When should the verify scope process be done?

At the beginning of the project

At the end of the project
During the planning processes
At the end of each phase of the project
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All of the following come after the “DEFINE SCOPE “ process EXCEPT?
Estimating activity duration
Develop human resource plan
Estimate costs
Collect requirements
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The construction phase of a new software project is near completion. The next phase are testing
and implementation. The project is two weeks ahead of schedule. What should the project
manager be MOST concerned with before coming on to the final phase?
Performance reports
Control costs
Verify scope
Perform quality control
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All of the following are INPUTS to the verify scope process EXCEPT?
Inspection
Project scope statement
Work Breakdown Structure
WBS Dictionary
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A team member determines that the scope of her activity is no longer valid. She comes to you for
advice on making the change. To which of the following documents the project manager should
refer to make the change?
Cost management plan
Scope management Plan
Project management information system
Work authorization system
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Which of the following best describes how a work breakdown structure can be used to determine
resources?
 It enables management to list the resource hierarchy
The small work packages that the WBS provides make it easier to determine what expertise
is needed
It lists the names of the resources to be used
The WBS breaks the project into one person activities
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Which of the following is an important input to the Verify scope process?
Organizational process assets
Validated deliverables
Accepted deliverables
Change requests
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Which of the following BEST describes Product Analysis?
Working with the customer to determine product description
Determining if the quality standards on the project can be met
Mathematically analyzing the quality desired for the project
Gaining a better understanding of the product of the project in order to create the project
scope statement
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A customer is not happy with a project deliverable. What is your BEST course of action?
Meet with the customer and offer a substitute project deliverable
Determine why the customer is unhappy with the deliverable
Tell the customer that the deliverable meets the scope of work and gets the customer
agreement to proceed
Meet with the team to determine changes needed
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A new project manager is being mentored by a more experienced certified project management
professional (PMP). The new project manager is having difficulty finding enough time to
manage the project because the product and the project scope are being progressively elaborated.
The PMP mentions that the basic tools for project management , such as a work breakdown
structure can be used, during project executing to assist the project manager. For which of the
following can a work breakdown structure be used?
Showing the functional managers for each team member
Showing calendar dates for each work package
Showing the business need for the project
Communicating with the customer
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All of the following are parts of SCOPE BASELINE except?
Scope management plan
Work breakdown structure
WBS dictionary
Project scope statement
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The work breakdown structure can be BEST thought of as an effective aid for ____
communications.
Team
Project Manager
Stakeholder
Customer
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All of the following statements about Work Breakdown Structure are TRUE except?
They provide a basis for estimating the project
They are created by the project manager
They help to organize the work
They prevent work from slippage through the cracks
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A project manager discovers that two team member discussed what was needed to complete a
work package on the project and made many changes to the project scope. The work package is
now completed and the team member are planning to go on to the next work package. In looking
at what was done, the project manager determines that the work does not meet the requirements
of the project. What is the BEST course of action for the project manager?
Add another work package, formatted with a correct scope to the project
Have the team begin the work package again and include the incident in their performance
reviews
Refuse the submittal of the work package
Ask the team member’s manager to assign different people to the work package
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A work breakdown structure is an input to all of the following EXCEPT?
Estimate costs
Define activities
Plan procurements
Perform quality assurance
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A new project manager is planning a complex hardware installation project. The team consists of
13 people who are experts in their fields. The project manager does not want to micromanage the
project. How far should he decompose the work?
To 1000- hour work packages because he is dealing with experts
To about 80 hour work packages because it’ll make the work less complex
As large as possible because he is dealing with experts
As small as possible because the work is complex
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Which of the following is an output of collect requirements process?
Work breakdown structure
Requirements traceability matrix
Requested scope changes
Project scope statement
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In which of the following is a scope management plan created?
Create WBS
Develop Project Management Plan
Define Scope
Verify scope
Correct
What is the decomposition process used to develop?
Communications Management Plan
Work breakdown structure
Project management plan
Earned Value
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A project manager is concerned about the amount of gold plating that has occurred on past
projects. All of the following would NOT be of use in controlling gold plating EXCEPT?
Work breakdown structure dictionary
Risk management plan
Staffing management plan
Project charter
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Which of the following is TRUE about a work breakdown structure?
A. It contains work packages that are described in a linear, unstructured list.
B. Each item in the WBS represents a feature in the product scope.
C. The WBS represents all of the work that must be done on the project.
D. The WBS is created by the product sponsor and stakeholders.

