Module 3

Question 1

Beyond the subsidiary mgmt plans for the 10 knowledge areas, what are the components of a project mgmt plan?

Answer 1

Baselines for scope, cost and schedule
change mgmt plan
performance reqs baseline
project life cycle description
also:
development approach
configuration mgmt plan
also: assumption log, team charter, etc

Question 2

What are the development approaches?

Answer 2

Predictive, interactive, agile, hybrid

Question 3

explain product scope vs project scope

Answer 3

product scope: features and characteristics, product life cycle
project scope: work performed to deliver the product, service or result

Question 4

What are some options for decision making?

Answer 4

Voting (unanimity, majority, autocratic, plurality) or multi-criteria analysis

Question 5

What are 4 things a project scope statement should include?

Answer 5

product scope description
acceptance criteria
deliverables
project exclusions (includes constraints and assumptions)

Question 6

What are some advantages of having a WBS?

Answer 6

more accurate cost and time estimates
defines a baseline for monitoring / control
clearer responsibility of assignments

Question 7

List approaches to WBS development

Answer 7

phase based
dictated by organization’s standards
functionally oriented
geographic oriented