CH05 z quiz project scope management Flashcards
Henry is the project manager for his organization and management has asked Henry
to create a project management plan to define scope statement. Which project
management plan guides the creation of the detailed project scope statement?
A. Charter
B. Project management plan
C. Project scope plan
D. Project scope management plan
D. The project scope management plan defines the creation of the detailed project
scope statement. A, the charter, does include the preliminary project scope
statement, but not the detailed one the project scope management plan defines. B,
the project management plan, is a parent of the project scope management plan. C
is not a valid plan, so this answer is incorrect.
Henry is the project manager for his organization and management has asked Henry
to create a project management plan to define scope statement. Which project
management plan guides the creation of the detailed project scope statement?
A. Charter
B. Project management plan
C. Project scope plan
D. Project scope management plan
You are the project manager of the GYH Project. This project will create a walking
bridge across the Tennessee River. You’ve been asked to start the process of
creating the project scope statement and you need to gather the elements for this
process. Which one of the following is not needed to define the project scope?
A. Project charter
B. Organizational process assets
C. Risk management plan
D. Requirements documentation
C. At this point, you won’t need, or likely have, the risk management plan to define
the project scope. A, B, and D are incorrect statements, as you’ll need the project
charter, organizational process assets, and the requirements documentation to
define the project scope.
You are the project manager of the GYH Project. This project will create a walking
bridge across the Tennessee River. You’ve been asked to start the process of
creating the project scope statement and you need to gather the elements for this
process. Which one of the following is not needed to define the project scope?
A. Project charter
B. Organizational process assets
C. Risk management plan
D. Requirements documentation
You are the project manager of the BHY Project. Your project customer has
demanded that the project be completed by December 1. December 1 is an example
of which one of the following?
A. Constraint
B. Assumption
C. Project boundary
D. Product acceptance criteria
A. This is an example of a project constraint. B is incorrect, as this is a requirement,
not an assumption. C is incorrect, as project boundaries define things that are within
and outside of the project scope. D is incorrect, as product acceptance criteria are an
example of functions and features the product must have to be acceptable to the
customer.
You are the project manager of the BHY Project. Your project customer has
demanded that the project be completed by December 1. December 1 is an example
of which one of the following?
A. Constraint
B. Assumption
C. Project boundary
D. Product acceptance criteria
Marty is the project manager of the Highway 41 Bridge Project and he’s working
with his project team members to create the WBS. Marty shows the team how to
break down a requirement in the WBS, but the team doesn’t understand how far
down the breakdown should occur. Marty should call the lowest-level item in a WBS
what?
A. Deliverable
B. Work package
C. Activity
D. Leaf object
B. The smallest item in the WBS is called the work package. A, deliverable, may be
true to a degree, but B is a more precise answer. C is incorrect, as activities are
found in the activity list. D is an invalid WBS term.
Marty is the project manager of the Highway 41 Bridge Project and he’s working
with his project team members to create the WBS. Marty shows the team how to
break down a requirement in the WBS, but the team doesn’t understand how far
down the breakdown should occur. Marty should call the lowest-level item in a WBS
what?
A. Deliverable
B. Work package
C. Activity
D. Leaf object
You are working with the project team to create the WBS. There are some elements
in the WBS that can’t be broken down yet. You and the team elect to break down
these items later in the project as more details become available. This approach to
creating the WBS is also known as what?
A. Decomposition
B. 8/80 Rule
C. Parkinson’s Law
D. Rolling wave planning
D. This is a clear example of rolling wave planning. A is incorrect, as decomposition
describes the breakdown process of the project scope. B is incorrect, as the 8/80
Rule defines the guideline for the amount of labor that should be related to each
work package in the WBS. C, Parkinson’s Law, is not relevant to this question.
Parkinson’s Law states that work will expand to fulfill the amount of time allotted to
it.
