At which phase is the project charter formally approved and initiated?

• A. Initiating
• B. Planning
• C. Executing
• D. Closing

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is formal authorization to begin work. The project charter is the document that officially authorizes the project and grants the project manager the authority to apply organizational resources. This approval happens during the initiating phase, when the project is defined at a high level and the charter is created and signed off by the sponsor. Once the charter is approved, the project can move into planning to develop detailed scope, schedule, and costs, while execution applies the plan and closing wraps things up. So the phase where the charter is formally approved and initiated is the initiating phase.