Which of the following statements is considered a project management best practice?

The correct answer is A. Project initiation occurs before project planning begins. This question identifies the correct chronological order of project management process groups as a best practice.

Project life cycle phases

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AProject initiation occurs before project planning begins
BWhen execution begins, monitoring and controlling begins
CCompletion of the charter is the first deliverable of project planning
DEach of the five process groups within the project management life cycle should be completed

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A
90% (26)
C
7% (2)
D
3% (1)

Why each option

This question identifies the correct chronological order of project management process groups as a best practice.

AProject initiation occurs before project planning beginsCorrect

Project initiation, which authorizes the project, is the initial process group and logically precedes any detailed project planning activities.

BWhen execution begins, monitoring and controlling begins

Monitoring and controlling activities run concurrently with execution, not beginning solely when execution starts; they overlap throughout the project.

CCompletion of the charter is the first deliverable of project planning

DEach of the five process groups within the project management life cycle should be completed

Concept tested: Project management process group sequence

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/pmbok

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