Scope Management

The work breakdown structure is __________ -oriented.

• Decomposition

• Risk

• Deliverable

• Action

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

• WBS dictionary

• Activity List

• Project scope statement

• Scope management plan

Which of the following statement related to Validate Scope and Quality Control is accurate?

• Validate Scope is concerned with correctness of the work results while quality control is primarily concerned with acceptance of the work results

• Validate Scope is concerned with acceptance of the work results while quality control is primarily concerned with correctness of the work results

• Validate Scope is done only after changes are approved by the change control board

• Both Validate Scope and Quality control are always done sequentially

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 the stakeholders’. The BEST thing for the project manager to do is to:

• Let the sponsor know of the stake holder’s request

• Evaluate the impact of adding the scope

• Tell the stakeholder the scope cannot be added

• Add the work if the time is available in the project schedule

The Work Breakdown Structure can BEST be thought of as an effective aid for __________ communications.

• Team

• Project manager

• Customer

• Stakeholder

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

• A more complete Scope management plan

• Customer acceptance of project deliverables

• Improved Schedule estimates

• An improved Project management information system

When decomposing the work in the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which of the following is NOT true?

• Decompose until the WBS element cannot be logically decomposed further

• Decompose until the WBS element can be estimated accurately

• Decompose until the WBS element can be accomplished by a single project team member

• Decompose until the WBS element has a meaningful conclusion

After a significant amount of time and effort dedicated to the creation of the Work Breakdown Structure, it is finally ready. Now you have distributed the WBS to all the relevant stakeholders. You receive an email from John complaining that the WBS isn’t detailed enough. For detailed descriptions of each WBS element, where should John look?

• Scope Statement

• WBS Dictionary

• Stakeholder Register

• Project Charter

While working as the Project Manager of a highway construction project, you are visited by the Project Sponsor. The Sponsor asks you to lay 12” thick asphalt and not the 9” which has been mentioned in the scope statement and WBS. What should be your next step?

• Ask the team to accommodate the request as soon as possible

• Look for cheaper suppliers so that the cost impact can be minimized

• Set up an emergency team meeting

• Refuse the request and ask the sponsor to use the change management system

Whilst examining project documentation for a project you have just taken over, you notice that not all the stakeholders were consulted and the project scope statement appears to be incomplete.Which process should you revisit and why?

• Identify Stakeholders as not all the stakeholders were originally identified

• Define Scope as the Project Scope Statement does not contain Acceptance Criteria and the project team will not be able to carry out user acceptance testing on the final product

• Define Scope because not all the tools and techniques for this process were used

• Collect Requirements because the needs and expectations of all the stakeholders were not taken into account previously