PMI PgMP Exam - Topic 1 Question 79 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's PgMP exam

Question #: 79
Topic #: 1

You are the project manager for your organization. Your project team has finished the second phase of a seven-phase project. At the end of each phase, management must review the work your project team has completed and determine if the project should be allowed to continue. What name describes this type of end- of-phase review management is completing on your project?

AQuality control

BKill point

CPhase review

DAudit

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Suggested Answer: C

by Bettina at May 31, 2024, 07:46 PM

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Lashaunda

8 months ago

I thought it was just a quality control check.

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Luther

8 months ago

Phase review is also a common term, though.

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Vincent

8 months ago

Wait, is it really called that? Sounds odd.

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Cherrie

9 months ago

Totally agree, it's definitely a Kill point.

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Allene

9 months ago

It's called a Kill point!

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Cammy

9 months ago

I want to say it's a "phase review," but I keep second-guessing myself about the terminology used in our study materials.

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Tesha

9 months ago

I feel like I saw a similar question in our practice exams, and "quality control" was mentioned, but that doesn't seem right for this context.

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Gayla

9 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about phase reviews being important for assessing progress.

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Maryann

10 months ago

I think this is related to the concept of a "kill point," where management decides if the project should continue or not.

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Dana

10 months ago

I think the best approach here is to focus on the specific details provided in the question. The fact that it's an end-of-phase review that management is conducting suggests the answer is likely "Phase review".

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Wilson

10 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the wording of the question. What exactly is the difference between a "kill point" and a phase review? I'll need to re-read this a few times.

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Malcolm

10 months ago

Okay, the key here is that management is reviewing the work at the end of each phase to determine if the project should continue. That sounds like a phase review to me.

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Ernie

10 months ago

Hmm, I'm not entirely sure about the difference between a phase review and an audit. I'll need to think this through carefully.

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France

10 months ago

This seems like a straightforward project management question. I'm pretty confident I can figure this out.

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Leigha

10 months ago

This seems like a straightforward web scraping question. I'll think about the different options and choose the one that best fits the task of extracting tabular data from a web page.

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Simona

10 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. The options seem a bit similar, I'll need to think it through carefully.

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Clay

1 year ago

Audits are more comprehensive reviews, so D) Audit isn't the right fit. C) Phase review is the way to go to describe this end-of-phase checkpoint.

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Vilma

1 year ago

Definitely, it helps ensure the project is on track before moving on to the next phase.

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Jesusita

1 year ago

I agree, it's important for management to review the work completed at the end of each phase.

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Nelida

1 year ago

I think C) Phase review is the best fit for this type of end-of-phase review.

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Pamella

1 year ago

Haha, 'kill point' - I like that one! But yeah, C) Phase review is definitely the best answer here. Gotta get that management approval to keep going.

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Dwight

1 year ago

Definitely, the phase review is crucial for ensuring the project is on track and meeting the necessary criteria for continuation.

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Lenora

1 year ago

It's all about getting that management approval to move on to the next phase of the project.

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Sylvie

1 year ago

I agree, 'kill point' does sound intense! But yes, C) Phase review is the correct term for this type of end-of-phase review.

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Ailene

1 year ago

A) Quality control doesn't quite fit here, as this is a higher-level review by management, not just quality checking. C) Phase review is the way to go.

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Nickolas

1 year ago

C) Phase review is the way to go.

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Chaya

1 year ago

A) Quality control doesn't quite fit here, as this is a higher-level review by management, not just quality checking.

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Dorathy

1 year ago

I was debating between B) Kill point and C) Phase review, but C) seems like the more formal and accurate term for this type of review.

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Leontine

1 year ago

The correct answer is C) Phase review. This makes sense, as management needs to review the completed work at the end of each project phase before deciding whether to continue the project.

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