Project Management basics - 5.3 Define Scope

Question 1

An Input to the Define Scope process is:

a. The type of contract detail language
b. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
c. Decomposition
d. Project Charter

Answer 1

d. Project Charter

Define Scope: Inputs;

• Project charter;
• Project management plan;
• Project document;
• Enterprise environmental factors;
• Organizational process assets.

See Section 5.3.1 Define Scope

Question 2

Which of the following is contained in the project scope statement?

a. Major deliverables
b. Cost estimates
c. Process descriptions
d. A summary budget

Answer 2

a. Major deliverables

The project scope statement is the description of the project scope and major deliverables. The project scope statement documents the entire scope, including project and product scope. It describes the project’s deliverables in detail. It also provides a common understanding of the project scope among project stakeholders. It may contain explicit scope exclusions that can assist in managing stakeholder expectations.

See Section 5.3.3.1 Project Scope Statement

Question 3

All of the following are true about the project scope statement EXCEPT:

a. It describes the project’s deliverables and the work required to create those deliverables.
b. It is an output of the Validate Scope Process
c. It provides a common understanding of the project scope among stakeholders.
d. It may contain explicit scope exclusions that can assist in managing stakeholder expectations

Answer 3

b. It is an output of the Validate Scope Process

The project scope statement is the description of the project scope and major deliverables. The project scope statement documents the entire scope, including project and product scope. It describes the project’s deliverables in detail. It also provides a common understanding of the project scope among project stakeholders. It may contain explicit scope exclusions that can assist in managing stakeholder expectations.

See Section 5.3.3.1 Project Scope Statement

Question 4

The detailed project scope statement includes which of the following?

a. Business case
b. Acceptance criteria
c. Assumption log
d. Leads and lags

Answer 4

b. Acceptance criteria

The detailed project scope statement, either directly or by reference to other documents, includes the following:

• Product scope description,
• Deliverables,
• acceptance criteria (a set of conditions that is required to be met before deliverables are accepted),
• And project exclusions.

See Section 5.3.3.1 Project Scope Statement

Question 5

An output of the Define Scope process is:

a. Project scope statement
b. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
c. Resource breakdown structure (RBS)
d. Scope and schedule delays control plan

Answer 5

a. Project scope statement

Outputs:

• Project scope statement;
• Project documents updates ( assumption log, requirements documentation, requirements traceability matrix, stakeholder register)

See Section 5.3 Define Scope; Figure 5-8 on Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs

Question 6

Which process assets are considered appropriate input(s) for the Define Scope process?

Answer 6

1. Project Management Plan / The scope management plan)
2. Organizational process assets (Policies, Procedures and Templates, Project files from previous Projects, Lessons learned)
3. Project documents ( Assumption log, Requirements Documentation, Risk Register)
4. Enterprise Environmental Factors ( Organization’s Culture, Infrastructure, Personnel Administration,
   Marketplace Conditions)
5. Project Charter

Question 7

Which process assets are considered appropriate output(s) for the Define Scope process?

Answer 7

1. Project Scope Statement ( Product Scope Description, Acceptance Criteria, Deliverables, Project Exclusions.
2. Project Document Updates ( The Assumption Log, Requirements Documentation, Requirements Traceability Matrix, Stakeholder Register).
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Question 8

What does the project scope statement describe?

a. Product deliverables and budget constraints.
b. A summary of the budget and work that is excluded.
c. Work that will be performed and the work that is excluded
d. Process descriptions and acceptance criteria

Answer 8

c. Work that will be performed and the work that is excluded

The project scope statement is the description of the project scope and major deliverables. The project scope statement documents the entire scope, including project and product scope. It describes the project’s deliverables in detail. It also provides a common understanding of the project scope among project stakeholders. It may contain explicit scope exclusions that can assist in managing stakeholder expectations.

See Section 5.3.3.1 Project Scope Statement

Question 9

c. Work that will be performed and the work that is excluded:

a. Scope and schedule delay control plan
b. Resource breakdown structure (RBS)
c. Project scope statement
d. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

Answer 9

c. Project scope statement

Outputs:

• Project scope statement;
• Project documents updates ( assumption log, requirements documentation, requirements traceability matrix, stakeholder register)

See Section 5.3 Define Scope; Figure 5-8 on Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs

Question 10

An input to the Define Scope process is:

a. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
b. Project Charter
c. Decomposition
d. The type of contract detail language

Answer 10

b. Project Charter

Define Scope: Inputs;

• Project charter;
• Project management plan;
• Project document;
• Enterprise environmental factors;
• Organizational process assets.

See Section 5.3.1 Define Scope