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(Section 4 ofthePMBOK®Guide)
48 .Answer:A.
PMBOK®Guide,page 70 ,Introduction;andpage 71 ,Figure 4 – 1
Project Integration Management
TheProjectIntegrationManagementprocessesareasfollows:
1 DevelopProjectCharter–Theprocessofdevelopingadocumentthatformallyauthorizesthe
existenceofaprojectandprovidestheprojectmanagerwiththeauthoritytoapplyorganizational
resourcestoprojectactivities.
2 DevelopProjectManagementPlan–Theprocessofdefining,preparing,andcoordinatingall plan
componentsandconsolidatingthemintoanintegratedprojectmanagementplan.
3 DirectandManageProjectWork–Theprocessofleadingandperformingtheworkdefinedinthe
projectmanagementplanandimplementingapprovedchangestoachievetheproject's objectives.
4 Manage Project Knowledge– The process of using existing knowledge and creating new
knowledgetoachievetheproject'sobjectivesandcontributetoorganizationallearning.
5 MonitorandControlProjectWork–Theprocessoftracking,reviewing,andreportingoverall
progresstomeettheperformanceobjectivesdefinedintheprojectmanagementplan.
6 PerformIntegratedChangeControl–Theprocessofreviewingallchangerequests;approving
changesandmanagingchangesto deliverables,organizationalprocessassets,projectdocuments,
andtheprojectmanagementplan;andcommunicatingthedecisions.
7 CloseProjectorPhase–Theprocessoffinalizingallactivitiesfortheproject,phase,or
contract.
49 .Answer:C.
PMBOK®Guide,pages 75 – 77 ,Section 4. 1
Develop Project Charter
Develop Project Charter is the process of developing adocument that formally authorizes the
existenceofaprojectandprovidestheprojectmanagerwiththeauthoritytoapplyorganizational
resourcestoprojectactivities.Thekeybenefitsofthis processarethatitprovidesadirectlink
betweentheprojectandthestrategicobjectivesoftheorganization,createsaformalrecordofthe
project,andshowstheorganizationalcommitmenttotheproject.Thisprocessisperformedonceor
atpredefinedpointsintheproject.
Theprojectcharterestablishesapartnershipbetweentheperformingandrequestingorganizations.
Inthe caseofexternalprojects,aformal contractis typicallythepreferred waytoestablishan
agreement. A project charter may still be used to establish internal agreements within an
organizationtoensureproperdeliveryunderthecontract.Theapprovedprojectcharterformally
initiatestheproject.Aprojectmanagerisidentifiedandassignedasearlyintheprojectasisfeasible,
preferablywhiletheprojectcharterisbeingdevelopedandalwayspriortothestartofplanning.The
projectchartercanbedevelopedbythesponsorortheprojectmanagerincollaborationwiththe