Crowe Scope

Question 1

Scope Management

Answer 1

Knowledge area with 5 processes that are concerned with gathering requirements, documenting the scope, breaking it down, verifying that it was performed completely, and controlling changes.

Processes:

1. Collect Requirements (Planning)
2. Define Scope (Planning)
3. Create WBS (Planning)
4. Verify Scope Monitoring & Controlling)
5. Control Scope (Monitoring & Controlling)

Question 2

Collect Requirements

Answer 2

Planning proces within scope management where product requirements are gathered and documented. Usually performed early in the project or phase and may be revisited.

Key Inputs
• Stakeholder Register

Key Tools
• Facilitated Workshops

Key Outputs
• Requirements Documentation
• Requirements Traceability Matrix

Question 3

Define Scope

Answer 3

Planning process within scope management that produces the project scope statement.

Key Inputs
• (none)

Key Tools
• Alternatives Identification
• Facilitated Workshops

Key Outputs
• Project Scope Statement

Question 4

Crease WBS

Answer 4

Planning process within scope management where the work breakdown structure is created and the scope is baselined.

Key Inputs
• (none)

Key Tools
• Decomposition

Key Outputs
• WBS
• WBS Dictionary
• Scope Baseline

Question 5

Verify scope

Answer 5

Monitoring and controlling process within scope management where the deliverables are compared against the documented scope.

Key Inputs
• (none)

Key Tools
• Inspection

Key Outputs
• Accepted deliverables

Question 6

Control Scope

Answer 6

Monitoring and controlling process within scope management where change requests are managed and changes to the scope baseline are detected.

Key Inputs
• Work Performance Information

Key Tools
• Variance Analysis

Key Outputs
• (none)

Question 7

Group Creativity Techniques

Answer 7

A tool used in the process of Collect Requirements. It includes:

• Brainstorming
• Nominal Group Technique
• Delphi Technique
• Idea and Mind Mapping

Question 8

Scope Baseline

Answer 8

One of 3 baselines in the project plan (along with the schedule baseline and the cost performance baseline). The scope baseline is made up of the following:

• Scope Statement
• WBS
• WBS Dictionary

Question 9

Gold Plating

Answer 9

Delivering features or functionality that are not documented in the project’s scope. Gold plating is considered to be bad because the extra functionality increases risk since it was outside the plan.

Question 10

WBS

Answer 10

(Work Breakdown Structure)

A chart the represents all of the work to be performed on the project.

• Deliverables-based
• Graphical
• Hierarchical
• Comprised of boxes called nodes
• Lowest level of nodes are called work packages
• Represents all of the work to be done on the project

Question 11

Project Scope Statement

Answer 11

The detailed description of the project’s products or services. The scope statement is used to foster a common understanding among stakeholders.

It includes a description of:

• Deliverables
• Boundaries
• Acceptance criteria
• Constraints
• Assumptions

Question 12

Triple Constraint

Answer 12

The relationship between scope, time, and cost. The triple constraint indicates that if scope, time, or cost changes, at least one of the other two will be affected.

Also known as the iron triangle.

Question 13

Work Package

Answer 13

The lowest level of nodes on the WBS. Work Packages have the following characteristics:

• Represent all of the work to be performed on the project
• Consist of roughly 1 day to 2 weeks in duration
• Small enough to be estimable for cost and time
• May be assigned to a single person or entity