Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1714

Consider a company that sells products to consumers: as one product begins the deterioration and death phases of its life cycle (or the divestment phase of a system), new products or projects must be established. This means that______________


A. The company requires a continuous stream of projects to survive
B. The company is not at a high level of maturity
C. The company is in a period of overall decline
D. The company definitely lacks a balanced portfolio

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation:
Organizations that rely on products for their revenue must constantly be introducing new products into the marketplace as old products are removed. Ideally, this should be an overlapping process to maintain balanced or increasing revenue over time. The closure
phase evaluates the efforts of the total system and serves as input to the conceptual phase for new projects and systems. It also has an impact on other ongoing projects with regard to identifying priorities.