A project manager is experiencing a lack of engagement from some stakeholders who need to provide sign-off and acceptance during the governance gate review. Which of the following approval processes…

The correct answer is B. Management approval. Governance gate reviews (also called stage gates or phase gates) are formal checkpoints where senior leadership and management evaluate whether the project should proceed to the next phase. The sign-off and acceptance authority at these gates belongs to management, not the PMO…

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Question

A project manager is experiencing a lack of engagement from some stakeholders who need to provide sign-off and acceptance during the governance gate review. Which of the following approval processes does the project manager require?

Options

APMO approval
BManagement approval
CAd hoc approval
DChange approval

How the community answered

(53 responses)

A
4% (2)
B
92% (49)
C
2% (1)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

Governance gate reviews (also called stage gates or phase gates) are formal checkpoints where senior leadership and management evaluate whether the project should proceed to the next phase. The sign-off and acceptance authority at these gates belongs to management, not the PMO (which provides oversight and standards), not an ad hoc process (which is informal and unstructured), and not the change control board (which handles change requests, not phase approvals). Management approval (B) is the correct process because management stakeholders hold the organizational authority to approve continuation, reallocate resources, or halt the project at governance gates. The PM needs to re-engage those specific management stakeholders to obtain their required sign-off.

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