WBS can be used as a communication tool for all the stakeholders to see what is

included in the project.

8/80 rule for WBS - No task should be less than 8 hours or more than 80 hours.

1-d

1-d

1-a

QUESTIONS
1. Completion of a product scope is measured against:

a. Product Management Plan

b. Project Management Plan

c. WBS & WBS Dictionary

d. Product Requirements
CORRECT: C.
2. All of the below are inputs to Define Scope process EXCEPT:

a. Project Charter

b. Requirements Document

c. Organizational process assets

d. Project Management Plan

CORRECT: D.
3. Validated deliverables is an input to which of the following processes?

a. Collect Requirements
 b. Define Scope

c. Create WBS

d. Validate Scope
CORRECT: D. Validated Deliverables are output of Perform Quality Control process and acts as
inputs to Validate Scope process.
4. Project Charter is an input to all of the following processes EXCEPT:

a. Collect requirements

b. Define Scope

c. Create WBS

d. Develop Project Management Plan

CORRECT: C. Project Charter is input to all these processes except Create WBS.
5. Work Performance Measurement is an output of which process:

a. Define Scope

b. Create WBS

c. Validate Scope

d. Control Scope
CORRECT: D. Work performance measurement is an output of Control Scope
6. If the project is terminated early, the level and extent of completion should be documented. This is
done as a part of:

a. Define Scope

b. Create WBS

c. Validate Scope

d. Control Scope
CORRECT: C
7. Validate Scope can be BEST described as the process of

a. Validating that the project quality requirements have been met

b. Obtaining stakeholder's formal acceptance of the project deliverables

c. Controlling changes to the scope of the project

d. Validating that all of the project's objectives have been met

CORRECT: B. Validate Scope is the process of obtaining the stakeholders' formal acceptance of the
completed project scope and associated deliverables. [PMBOK Pg. 123]
8. Which of the following can be BEST described as a characteristic of Work Package?

a. May or may not be cost estimated

b. Can be scheduled

c. Can be further decomposed into work packages

d. May be monitored subject to nature of the project

CORRECT: B. Work Package is the lowest level in the WBS, and is the point, at which it can be
reliably scheduled, cost estimated, monitored and controlled.

1. The project scope management plan, as a component of the project management plan, includes
which of the following?
 A Preparation of a detailed project scope statement
B Creation of the work breakdown structure (WBS)
C Specifications for formal verification and acceptance of completed project deliverables
D All of the above
2. You are creating your WBS and find that you keep decomposing tasks into smaller and smaller units.
How can you tell when you are done?

A Keep decomposing tasks until you reach an amount of work that is small enough to
reliably estimate required resources and duration.
B Keep decomposing tasks until you reach an amount of work that can be accomplished in
one hour.
C Keep decomposing work until you reach an amount of work that can be accomplished in
your organizations basic work unit.
D Keep decomposing work until you reach a predetermined number of hierarchy levels to
keep the WBS balanced.
3. Which of the following is a valid input to the collect requirements process?

A Project charter
B Requirements traceability matrix
C Validated deliverables
D Work performance information
Answers

1. Answer D is the best response. The project scope management plan includes preparation of a
detailed project scope statement, creation of the WBS, and a process specifying how formal
verification and acceptance of the completed project deliverables will be obtained.
2. Answer A is correct. A properly sized work package is one that is small enough to allow for reliable
estimates for required resources and duration. Answers B, C, and D are incorrect because they
assume that you are working toward some artificial target that does not contribute to appropriately
sized work packages.
3. Answer A is correct. The project charter is one of two defined inputs for the collect requirements
process. (The other input is the stakeholder register.) Answer B is incorrect because the requirements
traceability matrix is an output for the collect requirements process. Answers C and D are incorrect
because they refer to inputs from other processes.

1. Which of the following is an example of a group creativity technique?

A Idea / mind mapping

B Interviewing

C Observations

D Unanimity

2. Which process has an output of Requirements Documentation?

A Define Scope

B Create WBS

C Collect Requirements

D Validate Scope

3. Whilst examining project documentation for a project you have just taken over, you notice that not

all the stakeholders were consulted and the project scope statement appears to be incomplete.Which

process should you revisit and why?

