Match each project document to its description.
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Authorizes the project and assigns PM
Comprehensive plan for execution
Hierarchical decomposition of work
List of identified risks and responses
Documents and tracks project issues
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Project Charter: Authorizes the project and identifies the project manager.
The correct matches are: Project Charter (authorization), Project Management Plan (execution approach), Scope Statement (detailed scope), and WBS (scope decomposition). Common confusions include swapping the charter with the management plan and equating the WBS to a risk register.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Project Charter: Authorizes the project and identifies the project manager.
Why this is correct
The project charter formally authorizes the project and gives the project manager authority.
Project Management Plan: Defines how the project is executed, monitored, and controlled.
Why this is correct
The project management plan integrates all subsidiary plans for execution and control.
Scope Statement: Describes the project scope, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
Why this is correct
The scope statement details what is included and excluded, along with acceptance criteria.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): Hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work.
Why this is correct
The WBS breaks down the project work into manageable components.
Project Charter: Describes how the project is executed.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — the project charter authorizes the project; execution details are in the project management plan.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): Identifies project risks.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — the WBS decomposes scope; risk identification is done in the risk register.
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