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The electronic monitoring equipment project has entered closure. As the Project Manager and the team prepare for closure, they are told that Scope Verification will be key to the success of the project. Why is this?

(a) Scope Verification should have been done earlier in the project and since it wasn't done then, it's important to complete it before the project is complete.
(b) Scope Verification validates that the Sponsor signed the Scope Statement at the beginning of planning.
(c) Scope Verification is the process of comparing what the project created to the Scope Statement, product description, and anything else that helps ensure the results of the project will function as intended.
(d) Scope Verification is used to verify that the project team understands the Scope of the project.

Product

The measurable, definable work of the project

The team has just completed the process of evaluating how the project went. The team members analyzed what worked well and what didn't. They evaluated the planning, executing and change requests. They documented how the Sponsor and Senior Management supported the project. What phase of the project are they in the process of completing?

(a) Lessons Learned
(b) Closure (Correct)
(c) Executing
(d) Controlling

Explanation: They are in the Closing phase. The process described in the question is Lessons Learned. Controlling and executing have already happened on the project.

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Question of the Day

The electronic monitoring equipment project has entered closure. As the Project Manager and the team prepare for closure, they are told that Scope Verification will be key to the success of the project. Why is this? (a) Scope Verification should have been done earlier in the project and since it wasn't done then, it's important to complete it before the project is complete. (b) Scope Verification validates that the Sponsor signed the Scope Statement at the beginning of planning. (c) Scope Verification is the process of comparing what the project created to the Scope Statement, product description, and anything else that helps ensure the results of the project will function as intended. (d) Scope Verification is used to verify that the project team understands the Scope of the project.

Terminology of the Day

Product The measurable, definable work of the project

Answer and Explanation to Yesterday's Question

The team has just completed the process of evaluating how the project went. The team members analyzed what worked well and what didn't. They evaluated the planning, executing and change requests. They documented how the Sponsor and Senior Management supported the project. What phase of the project are they in the process of completing? (a) Lessons Learned (b) Closure (Correct) (c) Executing (d) Controlling Explanation: They are in the Closing phase. The process described in the question is Lessons Learned. Controlling and executing have already happened on the project. For more questions, terminology and other exercises please see the PMP® Exam Success Series: Certification Exam Manual at www.c rosswind pm.com