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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13
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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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14
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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

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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

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What is a Rqmt

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What are the Key inputs to Collect Rqmts

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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

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They may contain project and product rqmts

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Why is the rqmts mgmt plan an input to Collect Rqmts

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It details how rqmts will be collected, analyzed and documented

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What are the Key outputs of collect rqmts

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Rqmts Documentation

Rqmts Traceability Matrix

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This describes the behaviors of the product; e.g. actions, processes, interactions

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What a re functional rqmts

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This describes the environmental conditions or qualities req’d for the product to be effective

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What are non-functional rqmts

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What is the function of Rqmts Documentation

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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

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What is a rqmts traceability matrix

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It provides a means to track rqmts throughout the project life cycle

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What is a rqmts traceability matrix

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What are the documents needed to build the charter

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AB2C
Agreements
Benefits Mgmt Plan
Business Need
Cost-Benefit Analysis
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The Business Need and the Cost Benefit Analysis

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What is the Business Case

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The business Case and the Benefits Mgmt Plan

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What are business documents

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

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What is Define Scope

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What is the key benefit of define scope

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It describes the product boundaries and acceptance criteria

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Key Inputs of Define Scope

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Project Charter

Rqmts Documentation

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Why is the Project Charter a key input into Define Scope

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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

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Product Analyses
Product breakdown
Rqmts analysis
system analysis
value analysis
system engineering
value engineering
44
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Description of the project scope, major deliverables, assumptions and constraints

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Project Scope Statement

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Documents the entire scope, both product and project scope

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What is the Project Scope Statement

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Describes the deliverables in detail

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What is the Project Scope Statement

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What is in the Project Scope Statement

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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

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Product Scope Description

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

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What is Decomposition

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What is the key benefit of Create WBS

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It provides a framework of what has to be delivered

51
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A hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work

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What is the WBS

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the lowest level of a WBS component

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What is a Work package

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What represents the work specified in the current approved PROJECT scope statement

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The WBS

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What is a work package

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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

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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

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The scope mgmt plan

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What is a key tool and technique of Create WBS

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Decomposition

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How can you decompose the project scope and project deliverables

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By process or by phase, by major deliverables, etc

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Key Outputs of Create WBS

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SCOPE BASELINE

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Where can I find the Project Scope Statement

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Scope Baseline

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Where can I find the WBS

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Scope Baseline

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Where can I find the WBS Dictionary

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Scope baseline

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Where can I find the planning package

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Scope baseline

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What does each work package have

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a unique identifier

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What do these identifiers do

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Provide a structure for hierarchical summation of costs, schedule, and resource information

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What is a code of accounts

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A numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the WBS

67
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The process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables

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What is validate scope

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What is the key benefit of validate scope

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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

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Verified Deliverables

Work Performance Data

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What is a key tool and technique of Validate Scope

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Inspection

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What are the key outputs of Validate Scope

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Accepted Deliverables
Work Performance Information
Change Requests

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What process provides the verified deliverables

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Control Quality

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What is Validate scope primarily concerned with

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Acceptance of the deliverables

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What is Control Quality primarily concerned with

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the correctness of the deliverables and meeting their quality rqmts

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What are the primary outputs of Validate Scope

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Accepted Deliverables
Work Performance Information
Change Requests

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Why would a CR be written

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For completed deliverables that have not been formally accepted

77
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The process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline

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What is Control Scope

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What is the key benefit of Control Scope

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The scope baseline is maintained throughout the project

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What are the key inputs of Control Scope

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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

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DATA

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What are key Tools and Techniques of Control Scope

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Variance Analysis

Trend Analysis

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What are key outputs of Control Scope

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Work Performance INFORMATION

CRs

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What is used to manage the actual changes and is integrated with other control processes

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Change Control Process

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Why is variance analysis used in Control Scope

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It’s used to compare the baseline to the actual results and determine if the variance is within the threshold amount

85
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This includes correlated and contextualized information on how the project and product scope are performing compared to the scope baseline

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What is Work Performance Information