CompTIA Project+ (PK0-005)Project Life Cycle PhasesEasy
A new project sponsor has approved a proposed initiative and needs a formal document that authorizes the project, names the project manager, and grants that person authority to apply organizational resources. Which document should be created first?
- AScope statement
- BRisk register
- CStatus report
- DProject charter
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: D. Project charter
The project charter is the formal document issued during initiation that authorizes the project's existence and gives the project manager authority over resources. The scope statement, risk register, and status report are created later, after the charter establishes the project.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Defines project boundaries but is developed during planning, after the charter.
- B. A planning/monitoring artifact used to track risks, not to authorize a project.
- C. An execution/monitoring artifact reporting progress, not authorization.
Project Charter
A formal document issued during project initiation that authorizes the project and gives the project manager authority to use organizational resources.
- Issued by a sponsor or high-level manager
- Names the project manager and their authority level
- Created before detailed planning documents like the WBS or scope statement
Memory trick: 'I Plan Every Move Carefully' = Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring, Closing.