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The document discusses scope management concepts and provides example questions related to scope management. It covers topics such as scope statements, work breakdown structures (WBS), scope validation, and change control as they relate to defining and managing project scope. The document is in a question-answer format testing comprehension of scope management processes and best practices.

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The document discusses scope management concepts and provides example questions related to scope management. It covers topics such as scope statements, work breakdown structures (WBS), scope validation, and change control as they relate to defining and managing project scope. The document is in a question-answer format testing comprehension of scope management processes and best practices.

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Scope Management

1. Product scope is measured against the product requirements whereas project


scope is measured against

A. The WBS and WBS dictionary


B. The project scope statement and its associated WBS and WBS dictionary
C. The project requirements and WBS.
D. The project statement of work

2. You are the Project Manager for the production of a new sport car. You have
completed the Define Scope process for your project. Which of the following
may be generated through this process?

A. Project scope statement, Project charter


B. Project scope statement, Updates to Requirements traceability matrix
C. WBS, Updates to Requirements traceability matrix
D. Project scope statement, WBS

3. A technique which enhances brainstorming with a voting process used to rank


the most useful ideas so that they can be taken up for further brainstorming is:

A. Cortical path
B. Nominal group technique
C. Affinity diagram
D. Benchmarking

4. The development of requirements in the Collect Requirements process begins


with an analysis of the information contained in the:

A. Project charter and Stakeholder register


B. Scope baseline and Requirements traceability matrix
C. Scope baseline and Stakeholder register
D. Project charter and Project scope statement

5. Which of the following is a KEY output of the Validate Scope process?

A. A more complete scope management plan.


B. Customer acceptance of project deliverables.
C. Improved schedule estimates.
D. An improved project management information system.

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6. During project executing, a team member comes to the project manager
because he is not sure of what work he needs to accomplish on the project.
Which of the following documents contain detailed descriptions of work
packages?

A. WBS dictionary.
B. Activity list.
C. Project scope statement.
D. Scope management plan.

7. During a meeting with some of the project stakeholders, the project manager is
asked to add work to the project scope. The project manager had access to
project correspondence before the project charter was signed and remembers
that the project sponsor specifically denied funding for the scope mentioned by
these stakeholders. The BEST thing for the project manager to do is to:

A. Let the sponsor know of the stakeholders' request.


B. Evaluate the impact of adding the scope.
C. Tell the stakeholders the scope cannot be added.
D. Add the work if there is time available in the project schedule.

8. A team member suggests an enhancement to the scope that is beyond the


project charter scope. The project manager points out that the team needs to
concentrate on completing the required work only. This is an example of:

A. Change management process.


B. Scope management.
C. Quality analysis.
D. Scope decomposition.

9. 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 package that nobody 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

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10. You’ve taken over as a project manager on a highway construction project, and
the execution is already ongoing. Your sponsor tells you that 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 proceed with the sponsor request until the change control
system has been used.
D. Tell the team to accommodate the request immediately.

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.
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. You are the project manager for a telecommunications project. You are working
on preparing 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. Detailed characteristics of the project product.
D. The list of deliverables that must be created.

13. 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 some deliverables.


B. Use a WBS from a previous similar project as a template.
C. Don’t create the WBS dictionary.
D. Ask the sponsor to provide the work packages for each deliverable.

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14. You are managing a 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.
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.

15. You are the project manager for a software project. One of the teams discovers
that they can 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.

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