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PK0-005 Practice Question: Which TWO of the following activities are…
Which TWO of the following activities are typically performed during the initiation phase of a project?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Develop the project charter
Option C, develop the project charter, is correct because the charter is the document that formally authorizes the project and is a hallmark deliverable of the initiation phase, establishing the project's purpose, objectives, and high-level authority. Option E, identify stakeholders, is correct because stakeholder identification is an initiating process (per PMBOK's Initiating Process Group) that occurs early to capture everyone affected by or able to influence the project. By contrast, option A (define project scope), option B (develop the project schedule), and option D (create the work breakdown structure) are all planning-phase activities, since scope definition, scheduling, and WBS decomposition happen after the project is authorized and during the Planning Process Group.
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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Define project scope
Why it's wrong here
Scope definition belongs to planning, where the scope statement and WBS baseline are produced; initiation ends with the charter's authorisation. It is tempting because the charter does sketch high-level scope boundaries, but that preliminary summary is not the detailed scope definition this activity names.
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Develop the project schedule
Why it's wrong here
Schedule development occurs in planning, after activities are sequenced, estimated and resourced; initiation produces only the charter and stakeholder register. It tempts because the charter may note target milestones, yet the actual schedule network is built later during planning.
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Develop the project charter
Why this is correct
Developing the project charter is a defining initiation activity: it formally authorises the project and grants the project manager authority to apply organisational resources. This satisfies the stem's initiation-phase constraint, since charter creation and approval occur before planning artefacts such as the schedule, budget baseline or risk register are produced.
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Create the work breakdown structure
Why it's wrong here
The WBS is created during planning, decomposing scope into deliverables after the scope statement is baselined; initiation only authorises the project via the charter. It tempts because the charter lists high-level deliverables, but formal decomposition into work packages happens in planning.
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Identify stakeholders
Why this is correct
Identifying stakeholders occurs during initiation, when the project charter is developed and the people affected by or influencing the project are determined. This early identification enables subsequent planning of communication, requirements gathering and approval, before execution begins.
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