CLosure activiity

Submitted by vandana singh on Thu, 07/03/2014 - 01:32

Can anyone tell me why is answer c for this and not b?

44. A project manager has made the final delivery to the customer and the team is in the process of completing administrative and contract closure. The team has also completed the final version of lesson learned in the corporate database. Which of the following is a critical activity that the project manager should complete before formally closing the project?

a) Confirm that all the requirements in the project are met
b)Ensure that all project management processes are complete
c)Obtain formal sign-off of the project from the customer
d)Index and archive the project records

Explanations:

Answer (c) Obtain formal sign-off of the project from the customer. The most important part of project closure is getting formal sign-off from the customer. As it indicates, the customer considers the project completed and accepts the completed project. Formal sign-off in a contracting situation constitutes legal acceptance.

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chullan88

Thu, 07/03/2014 - 09:25

The most critical activity is definitely getting formal-sign off.It shows the customer has accepted all the project deliverables.

Think in this way.Suppose we get the formal sign-off and doesnt ensure all PM processes are complete.The project is still complete

But until we get the formal sign-off,project is incomplete.

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PMP Fighter

Thu, 07/03/2014 - 10:19

"should complete before formally closing the project?"

The keyword is "closing"

You need "sign-off" than toward to "closing".

I also got in this trap between "closing", "closed"

Sandy10001

Tue, 10/14/2014 - 02:35

Vandana,
a) and c) are involved in Validate Scope. We get full acceptance on completed deliverables BEFORE we can close the project as Accepted Deliverables is an input to Close Project/Phase.

Because of this I disagree with the explanation for c). The CUSTOMERs side of the project would be complete when they accept the deliverables but that doesn't mean the project is complete.

dipti1pmp

Tue, 10/14/2014 - 05:35

here we pick the best answer

B is correct as a part of PM's responsibiltiy

D and A are also done.....however the closing is incomplete without the formal sign off

Frances Tessler

Fri, 10/17/2014 - 01:27

That is what closing is all about. The final sign off from the customer/sponsor.