Project Management - Chapter 5
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Generally, each work package in a WBS should represent roughly ____ hours of effort.
Mind Mapping
The __________ approach to developing a WBS is a more visual, less structured method of defining and then grouping activities in the WBS.
Scope Baseline
The approved project scope statement and its associated WBS and WBS dictionary form the ____________________.
False
The format of WBS dictionaries should remain constant from project to project so that they will be easy to compare.
False
A project WBS should be based on a single approach.
True
A unit of work should appear at only one place in the WBS.
True
A work package represents the lowest level of work that the project manager is using to monitor and control the project.
True
Deliverables can be product-related, such as a piece of hardware or software.
Project Scope Management
Factors such as user involvement, clear business objectives, a minimized or clearly defined scope, and firm basic requirements, are elements of ____________________.
Project scope Statement
It is helpful to document project success criteria in the ____.
Gantt Charts
Project management software helps you develop a WBS, which serves as a basis for creating the __________.
False
Project scope statements should be short and limited to a brief description of the project
Project stakeholders transmit project scope management information using various types of communication software such as __________ and assorted Web-based applications.
Verification
Scope __________ involves formalizing acceptance of the project scope.
WBS
Scope planning involves deciding how the scope will be defined, verified, and controlled and how the __________ will be created.
True
Scope refers to all the work involved in creating the products of the project and the processes used to create them.
Work Breakdown Structure
Some project management experts believe that work should not be done on a project if it is not included in the ____________________.
False
The WBS, WBS dictionary and requested changes are some of the inputs for the scope verification process.
0
The ____ level of a WBS represents the entire project and is the top level.
Scope Control
The goal of ____ is to influence the factors that cause scope changes, assure changes are processed according to procedures developed as part of integrated change control, and manage changes when they occur.
Project Scope Statement
The main output of scope definition is the ____________________.
Scope Management Plan
The main output of scope planning is the __________.
Scope Verification
The main outputs of ____ are accepted deliverables, requested changes, and recommended corrective actions.
Inspection
The main tool for performing scope verification is ____________________.
False
The project scope statement provides the basis for planning and managing project schedules, costs, resources, and changes.
False
The project's size, complexity, importance, and other factors will not affect how much effort is spent on scope planning.
False
The scope baseline is a document that describes detailed information about each WBS item.
Scope Definition
____ involves reviewing the project charter and preliminary scope statement created during the initiation process and adding more information during the planning process as requirements are developed and change requests are approved.
Use Case Modeling
____ is a process for identifying and modeling business events, who initiated them, and how the system should respond to them.
Mind Mapping
____________________ can be used for developing WBSs using the top-down or bottom-up approach.
