Answers to Scope Management Questions

1. A is the correct answer and other group creativity techniques include brainstorming, nominal group, Delphi and affinity diagrams.

2. C is the correct answer.

3. D is the correct answer as Stakeholders need to provide their expectations in the form of requirements and these will inform the Project Scope and Acceptance Criteria.

4. B is the correct answer. Options C and D are made up answers i.e. do not exist as PMI terms in the PMBOK Guide®.

5. C is the correct answer. This is an example of a constraint because it is pre defined (set in advance).

6. B is the correct answer. She has jumped the gun as you have only explained your ideas to her and not the detailed steps which will underpin achievement.

7. D is the correct option. The Project Scope Statement describes in detail, the project’s deliverables and whatever work is required to create them. This detail will be revisited as the project progresses and a greater understanding is obtained both within the project and from the stakeholders. The Project Scope Statement is baselined once approved and as it contains exclusions and constraints, enables the evaluation of changes or additional work.

8. B is the correct answer.

9. C is the correct answer. A work package is the lowest level of the WBS and a set of work packages will produce a deliverable.

10. A is the correct answer. The Project Scope Statement, together with the WBS and WBS Dictionary make up the Project Scope Baseline and this goes into the Project Management Plan. It is an output of the Create WBS process.

11. B is the correct answer. Validate Scope formalises customer acceptance and can include activities to review deliverables with the customer or sponsor to ensure they are satisfied with the output(s).

12. C is the correct answer. Poor scope definition can lead to schedule delays, products produced which are not fit for purpose and require rework leading to increased costs.

13. B is the correct answer and D incorrectly takes it down to the activity level.

14. D is the correct answer and all of the other techniques or tools come under product analysis.

15. B is the correct answer as constraints constrain the actions the project management team can take.

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