Chapter 5 Project Planning: Scope & the Work Breakdown Structure Flashcards

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Project success will be determined in large part by ____

a. familiarity with project management software.
b. the skill sets of the the project team.
c. producing nice looking reports for management.
d. thinking carefully through activities and estimating their durations.
e. determining exact estimates of activity durations.

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: thinking carefully through activities and estimating their durations.

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The ____ is a narrative description of the product, service, or Information System.

a. Statement of Work
b. Request for Bid
c. Deliverable Structure Chart
d. Request for Proposal
e. Scope Boundary

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: Statement of Work

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Which of the following processes of Scope Management Process decomposes or divides the major project deliverables into smaller and more manageable components?

a. Create Work Breakdown Structure
b. Control Scope
c. Define Scope
d. Validate Scope
e. Collect Requirements

A

: Create Work Breakdown Structure

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In the WBS context, a crux is best described by which of the following:

a. a proof of concept
b. a phase gate
c. a deliverable
d. a risk metric
e. evidence of a phase completion

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: a proof of concept

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With ____, activity estimates are usually provided by the team members.

a. Delphi Technique
b. Time Boxing
c. Top-Down Estimating
d. Bottom-Up Estimating
e. Guesstimating

A

: Bottom-Up Estimating

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Which of the following processes of Scope Management Process provides confirmation and formal acceptance that the project’s scope is accurate, complete, and supports the project’s goal?

a. Validate Scope
b. Collect Requirements
c. Control Scope
d. Define Scope
e. Create Work Breakdown Structure

A

: Validate Scope

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The estimation technique may be driven by an upper management mandate.

a. Guesstimating
b. Delphi Technique
c. Bottom-Up Technique
d. Time Boxing
e. Top-Down Estimating

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: Top-Down Estimating

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Continuously agreeing to project changes is an example of :

a. project scope growth
b. scope grope
c. scope washout
d. scope leap
e. scope creep

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: scope creep

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Which of the following processes of Scope Management Process centers on defining and documenting the stakeholder’s needs to properly manage expectations?

a. Validate Scope
b. Collect Requirements
c. Control Scope
d. Define Scope
e. Create Work Breakdown Structure

A

: Collect Requirements

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The first step in accurately estimating an IT application is to ____.

a. determine the size
b. determine available resources
c. determine project constraints
d. set the project deadline
e. determine project budget

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: determine the size

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