PMBOK PMBOK Scope and WBS Development Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

What is the main output of the Collect Requirements process?

Accepted Answer

Requirements documentation

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Scope management plan

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Project scope statement

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Requirements traceability matrix

Question 2

A project team discovers that a deliverable was inadvertently omitted from the WBS. What should happen next?

Accepted Answer

Submit a change request through integrated change control

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Add it directly to the WBS and continue work

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Notify the sponsor and wait for direction

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Document it as a risk in the risk register

Question 3

Which of the following best distinguishes scope creep from gold plating?

Accepted Answer

Scope creep involves uncontrolled changes; gold plating involves adding extra features voluntarily

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Scope creep is approved; gold plating is not

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Scope creep affects cost; gold plating affects schedule

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Scope creep is caused by stakeholders; gold plating is caused by sponsors

Question 4

What is the purpose of a requirements traceability matrix?

Accepted Answer

To link requirements to their origin and trace them through the project lifecycle

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To track project costs against the budget baseline

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To map risks to their corresponding mitigation strategies

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To document lessons learned from previous projects

Question 5

When using decomposition to create the WBS, at what point should you stop breaking down deliverables?

Accepted Answer

When each element can be reliably estimated and managed

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When each element can be completed in one day

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When the project sponsor approves the level of detail

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When each element maps to a single resource

Question 6

Which input to the Define Scope process helps ensure alignment between the project scope and organizational strategy?

Accepted Answer

Project charter

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Enterprise environmental factors

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Organizational process assets

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Stakeholder register