CAPM Practice Question: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts
Which TWO of the following are project management process groups?
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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
The correct answers are B (Closing) and C (Initiating). These are two of the five project management process groups. Scheduling (A), Risk Management (D), and Budgeting (E) are not process groups; they are knowledge areas or other project management terms.
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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Scheduling
Why it's wrong here
Scheduling is a knowledge area, not a process group.
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Closing
Why this is correct
Closing is one of the five process groups.
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Initiating
Why this is correct
Initiating is one of the five process groups.
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Risk Management
Why it's wrong here
Risk management is a knowledge area, not a process group.
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Budgeting
Why it's wrong here
Budgeting is an activity, not a process group.
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