Which of the following lists contain processes that are included within Project Procurement Management?

Question

Options

• APlan purchases and acquisitions, plan contracting, request seller responses, select sellers
• BPlan purchases and acquisitions, request seller responses, select sellers, schedule control
• CPlan purchases and acquisitions, acquire project team, request seller responses, select sellers
• DPlan purchases and acquisitions, acquire project team, contract approval, select sellers

• A
  75% (12)
• B
  13% (2)
• C
  6% (1)
• D
  6% (1)

Explanation

Option A is correct because all four processes - Plan Purchases and Acquisitions, Plan Contracting, Request Seller Responses, and Select Sellers - are legitimate processes within Project Procurement Management as defined by the PMBOK Guide (4th edition framework). Together they cover the full procurement lifecycle from deciding what to buy through choosing a vendor.

Why the distractors fail:

• B includes Schedule Control, which belongs to Project Time Management, not procurement.
• C includes Acquire Project Team, which is a Project Human Resource Management process - it's about staffing your team, not buying goods or services.
• D includes both Acquire Project Team (same issue as C) and Contract Approval, which is not a named PMBOK procurement process at all.

Memory tip: Think of procurement as a shopping trip - you plan what to buy (Plan Purchases), plan how to buy it (Plan Contracting), ask sellers for quotes (Request Seller Responses), then pick a seller (Select Sellers). Any answer that sneaks in an HR process ("Acquire Project Team") or a made-up/misplaced process ("Schedule Control," "Contract Approval") is a trap.

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