Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 312

A project has met the agreed-upon product requirements and is closing. There is time remaining in the schedule and excess budget. The resources are not yet scheduled to move to other projects. Several product champions want to continue adding functionality to the product.
What should the project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Use the remaining time and resources to add additional scope to the project without spending the project budget.
• B. Ensure product quality by spending the remaining resources and time on additional quality checks for the product.
• C. Acknowledge the project closure criteria has been met and release the remaining budget and resources.
• D. Obtain approval from the sponsor to add additional functionality to the project deliverables with the leftover budget.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because the project has already met its closure criteria, and releasing the remaining budget and resources is the appropriate step. Options A and D suggest adding scope, which contradicts the closure phase, while option B focuses on quality checks rather than project closure.