Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1349

You have been appointed project manager for a new project in your organization and must prepare a project management plan. You decide to prepare a WBS to show the magnitude and complexity of the work involved. No WBS templates are available to help
you. To prepare the WBS, your first step should be to______________


A.
Determine the cost and duration estimates for each project deliverable
B. Identify and analyze the deliverables and related work
C. Identify the components of each project deliverable
D. Determine the key tasks to be performed

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Explanation:
Identifying and analyzing the deliverables and related work is the first step in the decomposition of a project. The deliverables should be defined in terms of how the project will be organized. For example, the major project deliverables may be used as the second
level.