PM-ks-C5-myTEST

QUESTION 4 A work package represents one component of the product that the project aims to deliver. True/False

F

QUESTION 15 _____ involves formalizing 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. Validating scope b. Defining scope c. Creating scope d. Controlling scope

a

QUESTION 23 A(n) _____ is a table that lists requirements, their various attributes, and the status of the requirements to ensure that all are addressed. a. requirements traceability matrix b. Gantt chart c. state transition table d. entity-attribute-value model

a

QUESTION 5 Creating the WBS is a subprocess associated with the _____ process in project scope management. a. planning b. monitoring and controlling c. closing d. executing

a

QUESTION 14 The _____ should list and describe all of the deliverables required for the project. a. scope statement b. WBS c. Gantt chart d. project charter

a (this is the one I changed from WBS so this is the right answer)

QUESTION 13 Mind mapping allows people to write and even draw pictures of ideas in a nonlinear format. True/False

t

QUESTION 17 Many information technology projects also require detailed functional and design specifications for developing software, which also should be referenced in the detailed scope statement. True/False

t

QUESTION 20 Many organizations provide different guidelines and templates for developing WBSs. True False

t

QUESTION 24 Project scope management includes the processes involved in defining and controlling what is or is not included in a project. True False

t

QUESTION 25 The project scope statement should reference supporting documents, such as product specifications that will affect what products are produced or purchased, or corporate policies, which might affect how products or services are produced. True False

t

QUESTION 26 Scope refers to all the work involved in creating the products of the project and the processes used to create them. True False

t

QUESTION 30 A unit of work should appear at only one place in the WBS. True False

t

QUESTION 32 Scope creep if not managed well can lead to the failure of information technology projects. True False

t

QUESTION 27 The _____ approach for constructing a WBS starts with the largest items of the project and breaks them into subordinate items. a. analogy b. top-down c. bottom-up d. mind mapping

b

QUESTION 28 _____ 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. Validating scope d. Controlling scope

b

QUESTION 8 _____ 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. Use case modeling b. JAD c. Prototyping d. RAD

b

QUESTION 11 _____ refers to the difference between planned and actual performance. a. Decomposition b. Scope validation c. Variance d. Scope creep

c

QUESTION 12 Generating ideas by comparing specific project practices or product characteristics to those of other projects or products inside or outside the performing organization is known as _____. a. prototyping b. decomposition c. benchmarking d. variance

c

QUESTION 16 In the _____approach for constructing a WBS, you use a similar project's WBS as a starting point. a. top-down b. bottom-up c. analogy d. mind-mapping

c

QUESTION 2 _____ refers to the process of developing a working replica of the system or some aspect of the system. a. Decomposition b. Variance c. Prototyping d. Use case modeling

c

QUESTION 21 The main technique used in creating a WBS is _____, which involves subdividing project deliverables into smaller pieces. a. conglomeration b. accumulation c. decomposition d. catalyzation

c

QUESTION 22 The term ______ describes a product produced as part of a project. a. work package b. scope c. deliverable d. variance

c

QUESTION 33 A(n) ____ is a task at the lowest level of the WBS. a. variance b. objective c. work package d. deliverable

c

QUESTION 1 Which of the following 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. The work content of a WBS item is independent of the WBS items below it. c. A unit of work should appear at only one place in the WBS. d. Each WBS item should be created assuming that the requirements are inflexible. d. Each WBS item should be created assuming that the requirements are inflexible.

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

QUESTION 10 In the _____ approach, 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. top-down c. mind mapping d. bottom-up

d

QUESTION 3 Scope refers to: a. each level of work that is outlined in a work breakdown structure. b. the 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. the work involved in creating the products and the processes used to create them.

d

QUESTION 7 Scope creep refers to: a. a task at the lowest level of the WBS. b. subdividing project deliverables into smaller pieces. c. the approved project scope statement and its associated WBS. d. the tendency for project scope to keep getting bigger and bigger.

d

QUESTION 18 The WBS is organized solely around project phases. True/False

f

QUESTION 19 The format of the WBS dictionary is essentially the same for all projects. True False

f

QUESTION 29 The project's size, complexity, importance, and other factors do not affect how much effort is spent on collecting requirements for scope planning. True False

f

QUESTION 31 The scope baseline in a WBS consists of the requirements documentation and enterprise environmental factors. True False

f

QUESTION 6 The executing tasks of the WBS remain constant from project to project. True/False

f

QUESTION 9 Deliverables are only product-related, such as a piece of hardware or software. True/False

f