You are working with the project team to create the WBS. There are some elements
in the WBS that can’t be broken down yet. You and the team elect to break down
these items later in the project as more details become available. This approach to
creating the WBS is also known as what?
A. Decomposition
B. 8/80 Rule
C. Parkinson’s Law
D. Rolling wave planning
You are the project manager for your organization and you’re creating the WBS for a
new project. In your WBS you’re numbering each level of the components following
a project sequenced numbering order. Your WBS is numbered in a hierarchical
fashion for easy identification and reference. This numbering scheme is called what?
A. Code of accounts
B. Chart of accounts
C. WBS template
D. WBS dictionary
A. The WBS numbering scheme is called the code of accounts. B, chart of accounts,
is a project management accounting system. C, a WBS template, can be a
prepopulated WBS or a WBS from a previous project used to define the current
project’s WBS. D is incorrect, as the WBS dictionary defines the attributes of each
WBS element.
You are the project manager for your organization and you’re creating the WBS for a
new project. In your WBS you’re numbering each level of the components following
a project sequenced numbering order. Your WBS is numbered in a hierarchical
fashion for easy identification and reference. This numbering scheme is called what?
A. Code of accounts
B. Chart of accounts
C. WBS template
D. WBS dictionary
You’ll use the scope management plan to define the project scope statement. You’ll
also use this plan to build the scope baseline. Which two items are parts of the
scope baseline for the project?
A. Project scope management plan and the project charter
B. Project scope management plan and the WBS
C. WBS and WBS dictionary
D. Time and cost baselines
C. The WBS and the WBS dictionary are two of three components of the scope
baseline. The approved detailed project scope statement is the third portion of the
scope baseline. Choices A, B, and D are all incorrect, as they do not accurately define
the scope baseline.
You’ll use the scope management plan to define the project scope statement. You’ll
also use this plan to build the scope baseline. Which two items are parts of the
scope baseline for the project?
A. Project scope management plan and the project charter
B. Project scope management plan and the WBS
C. WBS and WBS dictionary
D. Time and cost baselines
Throughout the project you have milestones scheduled at the end of each phase.
Tied to these milestones you have a project management requirement of scope
validation. Scope validation leads to what?
A. Defect repair
B. Formal acceptance of the complete project scope
C. Rework
D. Inspection
B. Scope validation leads to one thing: formal acceptance of the complete project
scope. A, C, and D are incorrect choices, as defect repair, rework, and inspection are
not outputs of scope validation.
Throughout the project you have milestones scheduled at the end of each phase.
Tied to these milestones you have a project management requirement of scope
validation. Scope validation leads to what?
A. Defect repair
B. Formal acceptance of the complete project scope
C. Rework
D. Inspection
You’ve just reached the end of your project and management has asked you and
several key stakeholders to begin the scope validation process. What is the only tool
and technique used during scope validation?
A. Inspection
B. Quality control
C. Stakeholder analysis
D. Defect repair review
A. Inspection is the only tool and technique used during scope validation. B, quality
control, is tempting, but this is not a correct choice for scope validation. C and D are
incorrect as well, as these two choices are not used during the scope validation
process.
You’ve just reached the end of your project and management has asked you and
several key stakeholders to begin the scope validation process. What is the only tool
and technique used during scope validation?
A. Inspection
B. Quality control
C. Stakeholder analysis
D. Defect repair review
David, one of your project team members, has been making changes to his work,
which, as a result, changes the project scope. David’s changes are also known as
what?
A. Gold plating
B. Scope control defect
C. Scope creep
D. Improvised scope composition
C. Undocumented changes are examples of scope creep. A, gold plating, is when the
project team adds changes to consume the project budget. B and D, scope control
defect and improvised scope composition, are not valid change management terms.
David, one of your project team members, has been making changes to his work,
which, as a result, changes the project scope. David’s changes are also known as
what?
