Oliver 75 - 6th Question

[jyotimayank]

A project manager spent some days to create a multi-page document, which he called project charter. The document should have been issued by the project sponsor. The sponsor found the document outsized and asked for a condensed document.
Which of the following is usually not an element of the project charter?

A. The authority level of the project manager
B. Detailed control account and work package descriptions
C. The business need that the project was undertaken to address
D. High-level risks

[Atg1000]

B. Detailed control account and work package descriptions.

[jyotimayank]

Yes the correct answer is B.

Project charter is a document which gives recognition to the existence of the project, and designates the project manager, and also provides project manager an authority to allocate organizational resources for the project goal.
Work Breakdown Structure defines all the project and product deliverables in hierarchical form, control account and work packages are part of scope management plan.

Refer to Page 67 to 72 0f PMBOK® Guide 5th Edition
For more insight of this topic refer to the following blogs

http://www.izenbridge.com/blog/develop- ... -planning/

http://www.izenbridge.com/blog/what-are ... g-package/