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Module 4 Challenge :Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project (Google Project Management Professional Certificate) Answers 2025

1. Best tool for a small team launching a web tool in two months

❌ The highest-rated tool
✅ A simple and straightforward tool
❌ A more sophisticated tool
❌ A recently created tool

Explanation:
Simple tools reduce onboarding time and keep the team focused under tight deadlines.


2. What should be in a project charter? (Select all)

❌ Detailed project plan
❌ Stakeholder analysis
✅ Deliverables
✅ Project goals
✅ Scope

Explanation:
A charter includes high-level goals, scope, and deliverables—not detailed plans or analyses.


3. Document that precedes a project charter

❌ Project task
✅ Project proposal
❌ Project charter
❌ Project scope

Explanation:
A proposal is approved first, then a charter is created to formally start the project.


4. Best way to familiarize a new team member in initiation phase

❌ Assign them tasks immediately
❌ Wait for them to ask questions
❌ Review an old project plan
✅ Give them the project documentation and encourage questions

Explanation:
Documentation gives context, and open communication helps them integrate smoothly.


5. Steps to ensure smooth tool rollout (Select all)

✅ Test the tool thoroughly before rollout
✅ Set up training before use
✅ Introduce the tool earlier than Monday
❌ Have team take an online course after introducing it

Explanation:
Testing + early introduction + upfront training prevent resistance and technical delays.


6. Tool type for assigning tasks on a large project

❌ Shared documents
❌ Chat
❌ Email
✅ Work management

Explanation:
Work management tools (like Asana, Jira, Trello) track tasks, ownership, and deadlines.


7. Tool for creating a meeting agenda with status updates

❌ Spreadsheet
❌ Chat
❌ Presentation slides
✅ Shared document

Explanation:
Shared docs allow real-time updates and collaboration for agendas and status reports.


8. Tool for creating a RACI chart

❌ Keynote
❌ Microsoft Word
✅ Google Spreadsheets
❌ Jira

Explanation:
RACI charts work best in spreadsheet format for clear role/task mapping.


9. People who help execute the project are called:

✅ Resources
❌ Materials
❌ Budget
❌ Tools

Explanation:
In PM terminology, team members are considered “resources” contributing work.


10. What is a living document?

❌ Document shared with the team
❌ Document updated from project to project
✅ Document that evolves as the project progresses
❌ Digital document stored in the cloud

Explanation:
Living documents change continually as new details emerge.


🧾 Summary Table

Q No. Correct Answer(s) Key Concept
1 Simple & straightforward tool Avoid overcomplex tools
2 Deliverables, goals, scope Charter components
3 Project proposal Pre-charter document
4 Give documentation + encourage questions Onboarding in initiation
5 Test, train, introduce early Smooth tool rollout
6 Work management Large project task assignment
7 Shared document Agendas & updates
8 Google Spreadsheets RACI formatting
9 Resources PM terminology
10 Evolves as project progresses Living document