Question 1

Which action involves defining and documenting the features and functions of the products produced during the project as well as the processes used for creating them?
A) Collecting requirements
B) Defining scope
C) Controlling scope
D) Validating scope

Accepted Answer

Collecting requirements involves defining and documenting the features and functions of the products for the project as well as the processes used for creating them. The project team creates requirements documentation and a requirements traceability matrix as outputs of the requirements collection process.

Question 2

Which process involves generating ideas by comparing specific project practices or product characteristics to those of other projects or products inside or outside the performing organization?
A) variance
B) benchmarking
C) prototyping
D) decomposition

Accepted Answer

Benchmarking, or generating ideas by comparing specific project practices or product characteristics to those of other projects or products inside or outside the performing organization, can be used to collect requirements.

Question 3

Which term describes a product produced as part of a project?
A) variance
B) scope
C) deliverable
D) work package

Accepted Answer

The term deliverable describes a product created as part of a project. Deliverables can be product related, such as a piece of hardware or software, or process-related, such as a planning document or meeting minutes.

Question 4

Which task is at the lowest level of the WBS?
A) variance
B) objective
C) deliverable
D) work package

Accepted Answer

A work package is a task at the lowest level of the WBS.

Question 5

Which output documents how project needs will be analyzed, documented, and managed?
A) requirements traceability matrix
B) requirements management plan
C) WBS
D) project scope statement

Accepted Answer

The requirements management plan documents how project requirements will be analyzed, documented, and managed.

Question 6

Creating the WBS is a subprocess associated with which process in project scope management?
A) planning
B) monitoring and controlling
C) closing
D) executing

Accepted Answer

Creating the WBS is a subprocess associated with the planning process of the project scope management.

Question 7

The format of the WBS dictionary is essentially the same for all projects.

Accepted Answer

WBS dictionary is a document that provides detailed information about each WBS item. The format of the WBS dictionary can vary based on project needs.

Question 8

Which approach for constructing a WBS starts with the largest items of the project and breaks them into subordinate items?
A) analogy
B) bottom-up
C) top-down
D) mind mapping

Accepted Answer

To use the top-down approach, start with the largest items of the project and break them into subordinate items. The top-down approach is best suited to project managers who have vast technical insight and a big-picture perspective.

Question 9

Scope creep if not managed well can lead to the failure of information technology projects.

Accepted Answer

Even when the project scope is fairly well defined, many IT projects suffer from scope creep-the tendency for project scope to keep getting bigger and bigger. Many IT projects fail due to scope creep.

Question 10

Which action involves normalizing acceptance of the project deliverables and during this phase the key project stakeholders, such as the customer and sponsor for the project, inspect and then formally accept the deliverables?
A) Creating scope
B) Defining scope
C) Controlling scope
D) Validating scope

Accepted Answer

Validating scope involves formalizing acceptance of the project deliverables. Key project stakeholders, such as the customer and sponsor for the project, inspect and then formally accept the deliverables during this process.

Question 11

What is the main technique used in creating a WBS, which involves subdividing project deliverables into smaller pieces?
A) conglomeration
B) accumulation
C) decomposition
D) catalyzation

Accepted Answer

The main tool or technique involved in creating a WBS is decomposition-that is, subdividing project deliverables into smaller pieces.

Question 12

What is a table that lists requirements, their various attributes, and the status of the requirements to ensure that all are addressed referred to as?
A) requirements traceability matrix
B) Gantt chart
C) state transition table
D) entity-attribute-value model

Accepted Answer

A requirements traceability matrix (RTM) is a table that lists requirements, their various attributes, and the status of the requirements to ensure that all are addressed.

Question 13

Which action involves reviewing the project charter, requirements documents, and organizational process assets to create a scope statement, adding more information as requirements are developed and change requests are approved?
A) Creating scope
B) Defining scope
C) Controlling scope
D) Validating scope

Accepted Answer

Defining scope involves reviewing the scope management plan, project charter, requirements documents, and organizational process assets to create a scope statement, adding more information as requirements are developed and change requests are approved.

