CHAP5

Which statement about scope management is BEST?

• Scope management must take place during the conceptual development, full definition, execution, and termination phases.

• Project goals don't matter in scope management as long as the budget is not exceeded.

• Scope management is accomplished in a single step by any one project team member.

• Scope management can begin once a project hits operational level.

The Scope Management chapter begins and ends with the quote, "It's a dream until you write it down. Then it's:

• Etched in stone.

• A scope statement.

• A documented dream.

• A goal.

Which of these is NOT an element of project scope management?

• Project champion

• Scope statement

• Project closeout

• Control systems

Scope management for a project begins with:

• A work package.

• An organization breakdown structure.

• A statement of goals.

• A configuration statement.

Restrictions that affect project development are:

• Problems.

• Constraints.

• Stop-limits.

• Limitations.

The cat-skinning project management team considers the many ways to accomplish their objective before settling on one technique as part of their:

• Information gathering step.

• Need statement step.

• Project objectives step.

• Alternative analysis step.

Conceptual development for a project concludes with:

• Project objectives.

• Alternative analysis.

• Project delivery.

• Team dissolution.

One consequence of conceptual development that proceeds with a problem that is poorly understood is:

• Problem restatement.

• Cost overruns.

• Problem clarification.

• Task confusion.

Which statement about conceptual development is BEST?

• A project goal of "significantly increase computer performance" is better than "improve processing speed 20%" because the team may exceed 20%.

• It is vital that a best approach to solving a problem be locked in as soon as possible to save analysis time downstream

• Conceptual development begins with the process of reducing the project's overall complexity to a more basic level.

• Project goals should be optimistic to the point of excess.

The statement of work should contain:

• Information on the key objectives for the project.

• A brief and general description of the work to be performed.

• Expected project outcomes.

• All of these are elements of a statement of work.