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As an HR Professional you must be familiar with the project management processes and the stakeholders of projects. All projects can map to the project management lifecycle. Which one of the…
The correct answer is B. It is the life of the management of the project -from initiation, planning, execution, controlling. The project management lifecycle describes the sequential management phases a project moves through from initiation to closing, not the knowledge areas or project constraint domains.
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As an HR Professional you must be familiar with the project management processes and the stakeholders of projects. All projects can map to the project management lifecycle. Which one of the following best describes the project management lifecycle?
Options
- AIt is the aggregation of the nine knowledge areas of project management: integration management,
- BIt is the life of the management of the project -from initiation, planning, execution, controlling,
- CIt is the life of a project to interact with all areas including scope, schedule, costs, quality, human
- DIt is a unique life of each project -from its initiation through its closing.
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A5% (2)
- B80% (32)
- C3% (1)
- D13% (5)
Why each option
The project management lifecycle describes the sequential management phases a project moves through from initiation to closing, not the knowledge areas or project constraint domains.
The nine knowledge areas describe domains of project management expertise and are a separate PMBOK construct; they are not a definition of the project management lifecycle itself.
The project management lifecycle defines the five phases through which a project is managed: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing. This structure governs how project management processes are grouped and sequenced from start to finish. The PMBOK Guide organizes all project management process groups around this lifecycle.
Scope, schedule, cost, quality, and human resources are knowledge area categories and project constraints, not a description of the sequential phases that constitute the project management lifecycle.
This describes a project's general existence from start to finish but omits the specific management phases - planning, execution, and controlling - that distinguish the project management lifecycle from a basic timeline.
Concept tested: Project management lifecycle phases definition
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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