A project team is closing out a phase and updating the organizational knowledge base. What organizational process asset (OPA) will the team update?

The correct answer is B. Lessons learned. Lessons learned are a key organizational process asset (OPA) that is captured and updated during phase closure (and throughout the project). They document what worked well, what didn't, and how to improve on future projects or phases, feeding into the organizational knowledge bas

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A project team is closing out a phase and updating the organizational knowledge base. What organizational process asset (OPA) will the team update?

Options

ATraceability matrices
BLessons learned
CChange control procedures
DResource availability

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A
4% (1)
B
91% (21)
C
4% (1)

Explanation

Lessons learned are a key organizational process asset (OPA) that is captured and updated during phase closure (and throughout the project). They document what worked well, what didn't, and how to improve on future projects or phases, feeding into the organizational knowledge base. Traceability matrices (A) are project documents, not OPAs. Change control procedures (C) are an OPA but are defined at the organizational level and not typically 'updated' during a phase closure. Resource availability (D) is an enterprise environmental factor (EEF), not an OPA. Lessons learned registers are specifically called out in PMBOK as an output of the Close Project or Phase process.

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