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PK0-004 · Question #644

Which of the following would MOST likely be considered a project?

The correct answer is D. Remodeling a house. Remodeling a house is a project because it is a temporary endeavor with a defined start, a defined end, and produces a unique result.

Project management concepts

Question

Which of the following would MOST likely be considered a project?

Options

  • APerforming scheduled maintenance
  • BPicking and shipping a warehouse order
  • CTroubleshooting a company-wide network issue
  • DRemodeling a house

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • D
    92% (34)

Why each option

Remodeling a house is a project because it is a temporary endeavor with a defined start, a defined end, and produces a unique result.

APerforming scheduled maintenance

Performing scheduled maintenance is an ongoing, repeatable operational activity with no defined end date, which is the definition of operations rather than a project.

BPicking and shipping a warehouse order

Picking and shipping a warehouse order is a routine, repeatable business process performed continuously, not a unique temporary endeavor.

CTroubleshooting a company-wide network issue

Troubleshooting a network issue is an operational incident response activity, not a project, because it restores a pre-existing condition rather than creating something new.

DRemodeling a houseCorrect

A project is defined as a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result - it has a definitive beginning and end. Remodeling a house meets all three criteria: it starts, it finishes, and it produces a unique deliverable that did not exist before. None of the other options share this characteristic because they are either routine operational work or ongoing processes.

Concept tested: Project definition - temporary unique endeavor identification

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

Topics

#project definition#project characteristics#operations vs projects

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