159 Information Tech Project Manager Chapter 5

_____ refer to "conditions or capabilities that must be met by the project or present in the product, service, or result to satisfy an agreement or other formally imposed specification."

Requirements

Creating the _____ involves subdividing the major project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components.

WBS Work Breakdown Structure

Subdividing the project deliverables into smaller pieces is known as _____.

decomposition

Some organizations prescribe the form and content for WBSs for particular projects. These are known as _____.

guidelines

_____ is a technique that uses branches radiating out from a core idea to structure thoughts and ideas when creating a WBS.

mind mapping

The main outputs of scope definition are the _____ and project document updates.

project scope statement

The _____ includes the approved project scope statement and its associated WBS and WBS dictionary

scope baseline

_____ involves controlling changes to the project scope while keeping project goals and business strategy in mind.

scope control

PMI uses the term "_____" to describe each level of work in the WBS.

task

_____ is the difference between planned and actual performance.

variance