Deck 6: Defining Scope and Constructing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)

Question 1

Since work packages provide the basis for future project planning activities,they should be as detailed as possible.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The Work Breakdown Structure is normally developed by listing major deliverables and then progressively smaller ones.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The most conventional approach to create a Work Breakdown Structure is to adopt a "top-down" approach.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Failure to include project management in the Work Breakdown Structure will increase the likelihood that the project will finish late or over budget.

Question 5

Almost all projects have deliverables related to training,service or other means of helping the customer to use the project's product effectively.

Question 6

A WBS dictionary is a document that defines each of the terms used in the project scope statement.

Question 7

If a problem occurs during project execution,the Work Breakdown Structure can be used to understand exactly where and why the problem occurred.

Question 8

The best project scope statements are brief,succinct and limit their focus specifically to the work to be performed.

Question 9

The project scope statement will frequently state what is excluded from the project in addition to stating what is included.

Question 10

By using a systematic process of creating a Work Breakdown Structure,project team members can help to ensure they remember all major portions of work to be accomplished.

Question 11

The project scope refers to the features and functions that characterize a product,service or result.

Question 12

It is important to assign a unique number to every component in the project Work Breakdown Structure.

Question 13

The project scope is the work that must be performed to deliver a product,service or result.

Question 14

Scope planning is the process of creating a project scope statement.

Question 15

In order to construct a project Work Breakdown Structure,a project team needs to enlist support from subject matter experts who understand how each portion of the work will be accomplished.

Question 16

A thorough scope definition process will often yield multiple project deliverables including intermediate project deliverables due before the project is complete.

Question 17

Almost all projects have deliverables dealing with documentation and customer enablement in addition to the primary deliverable.

Question 18

Organizing the second level of the Work Breakdown Structure by major design components facilitates rolling wave planning.

Question 19

A Work Breakdown Structure must be decomposed at least four levels in order to be effective.

Question 20

A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)component is a term that simply refers to an entry in the WBS that can be at any level.

Question 21

The work package provides the basis for future project planning activities including all of the following EXCEPT:

A) defining work activities
B) developing the stakeholder register
C) assigning resources
D) developing the schedule

Question 22

The project scope planning processes include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) how the project scope will be defined
B) how the requirements will be collected
C) how the work breakdown structure will be created
D) how the business case will be created

Question 23

Which of the following statements is true concerning the adoption of rolling wave planning in project management?

A) It is facilitated when the second level of the work breakdown structure is organized by phase.
B) It is initially cumbersome, often delaying a prompt and timely project start.
C) It often creates a situation known as "analysis paralysis."
D) It requires detailed bottom-up estimating for every WBS component

Question 24

Work Breakdown Structures typically include one or more intermediate levels. Which of the following statements correctly describe the nature of these intermediate levels?

A) They generally represent items that need to be created in order to create the final deliverables.
B) They generally represent the raw materials required to create the final deliverables.
C) They generally represent the resource assignments to create the final deliverables.
D) They generally represent the sequence and timing of work packages

Question 25

The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)is a framework that will be used as a basis for further planning activities including all the following EXCEPT:

A) developing the project schedule
B) developing the project cost estimate
C) identifying key stakeholders
D) identifying project risks

Question 26

Which of the following items best describes a project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?

A) an organizational chart depicting who will perform project work
B) a schedule depicting when project work will be performed
C) a framework that identifies project deliverables
D) a list of activities to complete the project work packages

Question 27

Which of the following statements concerning work packages is NOT correct?

A) Work packages are the basis for subsequent project planning activities.
B) Work packages are the basis for subsequent project control activities.
C) Work packages are activity elements with detailed descriptions of tasks and dependencies
D) Work packages are the elements at the lowest level of the WBS.

Question 28

Each potential change to a project is normally documented by some sort of change request.

Question 29

For each component in the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS),the WBS dictionary includes:

A) the name of the originator
B) a list of concurrent activities from related work packages
C) the physical location where the work will be performed
D) none of these

Question 30

All of the following statements correctly describe a contemporary approach to create the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)for a project EXCEPT:

A) Project teams may adopt a top-down approach to construct the WBS.
B) Project teams may rely upon a WBS from a previous project as a starting point.
C) Project teams may rely upon the project manager to create the entire WBS
D) Project teams may jump start the effort with a brainstorming session.

Question 31

All of the following conventions are widely adopted when project teams create the second level of the project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)EXCEPT:

A) The second level may be organized by project phase.
B) The second level may be organized by major design components.
C) The second level may be organized by work function.
D) The second level may be organized by activities and tasks

Question 32

Define Scope is the process of developing:

A) a project scope management plan.
B) a detailed description of the project and product.
C) a project work breakdown structure.
D) a project scope network diagram

Question 33

Work Breakdown Structures can be displayed in a variety of formats including which of the following?

A) an indented outline format
B) an inverted pyramid
C) a sequential process diagram
D) fishbone or cause and effect diagram

Question 34

For each component in the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS),the WBS dictionary includes all the following fields that will be progressively elaborated EXCEPT:

A) a brief scope description
B) name of team member(s) that will be responsible for creating the deliverables
C) a list of associated activities
D) defined deliverables

Question 35

Formally documented procedures that define how project deliverables and documentation will be controlled,changed and approved are collectively known by which of the following terms?

A) scope creep
B) a change control system
C) a configuration management plan
D) a scope management plan

Question 36

Which of the following items best depicts the Define Scope process?

A) It begins by determining product scope / deliverables and culminates in a project scope statement.
B) It begins by establishing a scope baseline and culminates in scope verification.
C) It begins with user requirements and culminates in a product specification.
D) It begins with a business case and culminates in a project charter

Question 37

Which of the following items best describe the process steps to construct a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?

A) identify major deliverables - divide into smaller deliverables - continue until right size - review
B) identify smallest deliverables - assemble into larger deliverables - continue until right size - review
C) identify project goals - decompose into objectives - develop metrics - document results
D) identify WBS components - identify WBS elements - identify work packages - develop WBS dictionary

Question 38

All of the following elements should be included in a project scope statement EXCEPT:

A) the project work statement
B) names of the project team members
C) assumptions and constraints that may limit or influence project work
D) key deliverables with acceptance criteria

Question 39

A deliverable at the lowest level of each branch of a work breakdown structure is known as:

A) a work element.
B) a work package.
C) a work unit.
D) a control account

Question 40

Subject matter experts can provide invaluable assistance to a project team as it develops a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). All of the following statements accurately describe the use of subject matter experts in this context EXCEPT:

A) Some teams invite subject matter experts to participate directly from the start.
B) The approach to include subject matter experts is often determined by the size and complexity of the project.
C) The approach to include subject matter experts is often determined by the cultural norms of the company.
D) Subject matter experts can provide an understanding of how internal organizational politics come into play

Question 41

A typical change request form will include which of the following content items?

A) a description of the change along with the impact of making the change
B) a status accounting summary of previous changes
C) a change register relating the current change to others proposed
D) a change control process flow diagram

Question 42

When developing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)for a project,your team can organize the second level elements by project phase,design components or work functions. Describe how these approaches differ. What advantages are associated with each?

Question 43

What is "scope creep"? What actions can a project manager take to avoid and control scope creep on his or her project?

Question 44

Identify and describe the six steps of the scope definition process.

Question 45

Describe the essential elements of a project scope statement as well as the approach you would adopt to prepare one.