Project Scope Management

Question 1

Project Scope Management

Answer 1

ensures that all the work required -and only the work required- to complete the project successfully is included (specified requirements); project to-do list and will set the needs for the project

Question 2

Project Scope Tailoring Considerations (5)

Answer 2

1. knowledge and requirements management
2. validation and control
3. development approach
4. stability of requirements
5. governance

Question 3

predictive lifecycle

Answer 3

project deliverables are defined at the beginning and changes to scope are managed progressively

Question 4

agile lifecycle

Answer 4

deliverables are developed over multiple iterations; scope is defined and approved for each iteration

Question 5

scope management plan

Answer 5

part of PMP and documents how the project and the product scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated; collaborate with business analyst

Question 6

Collect Requirements

Answer 6

determine, document, and manage stakeholder needs and requirements for meeting objectives; collaborate with business analyst; foundation of WBS

Question 7

Define Scope

Answer 7

process of developing a detailed description of the project and product; final requirements; creates project scope statement; baseline that helps with decision making on changes to the project

Question 8

iterative life cycle

Answer 8

high-level vision of the project; scope is determined one iteration at a time

Question 9

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Answer 9

hierarchy of all work for the project in a clear, graphical view; framework of what should be delivered; work specified in approved project scope statement; subdivides project deliverables into smaller components; represents scope baseline in PMP

Question 10

work package

Answer 10

lowest-level component of WBS

Question 11

decomposition

Answer 11

technique that allows one to divide project deliverables into work packages and assign roles to activities

Question 12

rolling wave planning

Answer 12

wait until deliverables or subcomponents are agreed upon before developing WBS

Question 13

100% rule

Answer 13

total work at lowest levels should roll up to higher levels so that nothing is left out and no extra work is performed

Question 14

Validate Scope

Answer 14

obtain customers acceptance of completed project deliverables outlined in WBS; increases likelihood that the final product, service or result will gain acceptance by validating each deliverable

Question 15

verified deliverable

Answer 15

checked for correctness through the control quality process

Question 16

accepted deliverable

Answer 16

meet criteria approved by sponsor

Question 17

scope creep

Answer 17

when scope expands uncontrollably because stakeholders expand their needs during the project

Question 18

Control Scope

Answer 18

process of monitoring the status of the project scope and product scope and managing changes to scope baseline