Can the Project Charter be skipped in this case?

Submitted by bluesky7804 on Sun, 12/22/2013 - 14:20

You have recently been assigned as the Project Manager for a project that is already halfway through its execution. (The previous Project Manager has been reassigned to a different project.) As you begin to learn about the project, you discover that a project charter was never established. However, a comprehensive project management plan was developed and approved by all of the key stakeholders. What should you do?

A. Complain about the project charter not being completed.
B. Wait and see if a project charter is needed.
C. Establish a project charter at the point when you enter the project.
D. Assume that it is too late and continue without a project charter.

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jagadeesh2k3

Sun, 12/22/2013 - 15:16

I would go with option B. As project is half way through execution, and no situations demanded to create one now. What is the answer in the mock test and which is the source of this question?

bluesky7804

Sun, 12/22/2013 - 19:25

Thanks, it was from PMTraining.com, should also be available on PMI site under eRead, I forgot the test number, but I did "copy/paste" this morning.
I selected "C", but the given answer is "D" - too late.

amyg

Thu, 02/06/2014 - 13:31

I think this is the key part of the question -
"a comprehensive project management plan was developed and approved by all of the key stakeholders. "

Since a detailed plan was there and approved, why do you want to spend time creating a high level document. May be needed to keep the process inline but not practical scenario, I think D is the right answer.

Also by process of elimination you can straight away remove the first two answers. Waiting is good but since we don't know what the wait time is. It can be a day or can be years. One can not technically wait for a document for years and delay the project.

Between C and D why create a high level document when you already have a detailed plan.

That's my logic.