A. Gold plating
B. Scope control defect
C. Scope creep
D. Improvised scope composition
As the project manager you are adverse to change once the scope statement has
been approved. You do not want changes to enter the project as these changes can
have a wide impact on the project as a whole. Which system defines how the project
scope and the product scope can be changed?
A. Project scope change control system
B. Project integrated management system
C. Project management information system
D. Change control
A. The only system that defines how project and product scope can be changed is the
project scope change control system. B, the project integrated management system, is
not a valid term. C, the project management information system, is the parent system
of the project scope change control system. D, change control, is a process, not a
system.
As the project manager you are adverse to change once the scope statement has
been approved. You do not want changes to enter the project as these changes can
have a wide impact on the project as a whole. Which system defines how the project
scope and the product scope can be changed?
A. Project scope change control system
B. Project integrated management system
C. Project management information system
D. Change control
A change has been approved in Marcy’s project. All of the following must be
updated to reflect the change, except for which one?
A. Project scope statement
B. WBS
C. WBS dictionary
D. Defect repair review
D. Defect repair and its review do not require a change request, so this choice is
correct. Choices A, B, and C, the project scope statement, the WBS, and the WBS
dictionary, do require updates when change requests are approved.
A change has been approved in Marcy’s project. All of the following must be
updated to reflect the change, except for which one?
A. Project scope statement
B. WBS
C. WBS dictionary
D. Defect repair review
. A project team member has, on his own initiative, added extra vents to an attic to
increase air circulation. The project plan did not call for these extra vents, but the
team member decided they were needed based on the geographical location of the
house. The project team’s experts concur with this decision. This is an example of:
A. Cost control
B. Ineffective change control
C. Self-led teams
D. Value-added change
B. Even though the change is agreed upon, this is an example of ineffective change
control. The team member should follow the change control process as defined in
the project scope management plan. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect choices.
. A project team member has, on his own initiative, added extra vents to an attic to
increase air circulation. The project plan did not call for these extra vents, but the
team member decided they were needed based on the geographical location of the
house. The project team’s experts concur with this decision. This is an example of:
A. Cost control
B. Ineffective change control
C. Self-led teams
D. Value-added change
It’s important for you, the project manager, to understand what each of the project
management processes create. One of the key processes you’ll do in scope control
throughout your project. Which of the following is an output of scope control?
A. Work-around
B. Recommended corrective action
C. Transference
D. Risk assessment
B. Corrective actions are an output of scope control. This is because the project
team may be doing work outside of the project scope. Corrective action would stop
the extraneous work and bring the project team member’s actions back into the
work within the project scope. A, C, and D are not outputs of scope control.
It’s important for you, the project manager, to understand what each of the project
management processes create. One of the key processes you’ll do in scope control
throughout your project. Which of the following is an output of scope control?
A. Work-around
B. Recommended corrective action
C. Transference
D. Risk assessment
You are the project manager for the JHG Project. Your project is to create a new
product for your industry. You have recently learned that your competitor is also
working on a similar project, but their offering will include a computer-aided program
and web-based tools, which your project does not offer. You have implemented a
change request to update your project accordingly. This is an example of which of the
following?
A. A change due to an error and omission in the initiation phase
B. A change due to an external event
C. A change due to an error or omission in the planning phase
D. A change due to a legal issue
B. This is a change due to an external event, the event being the product your
competitor has in their project. This is not an example of an error or omission in the
initiation phase, so A is incorrect. C is incorrect, as this is not an error or omission in
the planning phase, but a response to a competitor. D is incorrect, as this is not a
legal issue.
You are the project manager for the JHG Project. Your project is to create a new
product for your industry. You have recently learned that your competitor is also
working on a similar project, but their offering will include a computer-aided program
and web-based tools, which your project does not offer. You have implemented a
change request to update your project accordingly. This is an example of which of the
following?
A. A change due to an error and omission in the initiation phase
B. A change due to an external event
C. A change due to an error or omission in the planning phase
D. A change due to a legal issue
