CAPM Practice: Explain when it is appropriate to use a predictive, plan-based approach

In predictive projects, the formal transition from planning to execution occurs when the project management plan and associated baselines (scope, schedule, cost) receive formal approval from the sponsor or relevant authority. This approval authorizes the team to execute against the approved plan and begins the change control process for any deviations.

**Why not A:** Sprint planning meetings are an agile/Scrum ceremony, not a predictive project milestone. Predictive projects do not use sprints; their transition to execution is marked by formal plan approval, not iterative planning events.

**Why not C:** Verbal approval from the sponsor is insufficient for a formal transition. Predictive projects require documented, formal approval of the project management plan and baselines. Verbal agreements lack the governance rigor that predictive methodology demands.

**Why not D:** Retrospectives are an agile ceremony conducted at the end of iterations to reflect on process improvements. They have no role in predictive project transitions and are not used to mark the shift from planning to execution.