Chapt4

A work breakdown structure numbering system allows the project team to:

• A. Systematically estimate costs of work breakdown structure elements

• B. Provide project justification

• C. Identify the level at which individual elements are found

• D. Use it in project management software

Which of the following is a KEY output of the Validate Scope process?

• A. A more complete scope management plan

• B. Customer acceptance of project deliverables

• C. Improved schedule estimates

• D. An improved project management information system

During project executing, a team member comes to the project manager because he is not sure what work he needs to accomplish on the project. Which of the following documents contains detailed descriptions of work packages?

• A. WBS dictionary

• B. Activity list

• C. Project scope statement

• D. Scope management plan

During a meeting with some of the project stakeholders, the project manager is asked to add work to the project scope. The project manager had access to correspondence about the project before the project charter was signed and remembers that the project sponsor specifically denied funding for the scope mentioned by these stakeholders. The BEST thing for the project manager to do is to

• A. Let the sponsor know of the stakeholders' request

• B. Evaluate the impact of adding the scope

• C. Tell the stakeholders the scope cannot be added

• D. Add the work if there is time available in the project schedule

You have just joined the project management office after five years of working on projects. One of the things you want to introduce to your company is the value of creating and utilizing work breakdown structures. Some of the project managers are angry that you are asking them to do "extra work." Which of the following would be the BEST thing you could tell the project managers to convince them to use work breakdown structures?

• A. Work breakdown structures will prevent work from slipping through the cracks

• B. Work breakdown structures are only needed on large projects

• C. Work breakdown structures are required only if the project involves contracts

• D. Work breakdown structures are the only way to identify risks.

During a project team meeting, a team member suggests an enhancement to the scope that is beyond the scope of the project charter. The project manager points out that the team needs to concentrate on completing all the work and only the work required. This is an example of:

• A. Change management process

• B. Scope management

• C. Quality analysis

• D. Scope decomposition

A project manager may use to make sure the team members clearly know what work is included in each of their work packages.

• A. The project scope statement

• B. The product scope

• C. The WBS dictionary

• D. The schedule

The construction phase of a new software product is near completion. The next phases are testing and implementation. The project is two weeks ahead of schedule. Which of the following processes should the project manager be MOST concerned with before moving into the final phases?

• A. Validate Scope

• B. Control Quality

• C. Manage Communications

• D. Control Costs

All of the following are parts of the scope baseline EXCEPT the:

• A. Scope management plan

• B. Project scope statement

• C. Work breakdown structure

• D. WBS dictionary.

During the completion of project work, the sponsor asks the project manager to report on how the project is going. In order to prepare the report, the project manager asks all the team members what percent complete their work is. There is one team member who has been hard to manage from the beginning. In response to being asked what percent complete he is, the team member asks, “Percent complete of what?” Being tired of such comments, the project manager reports to the team member's boss that the team member is not cooperating. Which of the following is MOST likely the real problem?

• A. The project manager did not get buy-in from the manager for the resources on the project

• B. The project manager did not create an adequate reward system for team members to improve their cooperation

• C. The project manager should have had a meeting with the team member's boss the first time the team member caused trouble

• D. The project manager did not assign work packages.