A Identify Stakeholders as not all the stakeholders were originally identified

B Define Scope as the Project Scope Statement does not contain Acceptance Criteria and the project

team will not be able to carry out user acceptance testing on the final product

C Define Scope because not all the tools and techniques for this process were used

D Collect Requirements because the needs and expectations of all the stakeholders were not taken into

account previously

4. The features and functions that characterize a product, service, or result is known as?

A Project Scope

B Product Scope

C Features Scope

D Attribute Scope

5. A predefined budget is an example of a?

A Risk

B Assumption

C Constraint

D Target

6. When discussing your ideas with your line manager, on how to move forward in the project, you

notice how impressed she is with them and wants you to start work straightaway. She gets the team

together so you can go through those ideas with them.What is the next thing you should do?
A Start this team meeting by explaining your ideas and know that they will understand what they have

to do to meet the project objectives

B Explain to your line manager that you have to put these ideas into a working framework called a

network diagram by first creating a WBS and this has to be done before holding this team meeting.

C Thank her for the obvious faith she has in your skills and abilities

D Record her decision in the Project Management Plan

7. What option is true about the Project Scope Statement?

A It includes a system for identifying, assessing, evaluating and responding to risks

B It describes how the project team will take the work breakdown structure and identify activities from

the work packages

C It includes a system which allows for the management of changes to scope

D It takes details from the Initiation and Planning processes, progressively elaborating them in more

detail so that future management decisions can be made based on its content

8. What is true about the WBS? The WBS is a:

A Product oriented logical decomposition of the final product which the project will produce

B Deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team

C Set of work packages defined in a list arranged by function and department

D Set of deliverables shown in their sequence of work production

9. What is at the lowest level of the WBS?

A A description of the final product

B Risks associated with each activity of the WBS

C Work packages shown by control account

D Control accounts which enable direct control of the work by cost centre

10. The Scope Baseline comprises?

A The Project Scope Statement, WBS and WBS Dictionary

B The Project Definition, WBS and Work Package Dictionary

C The Project Charter, Scope Statement and WBS Dictionary

D The Project Management Plan, WBS and WBS Dictionary

11. Which option is correct about the Validate Scope process? It is a process which:

A Ensures that only the scope is produced when executing the work and carrying out quality checking

activities

B Formalises acceptance of the completed project deliverables and obtaining formal acceptance of the

deliverables by the customer or sponsor

C Completes acceptance of the completed work packages by the customer or sponsor

D Ensures that the deliverables meet their quality criteria

12. When examining the project documentation for a project you have just been assigned, you notice

that the previous PM for this project had not fully defined the scope and left himself a reminder to

revisit this in 2 months time. What could happen if you dont tackle this straight away?

A Nothing as the scope description is perfectly okay

B Poor team morale unless you discuss this with your project team and ask them for their input

C Project costs could increase due to rework caused by poor definition of deliverables and also delays

to the project schedule

D Project costs could decrease as the schedule allowed for rework which may not be necessary

13. When working on the WBS for your project, you notice a numbering system that your Finance

Manager has given you to use in the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Which of the following is true?

The numbering system is a unique identifier that is known as the:

A Work Package ID and is recorded in the WBS Dictionary, and is used to assign codes for quality control

to each work package

B Code of accounts used to track the costs of the individual WBS work packages
C WBS Dictionary used to track the descriptions of work elements & control scope creep

D Code of accounts which is used to track time and resource assignments for activities

14. You have taken the project objectives and are translating them into milestones, requirements and

deliverables in the process Define Scope. Which of these tools and techniques listed below would you not

use?

A Value engineering and value analysis

B Systems analysis and systems engineering

C Product breakdown and functional analysis

D Design of experiments, functional deployment and specification analysis

15. When carrying out the planning processes you have identified several elements that you know have

to be incorporated in the Project Management Plan. Which of the following limits the options for the

project team?

A Assumptions

B Constraints

C Technology

D Team working

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 projects 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.

MP Practice Questions
1) Youve been put in-charge of a project that is in its first release. Which document should you read to identify
the project constraints and the acceptance criteria?

a) Scope Statement

b) Project Charter
c) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
d) Stakeholder Analysis

2) You are in a workshop with the client. The objective of the workshop is to prioritize scope for the first release.
Since this is a prestigious project, each client stakeholder wants his/her scope items to be included in the first
release. What advise would you give the client stakeholders?

a) Prioritize based on business value

b) Prioritize based on business value and risk

c) Prioritize based on probability of completion

d) Prioritize based on risk and probability of completion

3) What is the correct order of the Scope Management processes?

