Scope Terminology

Question 1

Acceptance

Answer 1

The process of formally receiving the work of the project: the work should be complete and fulfill the needs for which it was created.

Question 2

Acceptance Criteria

Answer 2

Requirements that are defined to be completed before the work can be accepted

Question 3

Affinity Diagram

Answer 3

Diagram that sorts and groups large numbers of brainstorming ideas for review and analysis

Question 4

Analogy Approach

Answer 4

An approach in which a previous project of similar characteristic is used to obtain the values (duration, resources, budget, etc.) for the current project being planned

Question 5

Bottom-up Approach

Answer 5

An approach in which the team or at least the project manager is involved in deciding on and estimating the individual pieces of the project to create the summary estimate

Question 6

Brainstorming

Answer 6

A technique used with groups to generate a large number of ideas

Question 7

Collect Requirements

Answer 7

The process of documenting the needs of the stakeholders that align with the project objectives

Question 8

Control Scope

Answer 8

The process of maintaining and adjusting the scope of the project as approved

Question 9

Create WBS

Answer 9

The process of dividing deliverables and work into smaller components for easier management

Question 10

Decomposition (Technique)

Answer 10

The process of breaking down the work of the project into smaller more controllable pieces

Question 11

Define Scope

Answer 11

The process of developing a project scope statement

Question 12

Deliverable (Output/Input)

Answer 12

A key piece of work for the project; can be physical work, a process, a document, or other measurable result of work

Question 13

Delphi Technique

Answer 13

A technique to attain consensus within a group of experts; typically used to gain vision about future direction or development

Question 14

Dictatorship

Answer 14

Decision is made via one individual

Question 15

Idea/Mind Mapping

Answer 15

A single map consolidating ideas created through individual brainstorming sessions

Question 16

Majority

Answer 16

Decision is made via the consensus of more than 50% of group members

Question 17

Milestone

Answer 17

A major achievement on a project; usually occurs after a series of activities leading up to its completion; has zero-days duration and could be related to a “deliverable”

Question 18

Nominal Group Technique

Answer 18

Ranks the most useful brainstorming ideas for prioritization or further brainstorming

Question 19

Planning Package

Answer 19

A component of the work breakdown structure that has known work but no detailed activities

Question 20

Plurality

Answer 20

Decision is made via the consensus of the largest block of group members

Question 21

Product

Answer 21

The measurable, definable work of the project

Question 22

Project Scope

Answer 22

The work required to create the products, services, and or results of the project

Question 23

Project Scope Management

Answer 23

Processes associated with determining and controlling what a project includes or does not include

Question 24

Requirement

Answer 24

A need that must be completed to attain project goals; could be business or technical

Question 25

Requirements Management Plan

Answer 25

Documents that help the project manager and team analyze, document, and manage the project requirements

Question 26

Requirements Traceability Matrix

Answer 26

A matrix that shows the origin of project requirements and tracks them throughout the project life cycle

Question 27

Scope

Answer 27

The desired outcome of the project; the work that will be encompassed in the project and the final product or service

Question 28

Scope Baseline

Answer 28

Original (or approved revised) definition of the scope the project should create; can include project scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and WBS dictionary

Question 29

Scope Change

Answer 29

An approved change to the scope of the project

Question 30

Scope Creep

Answer 30

Unauthorized request for change that usually occurs in a project as time evolves

Question 31

Scope Management Plan

Answer 31

Document that explains how to establish a scope statement and requirements, create the WBS, validate that deliverables were built correctly, and address scope-related changes to the project

Question 32

Top-down Approach

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The point at which a WBS is created with the major (or bigger) pieces, then they are broken down into the smaller pieces

Question 33

Unanimity

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Decision is made via the consensus of all group members

Question 34

User

Answer 34

The person, division, or company that will be the user or owner of the product when the project is complete

Question 35

Validation (Technique)

Answer 35

The process of evaluating something that was created in the project to ensure that it meets the needed requirements for formal acceptance

Question 36

Verification (Technique)

Answer 36

The process of evaluating something that was created in the project to ensure that it meets the specified conditions

Question 37

Verify Scope

Answer 37

Gaining approval of the project scope deliverables as they are completed

Question 38

WBS Dictionary

Answer 38

A tool that works with the WBS to ensure that the right work occurs in the right order by the correct resources ; helps improve the quality of work by verifying that the needed conditions have been met before future work begins

Question 39

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Answer 39

An organized breakdown of the total work scope of the project, with each level of descent providing a greater level of detail and the deliverable being a key focus

Question 40

Work Breakdown Structure Component

Answer 40

A unit of work that makes up the work breakdown structure

Question 41

Work Package

Answer 41

A deliverable at the smallest level of the WBS; represents the completed piece of the project from the culmination of a series of activities being complete