The baseline for evaluating whether requests for changes or additional work are contained within or outside the project's exclusion is provided by the______________
A. Project management plan B. Project scope statement C. Project scope management plan D. WBS dictionary
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation:
Project exclusion identifies generally what is included within the project, and state explicitly what is excluded from the project, if a stakeholder might assume that a particular product, service, or result could be a project component. Project boundaries are
described as part of the detailed project scope statement.
Product analysis techniques include all the following EXCEPT______________
A. Value engineering B. Value analysis C. Systems analysis D. Bill of materials
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Explanation:
Product analysis techniques vary by application area, and each application area generally has accepted methods to translate project objectives into tangible deliverables and requirements. Other product analysis techniques include product breakdown,
requirements analysis, and systems engineering.
Alternatives generation often is useful in defining project scope. An example of a technique that can be used is______________
A. Sensitivity analysis B. Decision trees C. Mathematical model D. Lateral thinking
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Explanation:
Lateral thinking, brainstorming, and analysis of alternatives are examples of alternatives generation that can be used to develop as many potential options as possible to execute and perform the project’s work.
You are managing a complex project for a new method of heating and air conditioning in vehicles. You will use both solar and wind technologies in this project to reduce energy costs. Therefore, you must ensure that the work of your project will result in delivering
the project's specified scope, which means that you should measure completion of the product scope against the______________
A. Scope management plan B. Project management plan C. Product requirements D. Requirements management plan
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation:
Completion of the project scope is measured against the project management plan, and completion of the product scope is measured against the requirements. In the project context, product scope consists of features and functions that characterize the product,
service, or result. Project scope is the work that must be done to deliver the product, service, or result with specified features and functions.
An example of an organizational process asset that could affect how project scope is to be managed is______________
A. Personnel administration B. Marketplace conditions C. Historical information D. Organizational culture
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation:
Organizational process assets that can influence plan scope management include formal and informal policies, procedures, and guidelines impacting project scope management. Historical information and the lessons learned knowledge base are other examples.
You and your project team recognize the importance of project scope management to a project's overall success; therefore, you include only the work required for successful completion of the project. The first step in the Project Scope Management process is
to______________
A. Clearly distinguish between project scope and product scope B. Prepare a scope management plan C. Define and document your stakeholders' needs to meet the project's objectives D. Capture and manage both project and product requirements
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation:
The work involved in the six Project Scope Management processes begins by preparing a scope management plan, which is a subsidiary plan for the project management plan. It describes the Project Scope Management processes from definition to control.
You are examining multiple scope change requests on a project you were asked to take over because the previous project manager decided to resign. To assess the degree to which the project scope will change, you need to compare the requests to which
project document?
A. Preliminary scope statement B. WBS C. Change management plan D. Scope management plan
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation:
The WBS, along with the detailed scope statement and the WBS dictionary, defines the project’s scope baseline, which provides the basis for any changes that may occur on the project.
Progressive elaboration of product characteristics on your project must be coordinated carefully with the______________
A. Proper project scope definition B. Project stakeholders C. Scope change control system D. Customer's strategic plan
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation:
Progressive elaboration of a project’s specification must be coordinated carefully with proper scope definition, particularly when the project is performed under contract. When properly defined, the project scope the work to be done should remain constant even
when the product characteristics are elaborated progressively.
All projects involve some extent of change, because they involve work that is unique in some fashion. Therefore, it is important that a project management plan includes a______________.
A. Description of the change request process
B. Configuration management plan C. Methodology for preventive action to avoid the need for excessive changes D. A work authorization system
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation:
A configuration management plan is part of a project management plan to document how configuration management will be performed on the project.
