CAPM Practice Question: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
A project manager is preparing to close a completed internal software project. Before final closure, the sponsor asks which activities must be performed as part of the Close Project or Phase process. (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is mixing planning-process outputs, such as the scope baseline and schedule, into the closing process because they are familiar 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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Transfer the final product to the designated operational or support group.
Closing a project or phase centers on confirming that deliverables meet acceptance criteria, obtaining formal acceptance, transitioning the product to its operational owner, archiving project documents, capturing lessons learned, and releasing resources. Developing the risk register, building the work breakdown structure, and estimating and sequencing activities are planning activities that occur much earlier in the lifecycle, so they do not belong in the closing process.
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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Develop the detailed risk register and perform qualitative risk analysis.
Why it's wrong here
Identifying risks and performing qualitative analysis occur during planning and are revisited throughout execution, not as a closing activity. By the time the project is being closed, the risk register is a historical record used for lessons learned rather than a document being freshly developed. Performing detailed risk analysis now would be misplaced effort and does not contribute to formally closing the completed project or transferring its product.
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Transfer the final product to the designated operational or support group.
Why this is correct
Transitioning the completed product to the group that will operate and maintain it is a key closing activity. It ensures the deliverable is not orphaned after the project team disbands and that support responsibilities are formally handed over. This transition, sometimes called turnover, includes communicating relevant documentation and knowledge. It aligns with the sponsor's request because closure is not complete until the product is accepted and successfully transitioned.
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Create the work breakdown structure and define the project's scope baseline.
Why it's wrong here
The work breakdown structure and scope baseline are created during planning, long before closure. They guide execution and control, but their creation is not part of the Close Project or Phase process. Including this activity would indicate confusion about process sequencing. At closing, the scope baseline is referenced to confirm completion, not produced anew, so this option does not describe a valid closing task.
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Estimate activity durations and sequence activities to build the project schedule.
Why it's wrong here
Estimating durations and sequencing activities belong to schedule development during planning. These efforts establish the timeline that the team later executes against. They are not performed when closing a finished project. Selecting this activity would reverse the project lifecycle, treating planning work as closure work. Closing instead focuses on acceptance, transition, final reporting, and releasing resources once the schedule has already been fulfilled.
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Confirm that all deliverables have been accepted by the customer or sponsor.
Why this is correct
Verifying that deliverables meet acceptance criteria and obtaining formal acceptance are core closing activities. Without documented acceptance, the project cannot be properly closed because outstanding product issues might remain. This step confirms the project produced what was authorized and provides the basis for final performance reporting and release of resources. It directly supports the sponsor's need to know the work is complete and accepted before closure is declared.
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