2. Which is NOT an output of a Scope Management process?

A. Business case
B. WBS dictionary
C. Change requests
D. Accepted deliverables

3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about a work breakdown structure?

A. It describes procedures to define the scope, verify work, and manage scope
changes.(Scope management plan)
B. It contains a graphical, hierarchical list of all work to be performed.
C. It can be broken down by project phase or deliverable.
D. It is an important element of the baseline.

4. What is the correct order of the Scope Management processes?

A. Plan Scope Management, Define Scope, Create WBS, Collect Requirements,
Validate Scope, Control Scope
B. Plan Scope Management, Collect Requirements, Control Scope, Create WBS,
Validate Scope
C. Plan Scope Management, Collect Requirements, Define Scope, Create WBS,
Validate Scope, Control Scope
D. Plan Scope Management, Collect Requirements, Baseline, Define Scope,
Control Scope, Validate Scope

5. You are managing a software project. Your team has been working for eight weeks, and so far
the project is on track. The lead programmer comes to you with a problem: there is a work
package that is causing trouble. Nobody seems to know who is responsible for it, the accounting
department does not know what cost center to bill it against, and it’s not even clear exactly what
work should be performed. Which of the following would BEST help this situation?
A. Alternatives analysis
B. WBS dictionary
C. Scope Management plan
D. Scope validation

6. The goal of Validate Scope is:

A. To inspect the scope statement for defects so that it is correct
B. To gain formal acceptance of the project deliverables from the sponsor and
stakeholders
C. To get everyone in the project working together toward a common goal
D. To verify that all PMBOK® Guide processes are complied with
7. Historical information and lessons learned are part of:
A. Organizational process assets
B. Enterprise environmental factors
C. Project management information system (PMIS)
D. Work performance information

8. You’ve taken over as a project manager on a highway construction project, and the execution
is already under way. Your sponsor tells you that moving forward, all asphalt should be laid
down with a 12” thickness. The scope statement and the WBS call for 9” thick asphalt. What is
the BEST course of action?
A. Look for a cheaper supplier so the cost impact is minimized.
B. Tell the sponsor that the work is already under way, so you can’t accommodate
his request.
C. Refuse to alter the plans until the change control system has been used.
D. Tell the team to accommodate the request immediately.

9. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a requirements traceability

matrix?
A. It describes how WBS dictionary entries are traced to work packages, and how
work packages are decomposed from deliverables.
B. It’s used to make sure that all of the subplans of the Project Management plan
have been created.
C. It helps you understand the source of each requirement, and how that
requirement was verified in a later deliverable.
D. It’s used to trace the source of every change, so that you can keep track of
them through the entire Control Scope process and verify that the change was
properly implemented.

