Scope Flashcards

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5.1 Plan Scope Mgmt

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The process of creating a scope mgmt plan that documents how the project and product scope will be defined, validated, and controlled.

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5.2 Collect Rqmts

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The process of determining, documenting and managing stakeholder needs and rqmts to meet project deliverables

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5.3 Define Scope

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The process of developing a detailed description of the project and product

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5.4 Create WBS

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The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components

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5.5 Validate Scope

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The process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables

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5.6 Control Scope

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

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What is managing scope primarily concerned with

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Defining and controlling what is included in the project

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What is scope

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The sum of the products to be provided as a project

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The work performed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions

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PROJECT scope

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What is product scope

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  1. The features and functions that characterize a product

2. Characteristics of the product described in the project charter and rqmts documentation

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What does the Scope Mgmt Plan provide

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Processes for

  1. Preparing a project scope statement
  2. Creating the WBS
  3. Establishing how the scope baseline will be approved and maintained
  4. Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables
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What is the Project scope statement

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  1. The description of the project scope
  2. Major deliverables
  3. Assumptions
  4. Constraints
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This documents the entire scope–both project and product

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What is the project scope statement

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This describes the deliverables in detail

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Project scope statement

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What do we call the scope statement, the WBS, and the WBS Dictionary

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Scope Baseline

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the process of creating a scope mgmt plan that documents how the project and product scope will be defined, validated and controlled

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What is Plan Scope Mgmt

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What is the key benefit of plan scope mgmt

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It provided guidance and direction on how scope will be managed

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What are 3 Key inputs to Plan Scope Mgmt

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Quality Mgmt Plan
Project Life Cycle Description
Developmental approach

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Why is the developmental approach needed in plan scope mgmt

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Need to know if we are using a waterfall, iterative, adaptive, agile, or hybrid approach

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Key Outputs

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Scope Mgmt Plan

Rqmts Mgmt Plan

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What is special about the outputs of plan scope mgmt

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It is only 1 of 2 processes that have TWO plans as outputs

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What is a Rqmts Mgmt Plan

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  1. It describes how rqmt activities will be planned, tracked and reported
  2. Considers configuration mgmt activities (how changes will be initiated)
  3. Metrics
  4. Traceability structure that reflects rqmt attributes
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Where can I find rqmt metrics

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Rqmt Mgmt Plan

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Where can I find the traceability structure that reflects rqmt attributes

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Rqmts Mgmt Plan

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What is the key benefit of Collect Rqmts
It provides the basis for defining the project and product scope
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A condition or capability that is necessary to be present in a product to satisfy a business need
What is a Rqmt
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What are the Key inputs to Collect Rqmts
``` Scope Mgmt Plan Rqmts Mgmt Plan Stakeholder Engagement Plan Business Case Agreements Stakeholder Register ```
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Why are Agreements an input to collect rqmts
They may contain project and product rqmts
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Why is the rqmts mgmt plan an input to Collect Rqmts
It details how rqmts will be collected, analyzed and documented
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What are the Key outputs of collect rqmts
Rqmts Documentation | Rqmts Traceability Matrix
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This describes the behaviors of the product; e.g. actions, processes, interactions
What a re functional rqmts
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This describes the environmental conditions or qualities req'd for the product to be effective
What are non-functional rqmts
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What is the function of Rqmts Documentation
Describes how individual rqmts meet the business need for the project
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A grid that links product rqmts from their origin to their deliverables
What is a rqmts traceability matrix
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It provides a means to track rqmts throughout the project life cycle
What is a rqmts traceability matrix
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What are the documents needed to build the charter
``` AB2C Agreements Benefits Mgmt Plan Business Need Cost-Benefit Analysis ```
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The Business Need and the Cost Benefit Analysis
What is the Business Case
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The business Case and the Benefits Mgmt Plan
What are business documents
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The process of developing a detailed description of the project and product
What is Define Scope
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What is the key benefit of define scope
It describes the product boundaries and acceptance criteria
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Key Inputs of Define Scope
Project Charter | Rqmts Documentation
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Why is the Project Charter a key input into Define Scope
It provides high-level project description, product characteristics, and approval rqmts
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What is a key tool and technique of Define Scope
``` Product Analyses Product breakdown Rqmts analysis system analysis value analysis system engineering value engineering ```
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Description of the project scope, major deliverables, assumptions and constraints
Project Scope Statement
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Documents the entire scope, both product and project scope
What is the Project Scope Statement
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Describes the deliverables in detail
What is the Project Scope Statement
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What is in the Project Scope Statement
Project Scope Description Project Deliverables Acceptance Criteria Project Exclusions
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Characteristics of the product described in the project charter and rqmts documentation
Product Scope Description
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The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable pieces
What is Decomposition
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What is the key benefit of Create WBS
It provides a framework of what has to be delivered
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A hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work
What is the WBS
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the lowest level of a WBS component
What is a Work package
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What represents the work specified in the current approved PROJECT scope statement
The WBS
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What is a work package
The work defined at the lowest level of the WBS for which cost and duration can be managed and estimated
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How is an activity related to a work package
Activities are distinct, scheduled portions of a work package
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Where is the process by which the WBS will be created from the project scope statement
The scope mgmt plan
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What is a key tool and technique of Create WBS
Decomposition
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How can you decompose the project scope and project deliverables
By process or by phase, by major deliverables, etc
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Key Outputs of Create WBS
SCOPE BASELINE
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Where can I find the Project Scope Statement
Scope Baseline
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Where can I find the WBS
Scope Baseline
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Where can I find the WBS Dictionary
Scope baseline
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Where can I find the planning package
Scope baseline
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What does each work package have
a unique identifier
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What do these identifiers do
Provide a structure for hierarchical summation of costs, schedule, and resource information
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What is a code of accounts
A numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the WBS
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The process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables
What is validate scope
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What is the key benefit of validate scope
It brings objectivity to the acceptance process and increases the probability of final product acceptance
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What are the key inputs of validate scope
Verified Deliverables | Work Performance Data
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What is a key tool and technique of Validate Scope
Inspection
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What are the key outputs of Validate Scope
Accepted Deliverables Work Performance Information Change Requests
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What process provides the verified deliverables
Control Quality
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What is Validate scope primarily concerned with
Acceptance of the deliverables
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What is Control Quality primarily concerned with
the correctness of the deliverables and meeting their quality rqmts
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What are the primary outputs of Validate Scope
Accepted Deliverables Work Performance Information Change Requests
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Why would a CR be written
For completed deliverables that have not been formally accepted
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The process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline
What is Control Scope
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What is the key benefit of Control Scope
The scope baseline is maintained throughout the project
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What are the key inputs of Control Scope
``` 4 Mgmt Plans Scope Rqmts Change Configuration ``` 2 Baselines Scope Performance Measurement Work Performance DATA
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What is an input to Control Scope: Work Perf Data, or Work Perf Information
DATA
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What are key Tools and Techniques of Control Scope
Variance Analysis | Trend Analysis
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What are key outputs of Control Scope
Work Performance INFORMATION | CRs
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What is used to manage the actual changes and is integrated with other control processes
Change Control Process
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Why is variance analysis used in Control Scope
It's used to compare the baseline to the actual results and determine if the variance is within the threshold amount
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This includes correlated and contextualized information on how the project and product scope are performing compared to the scope baseline
What is Work Performance Information