Chap 5. Project Scope Management Flashcards
What is project scope management?
Product Scope Management is a knowledge areas that deals with how to define, develop, monitor, control and validate a project scope.
What are the 2 outputs for product scope management knowledge areas?
- Scope management plan
2. Requirements management plan
What is a scope management plan and which knowledge area is it associated with?
A scope management plan is a plan that defines how to create project scope, WBS, baseline, etc.
It is associated with project scope management.
What is the relationship between BA and PM?
Collaborative partnership.
What are some characteristics for adaptive environment in project scope management?
- Scope is NOT fully defined at start
- There might be process for scope refinement.
- Emerging requirements is adaptive
- Inverted triangle constraints method (Time, scope, cost) -> Scope can vary based on how much time and cost is supported.
What is a product backlog?
It is a source of product requirements. Product owner or team members own the backlog and groom it before the next sprint.
What is a WBS?
WBS is work breakdown structure. It is breaking down the project scope into work packages.
A document that includes code of account identifier, list of schedule milestone, cost estimates, description of work and more is?
a WBS dictionary, part of the 3 scope baselines.
What are included in scope baselines?
- WBS
- WBS Dictionary
- project scope statement
What is a project scope statement?
It is a detailed description of the project scope that focuses on completing all the required work — only the required work — to create deliverables. The Scope statement serves as a point of reference whether change requests are in or out of scope.
What is a nominal group?
people generate different ideas on the baord and vote. Ideas are discussed and identified with problem or opportunity. Vote on final decision.
What is one of the output of “scope validation”?
customer formally accept the project work.
The difference between plan scope management and define scope knowledge areas?
Plan scope management concerns how the project/product scope will be defined, validated and controlled. Provides how the scope can be managed. The outputs are scope management plan and requirement management plan.
Whereas define scope is the process of developing a detailed description of the project and product. it provides the product, service or result boundaries and acceptance data. The outputs are project scope statement.
What is the outputs of a Create WBS process?
- Scope baselines that includes WBS, WBS dictionary and product scope statement
- project documents updates.
