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Chapter 5: Project Planning: Scope and the Work Breakdown
Structure
True/False
1. According to the PMBOK® area of scope management, one of the processes
is scope planning which means ensuring that authority and resources are
committed to developing a scope management plan.
a. True
b. False
2. Project scope is a statement detailing the features and functions that must
support the IT solution.
a. True
b. False
3. Project scope defines the work boundaries and deliverables of the project.
a. True
b. False
4. The scope statement defines the project boundary.
a. True
b. False
5. The scope boundary establishes only those elements that are a part of the
project work to be completed by the project team.
a. True
b. False
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6. The scope boundary establishes both what is, and what is not part of the
project work to be completed by the project team.
a. True
b. False
7. The scope statement documents the sponsor’s needs and expectations.
a. True
b. False
8. One way to communicate the project’s deliverables is to create a deliverable
structure chart.
a. True
b. False
9. Product scope is a statement detailing the deliverables and activities that
support the IT methodology.
a. True
b. False
10. The use case diagram, a feature of the UML, is useful for defining the product
scope.
a. True
b. False
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11. Scope change control procedures protect the scope boundary from expanding
as a result of increasing featurism.
a. True
b. False
12. Scope change control is concerned with ensuring that any changes to the
project scope will be beneficial, with determining that an actual scope change
has occurred, and with managing the actual changes when and as they occur.
a. True
b. False
13. Since adding features to a project will likely have a negative impact on
schedules and budgets, once the project’s scope has been defined, no new
features should added.
a. True
b. False
14. Scope grope suggests a fundamental and significant change in the project
scope.
a. True
b. False
15. The development of a work breakdown structure is an interim step to define
detailed work packages used to estimate the project schedule and budget.
a. True
b. False
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16. A work breakdown structure (WBS) represents a logical decomposition of the
work to be performed and how the product, service, or result is naturally
subdivided.
a. True
b. False
17. The work breakdown structure (WBS) decomposes, or subdivides, the project
into smaller components and more manageable units of work called work
packages.
a. True
b. False
18. A tangible and verifiable piece of work is called a milestone.
a. True
b. False
19. Each phase of the project should provide at least one specific deliverable.
a. True
b. False
20. In much the same fashion as the claim “you can never be too rich”, when
developing a WBS, one can never have too much detail in planning activities.
a. True
b. False
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21. One way to ensure that the WBS has the appropriate level of detail is to
ensure that the people who do the work are involved in its development.
a. True
b. False
22. The most common error in guesstimating is to be pessimistic and to
overestimate the time and resources necessary to complete a project.
a. True
b. False
23. The Delphi technique is a quick and economical way to estimate the duration
and costs of project activities.
a. True
b. False
24. Time boxing involves allocating a time segment for a task rather than
attempting to estimate how long that task should take.
a. True
b. False
25. According to the text, most real-world estimating is made using top-down
estimating.
a. True
b. False
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26. Basing an estimate of activity durations on experience gained from working
on similar projects is called analogous estimation.
a. True
b. False
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Multiple Choice
1. Project success will be determined in large part by _____
a) familiarity with project management software.
b) producing nice looking reports for management.
c) thinking carefully through activities and estimating their durations.
d) determining exact estimates of activity durations.
e) the skill sets of the project team.
2. Confidence in project estimates will be highest _____
a) before the project begins.
b) early in the project.
c) once the team members are assigned.
d) later in the project.
e) when the business case is complete.
3. Which of the following processes of Scope Management Process centers on
defining and documenting the stakeholders’ needs to properly manage
expectations?
a) Collect Requirements
b) Define Scope
c) Create Work Breakdown Structure
d) Validate Scope
e) Control Scope
4. Which of the following processes of Scope Management Process defines what
work will and will not be included in the project?
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a) Collect Requirements
b) Define Scope
c) Create Work Breakdown Structure
d) Validate Scope
e) Control Scope
5. To be effective, each project phase should provide at least ___ deliverable(s).
a) one
b) two
c) three
d) as many as needed
e) a project phase does not need to produce a deliverable
6. The _____ is a narrative description of the product, service, or Information
System.
a) Request For Proposal
b) Scope Boundary
c) Deliverable Structure Chart
d) Statement of Work
e) Request For Bid
7. What defines what will be, and will not be, part of the project work completed by
the project team?
a) Request For Proposal
b) Scope Boundary
c) Deliverable Structure Chart
d) Statement of Work
e) Request For Bid
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8. All of the following are included in the Project Scope except:
a) business case
b) project charter
c) project plan
d) deliverable structure chart
e) all are included
9. The first step in accurately estimating an IT application is to _____.
a) determine the size
b) determine available resources
c) determine project budget
d) set the project deadline
e) determine project constraints
10. The concept of actors is an integral part of:
a) Deliverable structure chart
b) Use case diagram
c) Work breakdown structure
d) All of these
e) None of these
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11. The _____ helps to identify the main functions or features of the system and the
different users or external systems that interact with the system.
a) Deliverable structure chart
b) Use case diagram
c) Work breakdown structure
d) All of these
e) None of these
12. Which of the following processes of Scope Management Process provides
confirmation and formal acceptance that the project’s scope is accurate, complete,
and supports the project’s goal?
a) Collect Requirements
b) Define Scope
c) Create Work Breakdown Structure
d) Validate Scope
e) Control Scope
13. Which of the following processes of Scope Management Process ensuring that
controls are in place to manage proposed scope changes once the project’s scope
is accepted?
a) Collect Requirements
b) Define Scope
c) Create Work Breakdown Structure
d) Validate Scope
e) Control Scope
14. The term scope creep is best described as:
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a) a project team’s inability to define the project’s scope
b) a fundamental change in project scope
c) the project slowdown caused by changes in the project MOV
d) increasing featurism
e) a scary mouthwash salesman
15. Continuously agreeing to project changes is an example of:
a) scope leap
b) scope creep
c) scope grope
d) project scope growth
e) scope washout
16. Changes in the scope boundary are handled through a _____.
a) Change Control
b) hallway discussion
c) work package
d) project status meeting
e) e-mail
17. The significant event at the conclusion of each phase is called _____.
a) sequence
b) tasks
c) action item
d) milestone
e) deliverable
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18. Which of the following processes of Scope Management Process decomposes or
divides the major project deliverables into smaller and more manageable
components?
a) Collect Requirements
b) Define Scope
c) Create Work Breakdown Structure
d) Validate Scope
e) Control Scope
19. Which of the following statements about the work breakdown structure (WBS) is
not true?
a) The WBS provides a hierarchical structure that outlines the activities or work
that needs to be done in order to complete the project scope.
b) The WBS should support the project’s MOV
c) The WBS should be developed by the project manager.
d) The WBS provides a framework for developing a tactical plan to structure the
project work.
e) The WBS provides a bridge or link between the project’s scope and the
detailed project plan
20. The Work Breakdown Structure is subdivided into smaller components called:
a) work packages
b) milestones
c) deliverables
d) tasks
e) activities