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PK0-005 Practice Question: In which project life cycle phase are the key…
In which project life cycle phase are the key performance indicators (KPIs) typically established to measure project success?
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Why each option matters
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Planning
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are established during the planning phase as part of the project management plan to define how project success will be measured. Option A is incorrect because the execution phase is where the project work is performed and KPIs are used to monitor progress, but they are not established here. Option C is incorrect because the closure phase involves reviewing KPIs to evaluate project success, not setting them. Option D is incorrect because the initiation phase focuses on project authorization and high-level objectives, not the detailed definition of KPIs.
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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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Execution
Why it's wrong here
KPIs are defined during planning, not execution; by the time work begins, measurement baselines should already exist. Execution is where those agreed metrics are tracked and reported against. Choosing it confuses the phase that consumes KPIs with the phase that establishes them, which is the planning phase.
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Planning
Why this is correct
KPIs are defined during planning, when scope, objectives and success criteria are agreed. Establishing them here gives the team measurable baselines to track execution and closure against, rather than defining success retrospectively during monitoring or closing.
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Closure
Why it's wrong here
KPIs are defined during planning, where objectives, scope and success criteria are agreed before execution begins; closure only verifies them against delivered outcomes. Closure is tempting because final reporting and benefits realisation happen there, so metrics appear to belong to it, but establishing them then leaves no baseline for monitoring.
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Initiation
Why it's wrong here
Initiation produces the project charter and stakeholder register; KPIs measuring delivery success are defined later, once scope and baselines exist. Initiation is correct for authorising the project and appointing the sponsor, not for setting performance measures.
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