M&C: Scope & Schedule Management

Question 1

The process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables

Answer 1

Validate Scope

Question 2

Completed project deliverables that have been checked and confirmed for correctness through the Control Quality process

Answer 2

Verified Deliverables

Question 3

Examination of a work product to determine whether it conforms to documented standards

Answer 3

Inspection

Question 4

Purpose being to provide formal acceptance of the completed project deliverables

Answer 4

Validate Scope

Question 5

Purpose being to monitor the status of the project and product scope, and manage changes to the scope baseline

Answer 5

Control Scope

Question 6

Purpose being to monitor the status of the project schedule, to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline

Answer 6

Control Schedule

Question 7

The process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope, and managing changes to the scope baseline

Answer 7

Control Scope

Question 8

A technique for determining the cause and degree of difference between the baseline and actual performance

Answer 8

Variance Analysis

Question 9

Occurs when additional features are added by team members, which were not part of the requirements

This should be avoided

Answer 9

Gold plating

Question 10

Uncontrolled expansion of product or project scope without adjustments (time, cost, and resources)

Answer 10

Scope creep

Question 11

Purpose being to develop an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities

Answer 11

Estimate Costs

Question 12

Purpose being to provide formal acceptance of the completed project deliverables

Answer 12

Validate Scope

Question 13

Purpose being to monitor the status of the project and product scope, and manage changes to the scope baseline

Answer 13

Control Scope

Question 14

Purpose being to monitor the status of the project, to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline

Answer 14

Control Schedule

Question 15

The process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline

Answer 15

Control Schedule

Question 16

Shows the time periods in which team can perform work in the project

Answer 16

Project Calendars

Question 17

Chart that tracks the work that remains to be completed in the iteration backlog

Used to analyze the variance with respect to an ideal burndown based on the work committed from iteration planning

Answer 17

Iteration Burndown Chart

Question 18

Purpose being to analyze activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project model

Answer 18

Develop Schedule

Question 19

Purpose being to monitor the status of the project, to update the project budget and manage changes to the cost baseline

Answer 19

Control Costs

Question 20

Purpose being to monitor the status of the project and product scope, and manage changes to the scope baseline

Answer 20

Control Scope

Question 21

Purpose being to monitor the status of the project, to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline

Answer 21

Control Schedule