ITC4500 Midterm - Quiz 4

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

a. Scope validation

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. bottom-up b. mind mapping c. top-down d. analogy

a. bottom-up

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

a. work package

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

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

b. scope statement

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

c. decomposition

A(n) _____ is a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project. a. business case b. project scope statement c. work breakdown structure d. project charter

c. work breakdown structure

_____ 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. Validating scope c. Controlling scope d. Defining scope

d. Defining scope

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

d. deliverable

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

d. planning