Question 14

Which approach for constructing a WBS involves refining the work into greater and greater levels of detail?
A) analogy
B) bottom-up
C) top-down
D) mind mapping

Accepted Answer

To use the top-down approach, start with the largest items of the project and break them into subordinate items. This process involves refining the work into greater and greater levels of detail.

Question 15

Which technique is used for creating a WBS uses branches radiating from a core idea to structure thoughts and ideas instead of writing down tasks in a list or immediately trying to create a structure for tasks?
A) analogy
B) bottom-up
C) top-down
D) mind mapping

Accepted Answer

Mind mapping is a technique that uses branches radiating from a core idea to structure thoughts and ideas. Instead of writing down tasks in a list or immediately trying to create a structure for tasks, mind mapping allows people to write and even draw pictures of ideas in a nonlinear format.

Question 16

Which document should list and describe all of the deliverables required for the project?
A) project charter
B) scope statement
C) WBS
D) Gantt chart

Accepted Answer

The scope statement should list and describe all of the deliverables required for the project. It is very important to ensure consistency between the project charter, scope statement, WBS, and Gantt chart to define the scope of the project accurately.

Question 17

Which approach for constructing a WBS uses a similar project's WBS as a starting point?
A) top-down
B) bottom-up
C) mind-mapping
D) analogy

Accepted Answer

A method for constructing a WBS is the analogy approach. In the analogy approach, you use a similar project's WBS as a starting point.

Question 18

Which document contains a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project?
A) project charter
B) business case
C) project scope statement
D) work breakdown structure

Accepted Answer

After collecting requirements and defining scope, the next step in project scope management is to create a work breakdown structure. A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a deliverable oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines its total scope.

Question 19

Which statement best describes scope?
A) each level of work that is outlined in a work breakdown structure
B) end product created as part of a project that is delivered to the client
C) tasks that are decomposed into smaller tasks in a work breakdown structure
D) work involved in creating the products and the processes used to create them

Accepted Answer

Scope refers to all the work involved in creating the products of the project and the processes used to create them.

Question 20

A unit of work should appear at only one place in the WBS.

Accepted Answer

A basic principle of creating a good WBS and its WBS dictionary is that a unit of work should appear at only one place in the WBS.

Quiz 5: Project Scope Management

Which action involves defining and documenting the features and functions of the products produced during the project as well as the processes used for creating them?

Which process involves generating ideas by comparing specific project practices or product characteristics to those of other projects or products inside or outside the performing organization?

Which term describes a product produced as part of a project?

Which task is at the lowest level of the WBS?

Which output documents how project needs will be analyzed, documented, and managed?

Creating the WBS is a subprocess associated with which process in project scope management?

The format of the WBS dictionary is essentially the same for all projects.

Which approach for constructing a WBS starts with the largest items of the project and breaks them into subordinate items?

Scope creep if not managed well can lead to the failure of information technology projects.

Which action involves normalizing acceptance of the project deliverables and during this phase the key project stakeholders, such as the customer and sponsor for the project, inspect and then formally accept the deliverables?

What is the main technique used in creating a WBS, which involves subdividing project deliverables into smaller pieces?

What is a table that lists requirements, their various attributes, and the status of the requirements to ensure that all are addressed referred to as?

Which action involves reviewing the project charter, requirements documents, and organizational process assets to create a scope statement, adding more information as requirements are developed and change requests are approved?

Which approach for constructing a WBS involves refining the work into greater and greater levels of detail?

Which technique is used for creating a WBS uses branches radiating from a core idea to structure thoughts and ideas instead of writing down tasks in a list or immediately trying to create a structure for tasks?

Which document should list and describe all of the deliverables required for the project?

Which approach for constructing a WBS uses a similar project's WBS as a starting point?

Which document contains a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project?

Which statement best describes scope?

A unit of work should appear at only one place in the WBS.