a) Define Scope, Plan Scope, Verify Scope, Create WBS

b) Collect Requirements, Define Scope, Create WBS, Verify Scope

c) Plan Scope, Define Scope, Verify Scope, Create WBS

d) Scope Planning, Collect Requirements, Scope Definition, Create WBS

4) Your project has eight tracks. Each track has a Track Lead, who engages with a client stakeholder. The Track
Leads have weekly checkpoints with their respective client stakeholders. Since the start of Release 2, youve
noticed that the client stakeholders ask for scope changes. The Track Leads, consider the changes to be minor,
and incorporate the requests. Though most of the time, the Track Leads are correct in assuming that the scope is
minor, sometimes the change requires significant effort. You want to track the requests that are major. What will
you do to achieve this?
a) Train the Track Leads to identify the requests that lead to significant effort.
b) Add an item in the daily team meeting agenda to include scope change requests.

c) Review the project charter.

d) Change the scope statement.

5) Youve just delivered your second release. For both releases so far, the client stakeholders have applauded
your efforts. However, the client stakeholders mention that the business needs are not being met as per their
expectations. What can you do to ensure that expectations are understood in the same way by each
stakeholder?

a) Create a Project Charter for each release.

b) Create a Scope Statement for each release.

c) Document SMART objectives for each release.

d) Train the client stakeholders on the methodology your project is following.

 ) After delivering a release, the client is adamant that certain features of the software do not provide any business value.
Which document can you share with the client to show how the features directly correspond to business needs and
requirements stated at the being of the project?

a) Requirements Traceability Matrix

b) Project Charter

c) Scope Statement

d) Scope Baseline

7) You conducted several brainstorming sessions with client stakeholders and used the Delphi technique. You also intend to
conduct focus groups. Which process are you most probably doing?

a) Plan Scope

b) Stakeholder Analysis
c) Collect Requirements

d) Develop Project Charter

8) Youve just completed the Collect Requirements process. Which Scope Management process would you implement next?

a) Plan Scope

b) Define Scope

c) Create WBS

d) Scope Planning

Answer Key
Mentioned below is the answer key and some links thatll help you improve your project management knowledge.
1) A; The Scope Statement contains scope descriptions, deliverables, acceptance criteria, project exclusions, and project
constraints. The Project Charter includes business needs, high-level risks, and a summary budget. The Work Break Down
Structure is an outcome of the Create WBS process. It contains a detailed account of the work that needs to be performed.
Stakeholder Analysis is a technique that has nothing to do with acceptance criteria. For more information, read: How to
Write a Scope Statement.
2) B; Two factors dictate scope prioritization. These factors are risk and business value. Probability of completion is very
rarely, if ever, used as a parameter for prioritizing scope. For more information, read Scope Prioritization for Risk and
Value.
3) B; If you got this wrong then you should go back and make sure you read the Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
(ITTOs) in the PMBOK v4. For more information on the new ITTOs for Scope Management, read: PM Certification and
Scope Management.
4) B; Ideally no change should be implemented without making it go through the Change Control Board. In this case, the
question states that the PM wants to track the changes closely. Option B is the only tracking option. For more information,
see How to Conduct a Daily SCRUM Meeting.
5) C; Documenting SMART objectives is the only way to ensure that the requirements are not vague. For more information,
read Real-Life Project Management Strategies that Fail and How to Prevent Project Failure.
6) A; The Requirements Traceability Matrix is critical to ensure that the features that will be developed are directly linked to
the requirements. It ensures that whatever is built is directly related to the requirements and business needs. The Traceability
Matrix is commonly used in Six-Sigma processes. For more information, read The Traceability Matrix.
7) C; It is critical for you to know what sort of Tools and Techniques are used in each process. This is an example of a
question that indirectly targets your knowledge of the ITTOs. For more information, see PM Certification and Scope
Management.
8) B; Sequence of processes is another common area that is asked in the exam. Though you wont find too many questions
like this, if you do get a few in the exam, they should be easy pickings. For more information, read How to Implement Scope
& Change Control in Your Project.

Incorrect
1) Which project management plan guides the creation of the detailed projectscope
statement?

A. Charter (Your Answer)

B. Project management plan
C. Project scope plan
D. Project scope management plan (Correct Answer)
Feedback
The project scope management plan defines the creation of the detailed
project scope statement. A, the charter, does include the preliminary project
scope statement, but not the detailed one the project scope management
plan defines. B, the project management plan, is a parent of the project scope
management plan. C is not a valid plan, so this answer is incorrect.

