All-in-one CAPM/PMP: Chapter 5 - Scope

Henry is the project manager for his organization, and management has asked him to create a project management plan to define the scope statement.

Which project management plan guides the creation of the detailed project scope statement?

• 1. The charter

• 1. The project management plan

• 1. The project scope plan

• 1. The project scope management plan

Answer explanation

The project scope management plan defines the creation of the detailed project scope statement. A, the charter, does include the preliminary project scope statement, but not the detailed one defined by the project scope management plan. B, the project management plan, is a parent of the project scope management plan. C is not a valid plan, so this answer is incorrect.

You are the project manager of the GYH Project. This project will create a walking bridge across the Tennessee River. You've been asked to start the process of creating the project scope statement and you need to gather the elements for this process.

Which one of the following is not needed to define the project scope?

• 1. A project charter

• 1. Organizational process assets

• 1. A risk management plan

• 1. Requirements documentation

Answer explanation

At this point, you won't need, or likely have, the risk management plan to define the project scope. A, B, and D are incorrect statements because you'll need the project charter, organizational process assets, and the requirements documentation to define the project scope.

You are the project manager of the BHY Project. Your project customer has demanded that the project be completed by December 1.

December 1 is an example of which one of the following?

• 1. A constraint

• 1. An assumption

• 1. A project boundary

• 1. Product acceptance criteria

Answer explanation

This is an example of a project constraint. B is incorrect because this is a requirement, not an assumption. C is incorrect because project boundaries define things that are within and outside of the project scope. D is incorrect because product acceptance criteria are an example of functions and features the product must have to be acceptable to the customer.

Marty is the project manager of the Highway 41 Bridge Project and he's working with his project team members to create the WBS. Marty shows the team how to break down the project scope into the WBS components, but the team doesn't understand how far down the breakdown should occur.

Marty should call the lowest-level item in a WBS what?

• 1. A deliverable

• 1. A work package

• 1. An activity

• 1. A leaf object

Answer explanation

The smallest item in the WBS is called the work package. A, deliverables, may be true to a degree, but B is a more precise answer. C is incorrect because activities are found in the activity list. D is an invalid WBS term

You are working with the project team to create the WBS. Some elements in the WBS can't be broken down yet. You and the team elect to break down these items later in the project as more details become available.

This approach to creating the WBS is also known as what?

• 1. Decomposition

• 1. The 8/80 Rule

• 1. Parkinson's Law

• 1. Rolling wave planning

Answer explanation

I his is a clear example of rolling wave planning. A is incorrect because decomposition describes the breakdown process of the project scope. B is incorrect because the 8/80 Rule defines the guideline for the amount of labor that should be related to each work package in the WBS. C, Parkinson's Law, is not relevant to this question. Parkinson's Law states that work will expand to fulfill the amount of time allotted to it.

You are the project manager for your organization and you're creating the WBS for a new project. In your WBS, you're numbering each level of the components following a project sequenced numbering order. lour WBS is numbered in a hierarchical fashion for easy identification and reference.

This numbering scheme is called what?

• 1. Code of accounts

• 1. Chart of accounts

• 1. WBS template

• 1. WBS dictionary

Answer explanation

The WBS numbering scheme is called the code of accounts. B, chart of accounts, is a project management accounting system. C, a WBS template, can be a prepopulated WBS or a WBS from a previous project used to define the current project's WBS. D is incorrect because the WBS dictionary defines the attributes of each WBS element.

You'll use the scope management plan to define the project scope statement. You'll also use this plan to build the scope baseline.

Which two items are parts of the scope baseline for the project?

• 1. The project scope management plan and project charter

• 1. The project scope management plan and the WBS

• 1. The WBS and WBS dictionary

• 1. Time and cost baselines

Answer explanation

The WBS and WBS dictionary are two of the three components of the scope baseline. The approved detailed project scope statement is the third portion of the scope baseline. A, B, and D are all incorrect because they do not accurately define the scope baseline.

Throughout the project, you have milestones scheduled at the end of each phase. Tied to these milestones is a project management requirement of scope validation.

Scope validation leads to what?

• 1. Defect repair

• 1. Formal acceptance of the complete project scope

• 1. Rework

• 1. Inspection

Answer explanation

Scope validation leads to one thing: formal acceptance of the complete project scope. A, C, and D are incorrect because defect repair, rework, and inspection are not outputs of scope validation.

You've just reached the end of your project, and management has asked you and several key stakeholders to begin the scope validation process.

What is a tool and technique used during scope validation?

• 1. Inspection

• 1. Quality control

• 1. Stakeholder analysis

• 1. Defect repair review

Answer explanation

Inspection is a tool and technique used during scope validation. You might also use group decision-making techniques as part of the validate scope process.

B, quality control, is tempting, but this is not a correct choice for scope validation.

Cand D are incorrect as well, because these two choices are not used during the scope validation process.

David, one of your project team members, has been making changes to his work, which, as a result, changes the project scope.

David's changes are also known as what?

• 1. Gold plating

• 1. Scope control defect

• 1. Scope creep

• 1. Improvised scope composition

Answer explanation

Undocumented changes are examples of scope creep. A, gold plating, is when the project team adds changes to consume the project budget. B and D, scope control defect and improvised scope composition, are not valid change management terms