International Project Management Association (IPMA) Practice Exam

What aspect is excluded from project planning?

1. Establishing procedures to support the project

2. Selecting project approaches or strategies

3. Deciding how to monitor and control work

4. Determining which work-items have been completed

The correct answer is: Determining which work-items have been completed

In project planning, a critical focus is on outlining how the project will be executed, monitored, and controlled. This encompasses the establishment of procedures to support the project, selecting appropriate strategies or approaches, and deciding how to monitor and control work throughout the project's lifecycle. Determining which work-items have been completed pertains more to the execution or project tracking phase rather than the planning phase. Once the project is underway, tracking progress, assessing completed tasks, and ensuring that deliverables meet the project's requirements become essential activities. However, these tasks are not part of the initial planning process, which sets the framework for how these activities will be approached later rather than detailing specific outcomes or completed items. Thus, this aspect of verifying or determining completed work is not included in project planning.