10. It’s the end of execution for a large highway construction project. The work has been done,
and the workers are ready to pack up their equipment. The project manager and project sponsor
have come by with specialists to check that each requirement has been met, and that all of the
work in the WBS has been performed. What process is being done?
A. Control Scope
B. Validate Scope
C. Scope Testing
D. Define Scope
11. You have just been put in charge of a project that is already executing. While reviewing the
project documentation, you discover that there is no WBS. You check the Scope Management
plan and discover that there should be one for this project. What is the BEST thing for you to do:
A. Immediately alert the sponsor and make sure the project work doesn’t stop.
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B. Stop project work and create the WBS, and don’t let work continue until it’s
created.
C. Make sure you closely manage communications to ensure the team doesn’t
miss any undocumented work.
D. Mark it down in the lessons learned so it doesn’t happen on future projects.
12. A project manager on an industrial design project finds that the sponsor wants to make a
change to the scope after it has been added to the baseline, and needs to know the procedure for
managing changes. What is the BEST place to look for this information?
A. WBS
B. Scope Management plan
C. Change request form template
D. Business case
13. You have just started work on the project scope statement. You are analyzing the expected
deliverables when you discover that one of them could be delivered in three different ways. You
select the best method for creating that deliverable. What is the BEST way to describe what you
are doing?
A. Alternatives analysis
B. Decomposition
C. Define scope process
D. Stakeholder analysis
14. You’re the project manager on a software project. Your team has only completed half of the
work when the sponsor informs you that the project has been terminated. What is the BEST
action for you to take?
A. Verify the deliverables produced by the team against the scope, and document
any place they do not match.
B. Call a team meeting to figure out how to spend the rest of the budget.
C. Work with the sponsor to see if there is any way to bring the project back.
D. Tell the team to stop working immediately.
15. You are managing an industrial design project. One of your team members comes to you
with a suggestion that will let you do more work while at the same time saving the project 15%
of the budget. What is the BEST way for you to proceed?
A. Tell the team to make the change because it will deliver more work for less
money.
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B. Refuse to make the change until a change request is documented and change
control is performed.
C. Refuse to consider the change because it will affect the baseline.
D. Do a cost-benefit analysis and then make sure to inform the sponsor that the
project scope changed.
16. You are the project manager for a telecommunications project. You are working on the
project scope statement. Which of the following is NOT included in this document?
A. Authorization for the project manager to work on the project
B. Requirements that the deliverables must meet
C. A description of the project objectives
D. The list of deliverables that must be created
17. Which of the following is NOT an input to Control Scope?
A. Work performance data
B. Project management plan
C. Requested changes
D. Organizational process assets
18. Which of these processes is not a part of Scope Management?
A. Scope Identification
B. Collect Requirements
C. Control Scope
D. Validate Scope
19. You are the project manager for a new project, and you want to save time creating
the WBS. Which is the BEST way to do this?
A. Make decomposition go faster by cutting down the number of deliverables.
B. Use a WBS from a previous project as a template.
C. Don’t create the WBS dictionary.
D. Ask the sponsor to provide the work packages for each deliverable.
20. The project manager for a design project is using the Define Scope process. Which
BEST describes this?
A. Creating a document that lists all of the features of the product
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B. Creating a plan for managing changes to the baseline
C. Creating a document that describes all of the work the team does to make the
deliverables
D. Creating a graphical representation of how the phases or deliverables
decompose into work packages
21. You are the project manager for a construction project. You have completed project initiation
activities, and you are now creating a document that describes processes to document the scope,
decompose deliverables into work packages, verify that all work is complete, and manage
changes to the baseline. What process are you performing?
A. Develop Project Management plan
B. Define Scope
C. Create WBS
D. Develop Project Charter
22. You are a project manager working on a project. Your sponsor wants to know who a certain
work package is assigned to, what control account to bill it against, and what work is involved.
What document do you refer her to?
A. Scope Management plan
B. WBS
C. WBS dictionary
D. Scope statement

23. You are the project manager for a software project. One of the teams discovers that if they
deviate from the plan, they can actually skip one of the deliverables because it’s no longer
necessary. They do the calculations, and realize they can save the customer 10% of the cost of
the project without compromising the features in the product. They take this approach, and
inform you the following week what they did during the status meeting. What is the BEST way
to describe this situation?
A. The project team has taken initiative and saved the customer money.
B. A dispute is resolved in favor of the customer.
C. The team informed the project manager of the change, but they should have
informed the customer, too.
D. The team did not follow the Control Scope process.
24. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the project scope statement?
A. It describes the features of the product of the project.
B. It is created before the Scope Management plan.
C. It decomposes deliverables into work packages.
D. It describes the objectives, requirements, and deliverables of the project, and
the work needed to create them.

25. A project manager at a cable and networking company is gathering requirements for a project
to build a new version of their telecommunications equipment. Which of the following is NOT
something that she will use?
A. Specific descriptions of work packages that will be developed
B. One-on-one interviews with the senior executives who need the new
equipment for their teams
C. An early working model of the telecommunications equipment to help get
feedback from stakeholders
D. Results from a focus group that she ran when starting the project.

26. Which of the following is NOT an output of Collect Requirements?

A. Requirements observations
B. Requirements traceability matrix
C. Requirements documentation
D. Requirements Management plan