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Module 1 Challenge :Project Planning: Putting It All Together (Google Project Management Professional Certificate) Answers 2025

1. First meeting among team, stakeholders, and sponsor

✅ A project kick-off meeting
❌ A stakeholder approval meeting
❌ A milestone planning meeting
❌ A team reflection meeting

Explanation:
The kick-off meeting formally starts the project with all major contributors.


2. Third major planning component after schedule + costs

❌ A feedback form
❌ A team performance chart
❌ A risk management plan
✅ A work breakdown structure

Explanation:
The three major components of planning are:

  1. Schedule

  2. Costs

  3. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)


3. Items stakeholders must approve before planning (Select all)

✅ Project scope
✅ Project goals
✅ Project deliverables
❌ Project name

Explanation:
Stakeholders approve core inputs—not the project name.


4. Team member unavailable → discussing adding resources updates:

❌ Budgeting
❌ Task management
❌ Forecasting
✅ Risk management

Explanation:
Team availability issues represent resource risk and must be updated in the risk management plan.


5. Discussing tools & communication methods in a kick-off meeting represents:

✅ Collaboration
❌ Roles
❌ Background
❌ Goals and scope

Explanation:
Collaboration section covers tools, meetings, and communication channels.


6. What PM should do after the kick-off?

❌ Ensure right people invited to next meeting
✅ Send a follow-up email summarizing key points and action items
❌ Schedule another meeting
❌ Immediately start the project

Explanation:
A follow-up email ensures clarity and alignment before work begins.


7. Tasks for opening a new café (Select all)

✅ Research equipment
❌ Create a new staff team (this is a deliverable, not a task)
✅ Research new locations
✅ Host a grand opening
✅ Create marketing content

Explanation:
Tasks are actionable steps; forming a full team is a larger deliverable.


8. Consequences of missing a milestone (Select all)

✅ Client could withhold payments
✅ Delay in schedule
❌ Team morale will increase
✅ Number of tasks may increase
✅ More resources may be needed

Explanation:
Missed milestones cause delays, added work, and resource strain—not improved morale.


9. After identifying milestones, next step is:

✅ Assign the deadlines
❌ Assign tasks to team members
❌ Execute the project
❌ Set a new budget

Explanation:
Milestones must be time-bound, so deadlines come next.


10. When assigning tasks, besides timeline, consider:

✅ Overall workload
❌ Task novelty
❌ Task interest
❌ Team member seniority

Explanation:
Balancing workload ensures fairness and efficiency.


🧾 Summary Table

Q No. Correct Answer(s) Key Concept
1 Kick-off meeting First planning-phase meeting
2 Work breakdown structure Third major planning component
3 Scope, goals, deliverables Stakeholder approval items
4 Risk management Resource availability risk
5 Collaboration Tools & communication
6 Follow-up email Post kick-off action
7 Equipment, locations, grand opening, marketing Café project tasks
8 Payment delays, schedule delays, more tasks, more resources Milestone consequences
9 Assign deadlines Milestone setup
10 Overall workload Task assignment criteria