Deck 6: Defining Scope and Constructing Work Breakdown Structures WBS

Question 1

A thorough scope definition process will often yield multiple project deliverables including intermediate project deliverables due before the project is complete.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Failure to include project management in the Work Breakdown Structure will increase the likelihood that the project will finish late or over budget.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The Work Breakdown Structure is normally developed by listing major deliverables and then progressively smaller ones,until the team feels that every deliverable has been identified.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

By using a systematic process of creating a Work Breakdown Structure,project team members can ensure that they remember all deliverables that need to be created.

Question 5

The project scope refers to the features and functions that characterize a product,service or result.

Question 6

Organizing the second level of the Work Breakdown Structure by major design components facilitates rolling wave planning.

Question 7

Plan scope management is the process of creating a project scope statement.

Question 8

A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)component is a term that simply refers to an entry in the WBS that can be at any level.

Question 9

In order to construct a project Work Breakdown Structure,a project team needs to enlist support from subject matter experts who understand how each portion of the work will be accomplished.

Question 10

Since work packages provide the basis for future project planning activities,they should be as detailed as possible.

Question 11

The project scope statement will frequently state what features and work elements are excluded from the project in addition to stating which are included.

Question 12

Almost all projects have deliverables dealing with documentation and customer enablement in addition to the primary deliverable.

Question 13

If a problem occurs during project execution,the Work Breakdown Structure can be used to understand exactly where and why the problem occurred.

Question 14

A WBS dictionary is a document that defines each of the terms used in the project scope statement.

Question 15

The most conventional approach to create a Work Breakdown Structure is to adopt a "top-down" approach,which can be used when the project work is familiar to the team.

Question 16

Baselining is defined as a technique for dividing and subdividing the project scope and project deliverables into smaller,more manageable parts.

Question 17

The best project scope statements are brief,succinct and limit their focus specifically to the work to be performed.

Question 18

A Work Breakdown Structure must be decomposed at least four levels in order to be effective.

Question 19

It is important to assign a unique number to every component in the project Work Breakdown Structure.

Question 20

The project scope is the work that must be performed to deliver a product,service or result with the specified features and functions.

Question 21

Define Scope is the process of developing:

A) a project scope management plan.
B) a detailed description of the project and product.
C) a project work breakdown structure.
D) a project scope network diagram

Question 22

A deliverable at the lowest level of each branch of a work breakdown structure is known as:

A) a work element.
B) a work package.
C) a work unit.
D) a control account

Question 23

It is helpful to list requirements and supporting information in a requirements traceability matrix.When requirements are complete,they should meet all of these criteria EXCEPT:

A) identified with the stakeholder who needs it
B) assigned to a team member who will be the requirement owner
C) measurable,so that the value and completion can be verified
D) prioritized so tradeoff decisions can be made if necessary

Question 24

The approved version of a work product that can be changed only through formal change control procedures is called a ____:

A) requirement.
B) baseline.
C) benchmark.
D) component.

Question 25

Which of the following items best describes a project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?

A) an organizational chart depicting who will perform project work
B) a schedule depicting when project work will be performed
C) a tool that the team uses to progressively divide deliverables into smaller pieces
D) a list of activities to complete the project work packages

Question 26

The approved set of procedures that describe how modifications to the project deliverables and documentation will be managed and controlled are collectively known by which of the following terms?

A) scope statement
B) change control system
C) configuration management plan
D) scope management plan

Question 27

All of the following conventions are widely adopted when project teams create the second level of the project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)EXCEPT:

A) The second level may be organized by project phase.
B) The second level may be organized by major design components.
C) The second level may be organized by work function.
D) The second level may be organized by activities and tasks

Question 28

Which of the following is not a format that is typically used to represent a Work Breakdown Structure?

A) Hierarchical
B) Indented outline
C) Requirements Traceability Matrix
D) Free Format

Question 29

Which of the following statements is true concerning the adoption of rolling wave planning in project management?

A) It is facilitated when the second level of the work breakdown structure is organized by phase or design components.
B) It is initially cumbersome,often delaying a prompt and timely project start.
C) It often creates a situation known as "analysis paralysis."
D) It requires detailed bottom-up estimating for every WBS component

Question 30

Once the project is underway,each potential change to a project is normally documented by some sort of change request.

Question 31

Work Breakdown Structures typically include one or more intermediate levels.Which of the following statements correctly describe the nature of these intermediate levels?

A) They generally represent items that need to be created in order to create the final deliverables.
B) They generally represent the raw materials required to create the final deliverables.
C) They generally represent the resource assignments to create the final deliverables.
D) They generally represent the sequence and timing of work packages

Question 32

The project scope planning processes include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) how the project scope will be defined
B) how the requirements will be collected
C) how the work breakdown structure will be created
D) how the business case will be created

Question 33

The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)is a framework that will be used as a basis for further planning activities including all the following EXCEPT:

A) developing the project schedule
B) developing the project cost estimate
C) identifying key stakeholders
D) identifying project risks

Question 34

Which of the following statements concerning work packages is NOT correct?

A) Work packages are the basis for subsequent project planning activities.
B) Work packages are the basis for subsequent project control activities.
C) Work packages are activity elements with detailed descriptions of tasks and dependencies
D) Work packages are the elements at the lowest level of the WBS.

Question 35

Work Breakdown Structures can be displayed in a variety of formats including which of the following?

A) a sequential process diagram
B) an inverted pyramid
C) an indented outline format
D) fishbone or cause and effect diagram

Question 36

The technique for dividing and subdividing the project scope and project deliverables into smaller,more manageable parts is called:

A) rolling wave planning
B) decomposition
C) parent child relationship
D) requirements traceability

Question 37

On agile projects,the scope definition begins with :

A) brainstorming
B) joint application development (JAD)sessions
C) creation of the WBS
D) user stories

Question 38

All of the following elements should be included in a project scope statement EXCEPT:

A) project boundaries or exclusions
B) names of the project team members
C) assumptions and constraints that may limit or influence project work
D) key deliverables with acceptance criteria

Question 39

All of the following statements correctly describe a contemporary approach to create the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)for a project EXCEPT:

A) Project teams may adopt a top-down approach to construct the WBS.
B) Project teams may rely upon a WBS from a previous project as a starting point.
C) Project teams may rely upon the project manager to create the entire WBS
D) Project teams may jump start the effort with a brainstorming session.

Question 40

For each component in the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS),the WBS dictionary includes all the following fields that will be progressively elaborated EXCEPT:

A) a brief description of the work
B) names of team member(s)responsible for creating the deliverables
C) a list of associated deliverables
D) type of resources needed

Question 41

Identify and describe the three steps that the team should follow in order to define project scope and create a project scope statement.

Question 42

Explain how scope is defined on agile projects.

Question 43

What are some of the benefits of creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?

Question 44

A typical change request form will include which of the following content items?

A) a description of the change along with the impact of making the change
B) a summary of previous changes to the project
C) an issues log
D) a change control process flow diagram