PK0-004 · Question #139
Which of the following is an example of a project?
The correct answer is D. Presenting a scripted workshop at an organization's three locations. A project is temporary and unique with a defined start and end. Presenting a scripted workshop at exactly three locations has a defined scope and a clear completion point.
Question
Which of the following is an example of a project?
Options
- APurchasing pedometers from local retail stores for employees
- BImplementing a health awareness program at an organization
- CConducting semi-annual blood drives at an organization
- DPresenting a scripted workshop at an organization's three locations
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A6% (2)
- C3% (1)
- D90% (28)
Why each option
A project is temporary and unique with a defined start and end. Presenting a scripted workshop at exactly three locations has a defined scope and a clear completion point.
Purchasing pedometers is a one-time procurement transaction, not a project with managed scope, schedule, and deliverables.
Implementing a health awareness program describes establishing an ongoing operational activity, not a temporary endeavor with a defined end.
Conducting semi-annual blood drives is a recurring, repetitive operational process rather than a temporary unique undertaking.
Presenting a workshop at three specific locations is temporary - it ends once all three presentations are completed - and has a defined, bounded scope, satisfying the definition of a project. Unlike a recurring program or ongoing operational activity, this effort produces a deliverable (the presented workshops) and then concludes. The fixed number of locations establishes the project's end point.
Concept tested: Distinguishing projects from operations
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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