PGMP · Question #35
You are the project manager for your organization. Your project team has finished the second phase of a seven-phase project. At the end of each phase, management must review the work your project team
The correct answer is B. Kill point. A kill point (also called a phase gate, stage gate, or go/no-go decision point) is a formal review conducted at the end of a project phase where management evaluates completed work and decides whether to continue, modify, or terminate the project. The term 'kill point' emphasizes
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You are the project manager for your organization. Your project team has finished the second phase of a seven-phase project. At the end of each phase, management must review the work your project team has completed and determine if the project should be allowed to continue. What name describes this type of end-of-phase review management is completing on your project?
Options
- AQuality control
- BKill point
- CPhase review
- DAudit
How the community answered
(36 responses)- B92% (33)
- C3% (1)
- D6% (2)
Explanation
A kill point (also called a phase gate, stage gate, or go/no-go decision point) is a formal review conducted at the end of a project phase where management evaluates completed work and decides whether to continue, modify, or terminate the project. The term 'kill point' emphasizes that management holds the authority to stop ('kill') the project if it no longer meets strategic objectives or viability criteria. Quality control (A) is an ongoing process of monitoring deliverables against quality standards, not a phase-end decision gate. A phase review (C) is a related but more generic term - in the PMP/PgMP context, 'kill point' is the specific term for this type of go/no-go management decision. An audit (D) is an independent review of processes or compliance, not a phase-continuation decision mechanism.
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