ITPEC FE Morning April 2021 Question 51
Based on the definition of project management process groups in ISO 21500, which of the following is an activity that is to be implemented in the planning process group among the project management processes?
Explanation
To define scope — deciding what the project will deliver is done in the planning process group.
ISO 21500 sorts its processes into five process groups:
- •Initiating: develop project charter, identify stakeholders, establish project team
- •Planning: develop project plans, define scope, create WBS, define activities, develop schedule and budget, plan risk and quality
- •Implementing: direct project work, manage stakeholders, develop project team, perform quality assurance
- •Controlling: control scope, schedule, costs, changes and risks, perform quality control
- •Closing: close the project phase or project, collect lessons learned
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- •(b) — developing the project charter authorises the project, so it belongs to Initiating
- •(c) — identifying stakeholders is done at the start, in Initiating, so that planning can take their needs into account
- •(d) — performing quality assurance checks that the planned quality processes are being followed, which is Implementing
Key rule: Initiating authorises the project and finds who is involved, Planning decides what and how, Implementing does the work, Controlling compares it with the plan, and Closing wraps it up.
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