Scope Management

Question 1

Scope management process

Answer 1

Develop plan
Determine requirements
Define Scope
Create WBS
Get acceptance

Question 2

Plan scope management

Answer 2

Inputs: proj charter, project mgmt plan, EEFs, OPAs
Outputs: scope mgmt plan and requirements mgmt plan

Question 3

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

Answer 3

Collection of organized work packages, which in total comprise the work/deliverables needed for the entire project

Question 4

Creating a WBS

Answer 4

Required for predictive project mgmt
Created by project manager
Hierarchical; each level is a breakdown of the higher level
Includes only required deliverables
Inputs: project scope statement, requirements documentation
Tools/Techniques: decomposition
Outputs: scope baseline (WBS, WBS dictionary, and project scope statement)

Question 5

Benefits of WBS

Answer 5

Helps ensure all deliverables are completed
Aids understanding of the project as a whole
Facilitates communication and shared expectations
Risk identification
Reduces changes
Helps with resource justification and management

Question 6

Task

Answer 6

For the exam, are considered sub-components of activities (which are part of a work package)

Question 7

Work package

Answer 7

The basic unit of a WBS
The result of activity, not activities themselves

Question 8

Decomposition

Answer 8

Breaking down of a project into deliverables, and layers of required work packages
The method used to create a WBS

Question 9

Control account

Answer 9

Higher-level items in a WBS
Allows project manager to collect/analyze work performance data; helping to manage baselines

Question 10

Planning package

Answer 10

Items in a WBS that require further planning after the implementation of a project

Question 11

WBS dictionary

Answer 11

Description of each work package, and acceptance criteria

Question 12

Validate scope

Answer 12

Frequent, ongoing meetings with customer to get formal acceptance of (interim) deliverables
Occurs during monitoring and controlling phase
Inputs: Verified deliverables, project mgmt plan, project docs, work performance data
Tools/techniques: Inspection
Outputs: Accepted deliverables, change requests, work performance information, updates to project docs

Question 13

Control scope

Answer 13

Proactive
Inputs: Project mgmt plan, project docs
Tools/Techniques: Data analysis
Outputs: Work performance information, change requests, project mgmt plan and project docs updates

Question 14

Trend analysis

Answer 14

(Data analysis)
Overall project performance

Question 15

Verified deliverable

Answer 15

“Verified” internally, before submitting for customer acceptance

Question 16

Scope baseline

Answer 16

Formally approved scope
Includes WBS, WBS dictionary, and project scope statement

Question 17

Variance analysis

Answer 17

(Data analysis)
Comparing actual performance with planned performance

Question 18

Accepted deliverables

Answer 18

Formally accepted by the customer/sponsor