Match each project management knowledge area to its description.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
Ensuring the project includes all required work
Managing timely completion of the project
Planning, estimating, budgeting, and controlling costs
Ensuring the project meets its intended objectives
Identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risks
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Scope Management: The processes required to ensure the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully.
The correct matches are: Scope Management with its definition about including all work, Time Management with timely completion, and Cost Management with budgeting and cost control. Common confusions include swapping definitions between these knowledge areas, especially because they are closely related.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Scope Management: The processes required to ensure the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully.
Why this is correct
This is the correct definition of Scope Management as per PMBOK.
Time Management: The processes required to manage the timely completion of the project.
Why this is correct
This is the correct definition of Time Management.
Cost Management: The processes involved in planning, estimating, budgeting, financing, funding, managing, and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget.
Why this is correct
This is the correct definition of Cost Management.
Scope Management: The processes required to manage the timely completion of the project.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes Time Management, not Scope Management.
Time Management: The processes involved in planning, estimating, budgeting, financing, funding, managing, and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes Cost Management, not Time Management.
Cost Management: The processes and activities of the performing organization that determine quality policies, objectives, and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes Quality Management, not Cost Management.
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