PM chap 5

Which process involves developing a working replica of the system or some aspect of the system? a. Prototyping b. Variance c. Decomposition d. Use case modeling

a. Prototyping

Which action involves defining and documenting the features and functions of the products produced during the project as well as the processes used for creating them? a. Collecting requirements b. Defining scope c. Controlling scope d. Validating scope

a. Collecting requirements

What process involves formal acceptance of the completed project scope by the stakeholders? a. Scope validation b. Scope planning c. Scope control d. Scope baseline

a. Scope validation

Creating the WBS is a subprocess associated with which process in project scope management? a. planning b. monitoring and controlling c. closing d. executing

a. planning

What is a table that lists requirements, their various attributes, and the status of the requirements to ensure that all are addressed referred to as? a. requirements traceability matrix b. Gantt chart c. state transition table d. entity-attribute-value model

a. requirements traceability matrix

What is scope creep? a. the tendency for project scope to keep getting bigger and bigger b. subdividing project deliverables into smaller pieces c. the approved project scope statement and its associated WBS. d. a task at the lowest level of the WBS

a. the tendency for project scope to keep getting bigger and bigger

Which is recommended for the creation of a good WBS? a. Any WBS item should be the responsibility of all the people working on it. b. A unit of work should appear at only one place in the WBS. c. Each WBS item should be created assuming that the requirements are inflexible. d. The work content of a WBS item is independent of the WBS items below it.

b. A unit of work should appear at only one place in the WBS.

Which action involves reviewing the project charter, requirements documents, and organizational process assets to create a scope statement, adding more information as requirements are developed and change requests are approved? a. Creating scope b. Defining scope c. Controlling scope d. Validating scope

b. Defining scope

Which process uses highly organized and intensive workshops to bring together project stakeholders—the sponsor, users, business analysts, programmers, and so on—to jointly define and design information systems? a. Prototyping b. JAD c. RAD d. Use case modeling

b. JAD

Which term refers to the difference between planned and actual performance? a. Decomposition b. Variance c. Scope validation d. Scope creep

b. Variance

Which process involves generating ideas by comparing specific project practices or product characteristics to those of other projects or products inside or outside the performing organization? a. variance b. benchmarking c. prototyping d. decomposition

b. benchmarking

During which approach do team members first identify as many specific tasks related to the project as possible and then aggregate the specific tasks and organize them into summary activities, or higher levels in the WBS? a. analogy b. bottom-up c. top-down d. mind mapping

b. bottom-up

Which output documents how project needs will be analyzed, documented, and managed? a. requirements traceability matrix b. requirements management plan c. WBS d. project scope statement

b. requirements management plan

Which document should list and describe all of the deliverables required for the project? a. project charter b. scope statement c. WBS d. Gantt chart

b. scope statement

What is the main technique used in creating a WBS, which involves subdividing project deliverables into smaller pieces? a. conglomeration b. accumulation c. decomposition d. catalyzation

c. decomposition

Which term describes a product produced as part of a project? a. variance b. scope c. deliverable d. work package

c. deliverable

Which approach for constructing a WBS involves refining the work into greater and greater levels of detail? a. analogy b. bottom-up c. top-down d. mind mapping

c. top-down

Which approach for constructing a WBS starts with the largest items of the project and breaks them into subordinate items? a. analogy b. bottom-up c. top-down d. mind mapping

c. top-down

Mind mapping can be used for developing WBSs using which approach? a. analogy approach only b. bottom-up or analogy approach c. top-down or bottom-up approach d. any approach

c. top-down or bottom-up approach

Which process involves identifying and modeling business events, who initiated them, and how the system should respond to them? a. Prototyping b. JAD c. RAD d. Use case modeling

d. Use case modeling

Which action involves normalizing acceptance of the project deliverables and during this phase the key project stakeholders, such as the customer and sponsor for the project, inspect and then formally accept the deliverables? a. Creating scope b. Defining scope c. Controlling scope d. Validating scope

d. Validating scope

Which approach for constructing a WBS uses a similar project's WBS as a starting point? a. top-down b. bottom-up c. mind-mapping d. analogy

d. analogy

Which technique is used for creating a WBS uses branches radiating from a core idea to structure thoughts and ideas instead of writing down tasks in a list or immediately trying to create a structure for tasks? a. analogy b. bottom-up c. top-down d. mind mapping

d. mind mapping

Which document contains a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project? a. project charter b. business case c. project scope statement d. work breakdown structure

d. work breakdown structure

Which statement best describes scope? a. each level of work that is outlined in a work breakdown structure b. end product created as part of a project that is delivered to the client c. tasks that are decomposed into smaller tasks in a work breakdown structure d. work involved in creating the products and the processes used to create them

d. work involved in creating the products and the processes used to create them

Which task is at the lowest level of the WBS? a. variance b. objective c. deliverable d. work package

d. work package