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Question 4 of 180 Question ID: 6112388

As a project manager, you just completed planning a corporate restructuring project. Before project execution can begin, the
project sponsor notifies you that the project is being terminated immediately. You are told that the organization has just
announced a merger which renders the project obsolete.

With the project canceled before the execution stage, what should you do next?

A Obtain financial and administrative closure of the project

B Stop all project work and release the project team

C Transfer ownership of deliverables to the appropriate stakeholders

D Place the project on hold until it can be reauthorized after the merger is finalized

J Question answered incorrectly

Hint:

What process still needs to be completed when a project is terminated regardless of where the project is in the lifecycle?

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

The question states that the project has been terminated. Even though at this stage of the project, only the project
management plan and project documents exist, there are still activities associated with the Close Project or Phase process
that must be performed. Therefore, the next action is to obtain financial and administrative closure of the project.

Details for Each Option:

A Obtain financial and administrative closure of the project

Correct. The question states that the project has been terminated. Therefore, the next action to be taken by the project
manager and the team is to perform the Close Project or Phase process as suggested by this answer choice.

B Stop all project work and release the project team

 Incorrect. Even though the project has been terminated, there are still activities which should be performed to formally
close the project. At least some of the project team will need to remain active on the project until the Close Project or
Phase process is complete.

C Transfer ownership of deliverables to the appropriate stakeholders

Incorrect. The question states that the project has been terminated prior to project execution. Although partial or interim
deliverables should be transferred to the appropriate stakeholders when a project is canceled, it is unlikely that any
deliverables or partial deliverables exist at this point in the project.

D Place the project on hold until it can be reauthorized after the merger is finalized
Incorrect. The question states that the project sponsor has terminated the project. Thus, the project is canceled, and
the activities associated with the Close Project or Phase process should be performed. If the project sponsor wishes at
some future point to restart the project, then it should be treated as a new project.

Reference:

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute Inc.,
2017, Page(s) 123