Match each project management process group to its primary purpose.
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Define and authorize a new project or phase
Establish scope, objectives, and course of action
Complete work defined in the project management plan
Track, review, and regulate progress and performance
Finalize all activities and formally close the project
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Initiating: Define and authorize the project or phase.
These are the five process groups defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Initiating: Define and authorize the project or phase.
Why this is correct
Initiating process group is correctly defined as defining and authorizing the project or phase.
Planning: Establish the scope, objectives, and course of action.
Why this is correct
Planning process group is correctly defined as establishing scope, objectives, and course of action.
Executing: Complete the work defined in the project plan.
Why this is correct
Executing process group is correctly defined as completing the work defined in the project plan.
Monitoring and Controlling: Finalize all activities and formally close the project.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes the Closing process group, not Monitoring and Controlling.
Closing: Track, review, and regulate progress and performance.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes the Monitoring and Controlling process group, not Closing.
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