Project Life Cycle Phases for CompTIA Project+

Sample Practice Questions

1. Question 1

   DRAG DROP - During a gate review meeting, the deliverable was rejected by the customer. Review the dashboard. Part 1: Drag and drop each task, placing them in the correct order based on the project change control process. Part 2: Select the proper document(s) to be updated.

2. Question 2

   Following a successful release, a project manager sent a survey to all stakeholders to gain an understanding of opportunity areas for the team. Which of the following can use the survey results as an input?
   1. A. Daily stand-up
   2. B. Project momentum
   3. C. Performance feedback
   4. D. Meeting minutes
   Explanation

   The correct answer is: C. Performance feedback.

   A post-release stakeholder survey collecting feedback feeds performance feedback for the team, helping to identify how the project performed and where the team can grow. A daily stand-up is a routine team coordination activity and is not the input for survey-driven feedback. Project momentum is general progress momentum and is not the canonical use of survey results. Meeting minutes are records of specific meetings rather than aggregated stakeholder input. Because the survey is being used for team learning and growth, performance feedback is correct.

3. Question 3

   Which of the following is an activity that should be used in the closing phase of a project to support the project triple constraint?
   1. A. Evaluating the project
   2. B. Releasing the resources
   3. C. Closing the contracts
   4. D. Reconciling the budget
   Explanation

   The correct answer is: D. Reconciling the budget.

   Reconciling the project budget at closing supports the project triple constraint by closing out the cost dimension cleanly against approved spend, completing the cost-time-scope triangle. Evaluating the project is part of the broader closeout but is not the specific triple-constraint-supporting activity. Releasing resources is a mechanical closure activity unrelated to the triple constraint specifically. Closing contracts wraps up vendor relationships but again is not the triple-constraint activity. Because the budget reconciliation closes the cost leg of the triple constraint at project end, that is the correct closing-phase activity.

4. Question 4

   As part of the planning phase, a PM has defined tasks, durations, resources, and costs. Which of the following is the NEXT step in the process?
   1. A. Update the work breakdown structure.
   2. B. Review the backlog.
   3. C. Seek baseline approval.
   4. D. Establish the resource pool.
   Explanation

   The correct answer is: C. Seek baseline approval..

   Once tasks, durations, resources, and costs have been defined in the planning phase, the next step is to seek baseline approval so the cost, schedule, and scope baselines are formally locked and become the references for future performance measurement. Updating the WBS happened earlier when the work was decomposed. Reviewing the backlog is an agile activity unrelated to a waterfall planning sequence. Establishing the resource pool would have been done before resource assignment. Because the planning-phase output now needs formal authorization, seeking baseline approval is the correct next step.

5. Question 5

   Due to budgetary and time constraints, a PM scheduled a meeting with all stakeholders during the planning phase to review the requirements and come to an agreement on the minimum viable product that would be acceptable. Which of the following would be used to document this input?
   1. A. Project change management plan
   2. B. Project management plan
   3. C. Project transition plan
   4. D. Project communication plan
   Explanation

   The correct answer is: B. Project management plan.

   A meeting with all stakeholders during planning to align on requirements and converge on the minimum viable product produces the project management plan, which is the integrated artifact that captures scope, schedule, cost, and the agreed approach. A change management plan describes how changes will be processed and is a subsidiary plan. A transition plan addresses moving the deliverable to operations and is downstream of planning. A communication plan governs how information flows and is again subsidiary. Because the integrated planning outcome being described is the project management plan, that is correct.

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