What should you do with project documents and processes during the closing phase?

• A. Archive them for future reference
• B. Delete them
• C. Archive only financial records
• D. Share them with stakeholders immediately

Answer: (A)

In the closing phase, the priority is to wrap up and preserve what was created. Archiving project documents and processes for future reference creates a reliable record of decisions, configurations, results, and lessons learned. This preserved knowledge supports audits, informs future projects, and updates the organization’s process assets with valuable experience, making it easier to apply what worked (or didn’t) in the next initiatives. Deleting artifacts would throw away information that could be useful later, and archiving only financial records is too narrow to capture the full breadth of the project’s work. Sharing final results with stakeholders is important, but it doesn’t replace the need to systematically archive documents and refine organizational processes for future use.