Ch5 - Planning / Plan Scope Mgt (5.2)

Question 1

What documents how the project and product scope will be defined, validated, and controlled?

Answer 1

Scope Management Plan

Section 5.2

Question 2

What is the key benefit of the Plan Scope Management process?

Answer 2

It provides guidance and direction on how scope will be managed throughout the project.

Question 3

When is the Plan Scope Management process performed?

Answer 3

Once during the planning phase of a project or at predefined points in the project.

Question 4

What is a scope management plan?
(D,D,M,C,V)

Answer 4

A component of the project or program management plan
that describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated.

Section 5.2 pg 82

Question 5

Name 9 major components of a Scope Management Plan?
(R, SS, SL, WBS, D, EoS, SA, SCP, Rtm)

Answer 5

1. Requirements
2. Scope statement
3. Stakeholders list
4. Work breakdown structure
5. Deliverables
6. Evaluation of scipe
7. Stakeholder acceptance
8. Scope control plan
9. Role of project team members

Question 6

Name 4 inputs to the Plan Scope Management process?
(PC, PMP, EEF, OPA)

Answer 6

1. Project charter
2. Project management plan
3. Enterprise environmental factors
4. Organizational process assets

Question 7

The quality management plan, project life cycle description and development approach are all related to which input of the Plan Scope Management process?

Answer 7

Project Management Plan

Question 8

A component of the project management plan that describes how applicable policies, procedures, and guidelines will be implemented to achieve the quality objectives is called what?

Answer 8

Quality Management Plan

Question 9

What does the Quality Management Plan describe?
(AR pjm AQO)

Answer 9

It describes the activities and resources necessary for the project management team to achieve the quality objectives set for the project.

Question 10

Name 7 possible components of the Quality Management Plan?
(S, O, RR, DPSQR, C&MA, T, MP)

Answer 10

1. Quality standards
2. Quality objectives
3. Quality roles and responsibilities
4. Project deliverables and processes subject to quality review
5. Quality control and management activities planned for the project
6. Quality tools that will be used for the project
7. Major procedures relevant for the project (dealing with nonconformance, corrective actions procedures, continuous improvement procedures)

Question 11

What is a project life cycle description?

Answer 11

A description of the series of phases that a project passes through from its inception to the end of the project.

Question 12

What does the development approach define?

Answer 12

Whether a predictive (waterfall), iterative, adaptive, agile, or hybrid development approach will be used.

Question 13

Expert judgement, data analysis and meetings are all ____ of the Plan Scope Management process?

Answer 13

Tools & Techniques

Question 14

What is Alternative Analysys used in the Plan Scope Management process?

Answer 14

Analysis or Alternatives (AOA)
Used to evaluate identified options in order to select the options or approaches to use to execute and perform project work.

Alternatives analysis assists in providing the best solution to perform project activities, within the defined constraints.Also called

Question 15

The Scope Management Plan and Requirements Management Plan are all ____ of the Plan Scope Management process?

Answer 15

Outputs

Question 16

What is is a component of the project or program management plan that describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated?

Answer 16

Scope Management Plan

Question 17

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The development of the scope management plan and the detailing of the project scope begin with what 4 things?
(AIPC, SP, OPA, EEF)

Answer 17

1. analysis of information contained in the project charter
2. the latest approved subsidiary plans of the project management plan
3. historical information contained in the organizational process assets
4. any other relevant enterprise environmental factors

Question 18

Name 4 Components (processes) of a Scope Management Plan?
(SS,WBS,SBA,AD)

Answer 18

1. Process for preparing a project scope statement
2. Process that enables creation of WBS from project scope statement
3. Process that establishes how the scope baseline will be approved and maintained
4. Process that specifies how formal acceptance of deliverables will be obtained

Question 19

What does a Scope Baseline include?

Answer 19

1. Scope statement
2. Work Breakdown Structure
3. WBS dictionary

Question 20

What does a Scope Statement include?
(S, D, E)

Answer 20

The description of the
project scope, major deliverables, and exclusions.

Question 21

What is a WBS?

Answer 21

A hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables. (PMI)

A key document in project management that breaks down a project into smaller, more manageable tasks. It provides an organized view of the project and its components.

Question 22

What is a component of the project management plan and describes how project and product requirements will be analyzed, documented, and managed?

Answer 22

Requirements Management Plan
(Business Analysis Plan)

Question 23

Name 5 possible components of a Requirements Managment Plan?
(PTR, CM, RPP, M, TS)

Answer 23

1. How requirements will be planned, tracked and reported
2. Configuration Management activities (changes, impact analysis)
3. Requirements prioritization process
4. Metrics
5. Traceability structure (matrix)

Question 24

What describes how to identify and account for project artifacts under configuration control, and how to record and report changes to them?

Answer 24

Configuration Management Plan

Question 25

What is the Configuration Management Plan a component of?

Answer 25

Project Management Plan

Question 26

Name 4 Configuration Management activities?
(ID, DCCP, TRC, VA)

Answer 26

1. Identify items that will be placed under configuration control
2. Define change control process (submission, evaluation, approval, implementation, document updates, verification)
3. Track and report configuration items (change log)
4. Verification and audits

Question 27

What links product requirements from their origin to the deliverables that satisfy them?

Answer 27

Requirements Traceability Matrix