PMP · Question #1208
During the initiation stage of a multimedia exhibition-design project, the project manager is developing the project management plan. What should the project manager do to complete this task?
The correct answer is D. Clarify the high-level business requirements with the event organizer as a basis for forming the. To develop the project management plan, the project manager should clarify the high-level business requirements with the event organizer to establish a foundational understanding of the project's purpose and scope.
Question
During the initiation stage of a multimedia exhibition-design project, the project manager is developing the project management plan. What should the project manager do to complete this task?
Options
- AInitiate a survey to solicit end-customer opinions and prioritize exhibition contents.
- BInitiate an additional services agreement in case the key deliverables list was not clearly stated in
- CBenchmark other similar exhibitions' deliverable lists and final outcomes.
- DClarify the high-level business requirements with the event organizer as a basis for forming the
How the community answered
(23 responses)- B4% (1)
- C4% (1)
- D91% (21)
Why each option
To develop the project management plan, the project manager should clarify the high-level business requirements with the event organizer to establish a foundational understanding of the project's purpose and scope.
Initiating a survey for end-customer opinions is a detailed requirement gathering activity that typically occurs after the foundational business requirements are understood and the overall plan is taking shape.
Initiating an additional services agreement due to unclear deliverables indicates a failure in initial scope definition and is a reactive measure, not a proactive step in developing the project management plan.
Benchmarking similar exhibitions can provide useful input, but it's secondary to clarifying the specific, unique high-level business requirements directly from the event organizer for the current project.
During the initiation stage, the project management plan relies on a clear understanding of what the project aims to achieve. Clarifying the high-level business requirements with the primary stakeholder, the event organizer, provides the essential foundation and direction needed to accurately define how the project will be executed, monitored, and controlled.
Concept tested: Project management plan foundation
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
Topics
Community Discussion
4
Luis F.May 21, 2026D is the correct answer here. During initiation you are working off the project charter and high-level requirements, so clarifying those with the event organizer gives you the foundation you need to start building the project management plan. A sounds tempting but gathering detailed end-customer opinions is more of a planning or execution activity, not something you do to kick off the plan itself. I almost picked C on a practice test last week, but benchmarking others does not replace getting direct alignment with your actual stakeholder.
Olusegun A.May 17, 2026D is correct. During initiation your project management plan is built on high-level requirements, not detailed deliverables, so you go back to the event organizer to clarify the business needs before anything else gets layered in.
Hiroshi T.May 12, 2026D is correct and it comes straight from PMBOK Guide, Section 4.2, Develop Project Management Plan. The plan is built on the project charter and high-level requirements, both of which originate in Initiating, so you clarify those business requirements with the event organizer before drafting subsidiary plans. A, B, and C jump into execution or procurement work that happens later, not during initiation when the foundation is still being defined. One thing that trips people up: the question says "developing" the plan during initiation, which sounds like full planning. Are folks treating "develop the project management
Olusegun A.May 12, 2026Agree on D, but the real trap is people conflating "develop the project management plan" with elaborating subsidiary plans, when PMBOK 4.2 is about integrating those plans, not creating them from scratch during initiation.