PMP Exam Prep 2024 - Chapter 3 - Project Scope Management

Which of the following is a false statement about the WBS?

• A control account may have many code of account identifiers.

• You should keep decomposing WBS components to lower levels until necessary and sufficient decomposition has been achieved.

• Each work component appears in the WBS once and only once.

• The work packages should appear from left to right in the order in which the work will be performed.

Answer explanation

Answer: D is the correct answer, because the work packages do not have to appear in the order in which the

work is performed. That order will be determined later.

A, B, and C are incorrect answers because these are the characteristics of the WBS.

Which of the following is done first?

• Creating the scope statement

• Creating the WBS

• Creating the requirement documentation

• Creating the project charter

Answer explanation

Answer: D is correct, because the project charter is created in the initiation phase and serves as input for the creation of the requirements documentation and the scope statement.

A is incorrect because the project charter is an input item to creating the project scope statement.

B is incorrect because the project scope statement is an input item to creating the WBS.

C is incorrect because the project charter is an input to creating the requirements documentation.

The WBS is the output of which of the following processes?

• Create WBS process

• Define Scope process

• Develop WBS process

• Project Initiating process

Answer explanation

Answer: A is correct because the Create WBS process is used to create the WBS.

B and C are incorrect because there are no standard processes named Project Work process or Develop WBS.

D is incorrect because project initiating is a process group that includes two processes: one to develop the project

charter and one to identify stakeholders.

The project scope statement is the output of which of the following processes?

• Create WBS process

• Define Scope process

• Create Project Scope process

• Project Initiating process

Answer explanation

Answer: B is correct because the Define Scope process is used to create the project scope statement.

A is incorrect because the Create WBS process is used to create the WBS.

C is incorrect because there is no such standard process named Create Project Scope.

D is incorrect because project initiating is a process group that includes two processes: one to develop the project charter and one to identify stakeholders.

Which of the following is a false statement about the output of the Plan Scope Management process that creates the project scope management plan?

• It describes how to verify the project scope.

• It describes how to control the project scope.

• It doesn’t describe how to manage the requirements.

• It describes how to define the product scope.

Answer explanation

Answer: C is the correct answer because the Plan Scope Management process also generates the requirement

management plan.

A, B, and D are incorrect because all these are true statements about the project scope management plan, the

other output of the Plan Scope Management process.

What are the components in the lowest level of the WBS hierarchy collectively called?

• Work packages

• Control accounts

• Phase

• Milestones

Answer explanation

Answer: A is correct because the components in the lowest level of the WBS hierarchy are called work packages.

B is incorrect because a control account might consist of more than one work package.

C is incorrect because if a phase is represented in the WBS, it will be represented at a much higher level.

D is incorrect because a milestone might consist of more than one work package.

Choose what is included in the project scope statement:

(multiple answers)

• Project scope

• Product scope

• Assumptions and constraints

• Some things that the project is not going to do

Answer explanation

Answer: A, B, C, D are correct because all of these are included in the project scope statement.

Which one of the following constitutes the project scope baseline?

• The WBS document and the scope statement

• The scope statement

• The WBS document

• The WBS, the WBS dictionary, and the scope statement

Answer explanation

Answer: D is correct because the project scope statement, the WBS document, and the WBS dictionary together form the basis for the project scope.

A is incorrect because the WBS dictionary is missing from the list.

B is incorrect because you must include the WBS document and the WBS dictionary in the scope baseline.

C is incorrect because you must include the scope statement and the WBS dictionary in the scope baseline along with the WBS document.

Who creates the WBS?

• The project manager alone

• The upper management in the performing organization

• The customer

• The project manager, with help from the project team

Answer explanation

Answer: D is correct because you, the project manager, create the WBS with help from the project team.

A is incorrect because the project manager creates the WBS with help from the team.

B and C are incorrect because neither the customer nor the upper management of the performing organization creates the WBS.

Which of the following is not included in the project scope statement?

• Project assumptions and constraints

• The WBS

• Product description

• Project deliverables

Answer explanation

Answer: B is correct because the WBS is not part of the project scope statement; it is an output of the Create

WBS process, to which the scope statement is an input item.

A, C, and D are incorrect because all these items are parts of the scope statement.