PK0-005 Project Life Cycle Practice Question
Which project management process group involves obtaining formal acceptance of the project deliverables and archiving project documents?
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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Closing
Closing includes formal acceptance, lessons learned, and archiving project documents.
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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Executing
Why it's wrong here
Executing covers carrying out the work defined in the project management plan, not formal deliverable acceptance or document archiving. It tempts because acceptance often occurs alongside delivery activities. Closing is the process group that obtains formal acceptance and archives project documents and lessons learned.
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Closing
Why this is correct
Closing is the process group where the project manager obtains formal sign-off that deliverables meet acceptance criteria, then archives project documentation and releases resources. It directly satisfies the stem's requirement for formal acceptance and document archiving, which no other process group performs.
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Planning
Why it's wrong here
Planning produces baselines and the project plan; it never obtains formal acceptance or archives records. Acceptance and archiving occur in Closing, where the product is handed over and documentation is retained. Planning is tempting because it defines how acceptance criteria will be met, but it does not execute the acceptance itself.
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Initiating
Why it's wrong here
Initiating authorises the project and defines its high-level scope and stakeholders; it neither obtains deliverable acceptance nor archives records. It tempts because acceptance formally ends the effort, but that happens at the close. Closing handles formal acceptance, final reporting and archiving of project documents.
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