CMA Intermediate · Operations Management and Strategic Management · Project Management, Monitoring and Control
In the project life cycle, which phase is mainly concerned with defining objectives, scope, deliverables and obtaining approval to proceed?
The initiation or conceptualisation phase defines objectives, scope and deliverables and secures approval to proceed. Execution carries out the work and closure hands over results, so neither of those is where the project is first defined and sanctioned.
- AInitiation (conceptualisation) phaseCorrect
- BExecution phase
- CClosure phase
- DMonitoring phase
Explanation
The initiation or conceptualisation phase sets out why the project is needed, its objectives, scope and feasibility, and ends with approval to go ahead. Execution is where work is carried out, and closure is where the project is handed over and wound up.
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