
Why it's wrong here
Initiating authorises the project and defines its high-level scope; no deliverables exist yet to accept. Formal acceptance occurs during closing, once the product, service, or result is verified and handed over. Initiating would be the right phase for developing the project charter and identifying stakeholders.
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Closing
Why this is correct
Formal acceptance of the final deliverables occurs during Closing, where the customer signs off the completed product against the agreed acceptance criteria. Interim approvals given during execution do not constitute final acceptance, so the Closing phase is where the project is formally handed over and closed.
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