Ch.5 Scope

Question 1

What is the definition of the product scope?

Answer 1

The requirements related to the product of the project.

Question 2

What is the definition of the project scope?

Answer 2

The work the project will do to deliver the product of the project.

Question 3

What is the process of the scope management?

Answer 3

• Plan scope management
• Collect requirements
• Define scope
• Create WBS
• Validate scope
• Control Scope

Question 4

What is the definition of scope management?

Answer 4

Defining what work is required and then making sure all of the work, and only the work, is included in the project.

Question 5

What are the key outputs of the plan scope management process?

Answer 5

• Scope management plan

- Requirements management plan

Question 6

What are the key outputs of the collect requirements process?

Answer 6

• Requirements documentation

- Requirements traceability matrix

Question 7

What is the key output of the define scope process?

Answer 7

• Project scope statement

Question 8

What are the key output of the create WBS process?

Answer 8

• Work breakdown structure (WBS)
• WBS dictionary
• Scope baseline (the WBS and WBS dictionary are components of the scope baseline)

Question 9

What are the key output of the validate scope process?

Answer 9

• Work performance information
• Accepted deliverable
• Change requests
• Update to project documents

Question 10

What are the key outputs of the control scope process?

Answer 10

• Work performance information
• Change requests
• Updates to the project management plan and project documents

Question 11

Name several requirements-gathering techniques

Answer 11

Reviewing historical records 
Interviewing 
Focus groups
Facilitated workshop 
Brainstorming 
Nominal group technique 
Multi-criteria decision analysis
Mind maps
Affinity diagrams 
Questionnaires and surveys 
Observations 
Prototypes 
Benchmarking 
Context diagrams 
Group decision making

Question 12

What is the value of requirements traceability matrix?

What requirements attributes might be recorded in the documents?

Answer 12

Helps link requirements to objectives and/or other requirements to make sure the project meets strategic goals

Requirements identifications number

Source of the requirements

Who is assigned to manage the requirements

Status of the requirements

Question 13

What is the project scope statement?

What are the key items included in a project scope statements?

Answer 13

A description of the project deliverables and the work required to create those deliverables

• Product scope
• Project scope
• Deliverables (for the product and the project)
• Acceptance criteria
• What is not part of the project
• Assumptions and constrains

Question 14

Product analysis is part of which scope management process?

Answer 14

define scope

Question 15

When is WBS created and what is it used for?

Answer 15

Created during the project management planning by the team and sued to define or decompose the project into smaller, ore manageable pieces.

Used to help determine project staffing, estimating, scheduling, and risk management.

Question 16

What is decomposition?

Answer 16

Subdividing the major deliverables into smaller, more manageable components.

Question 17

What is a WBS dictionary?

Answer 17

A description of the work to be done for each work package.

Question 18

How are work packages different from activities?

Answer 18

Activities are generated from each work package.
Work package are shown in a WBS
Activities are shown in an activity list and network diagram

Question 19

What is validate scope process?

When is it done?

Answer 19

The process of gaining formal acceptance of the deliverables by the customer or sponsor.

During project monitoring and controlling and at the ned of each phase of the project life cycle.

Question 20

What makes up the scope baseline?

Answer 20

• Project scope statement
• WBS
• WBS dictionary

Question 21

Elements of the Project Charter

Answer 21

Project Charter

• Project purpose or justification
• Measurable project objectives and related success criteria
• High-level requirements
• High-level project description
• High-level risks
• Summary milestone schedule
• Summary budget
• Stakeholder list
• Project approval requirements (what constitutes success, who decides it, who signs off)
• Assigned project manager,responsibility, and authority level
• Name and authority of the sponsor or other person(s) authorizing the project charter

Question 22

Elements of the Project Scope Statement

Answer 22

Project Scope Statement

• Project scope description (progressively elaborated)
• Acceptance criteria
• Project deliverables
• Project exclusions
• Project constraints
• Project assumptions