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2) Which one of the following is not needed to define the project scope?

A. Project charter
B. Organizational process assets
C. Risk management plan (Your Answer)
D. Requirements documentation
Feedback
At this point, you wont need, or likely have, the risk management plan
to define the project scope. A, B, and D are incorrect statements, as youll
need the project charter, organizational process assets, and the requirements
documentation to define the project scope.
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3) You are the project manager of the BHY Project. Your project customer
hasdemanded that the project be completed by December 1. December 1 is
anexample of which one of the following?

A. Constraint (Correct Answer)

B. Assumption
C. Project boundary
D. Product acceptance criteria (Your Answer)
Feedback
This is an example of a project constraint.

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4) The lowest-level item in a WBS is called what?

A. Deliverable
B. Work package (Your Answer)
C. Activity
D. Leaf object
Feedback
The smallest item in the WBS is called the work package.
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5) You are working with the project team to create the WBS. There are someelements
in the WBS that cant be broken down yet. You and the team elect tobreak down
these items later in the project as more details become available.This approach to
creating the WBS is also known as what?

A. Decomposition (Your Answer)

B. 8/80 Rule
C. Parkinsons Law
D. Rolling wave planning (Correct Answer)
Feedback
This is a clear example of rolling wave planning.

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6) Your WBS is numbered in a hierarchical fashion for easy identification and reference.
This numbering scheme is called what?

A. Code of accounts (Your Answer)

B. Chart of accounts
C. WBS template
D. WBS dictionary
Feedback
The WBS numbering scheme is called the code of accounts.
Correct
7) Which two items are parts of the scope baseline for the project?

A. Project scope management plan and the project charter

B. Project scope management plan and the WBS
C. WBS and WBS dictionary (Your Answer)
D. Time and cost baselines
Feedback
The WBS and the WBS dictionary are two of three components of the scope
baseline. The approved detailed project scope statement is the third portion
of the scope baseline. Choices A, B, and D are all incorrect, as they do not
accurately define the scope baseline.
Correct
8) Scope verification leads to what?
 A. Defect repair
B. Formal acceptance of the complete project scope (Your Answer)
C. Rework
D. Inspection
Feedback
Scope verification leads to one thing: formal acceptance of the complete
project scope. A, C, and D are incorrect choices, as defect repair, rework, and
inspection are not outputs of scope verification.
Correct
9) What is the only tool and technique used during scope verification?

A. Inspection (Your Answer)

B. Quality control
C. Stakeholder analysis
D. Defect repair review
Feedback
Inspection is the only tool and technique used during scope verification.
Incorrect
10) David, one of your project team members, has been making changes to hiswork,
which, as a result, changes the project scope. Davids changes are alsoknown as what?

A. Gold plating (Your Answer)

B. Scope control defect
C. Scope creep (Correct Answer)
D. Improvised scope composition
Feedback
Undocumented changes are examples of scope creep. A, gold plating, is
when the project team adds changes to consume the project budget. B and D,
scope control defect and improvised scope composition, are not valid change
management terms.

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11) Which system defines how the project scope and the product scope can bechanged?

A. Project scope change control system (Correct Answer)

B. Project integrated management system
C. Project management information system
D. Change control (Your Answer)
Feedback
A. The only system that defines how project and product scope can be changed
is the project scope change control system.

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12) A change has been approved in Marcys project. All of the following must beupdated
to reflect the change, except for which one?
 A. Project scope statement
B. WBS
C. WBS dictionary
D. Defect repair review (Your Answer)
Feedback
Defect repair and its review do not require a change request
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13) A project team member has, on his own initiative, added extra vents to an atticto
increase air circulation. The project plan did not call for these extra vents,but the
team member decided they were needed based on the geographicallocation of the
house. The project teams experts concur with this decision.This is an example of:

A. Cost control

B. Ineffective change control (Your Answer)

C. Self-led teams
D. Value-added change
Feedback
Even though the change is agreed upon, this is an example of ineffective
change control. The team member should follow the change control process
as defined in the project scope management plan. Choices A, C, and D are
incorrect choices.
Incorrect
14) Which of the following is an output of scope control?

A. Work-around (Your Answer)

B. Recommended corrective action (Correct Answer)
C. Transference
D. Risk assessment
Feedback
Corrective actions are an output of scope control

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15) You are the project manager for the JHG Project. Your project is to create a
newproduct for your industry. You have recently learned that your competitor isalso
working on a similar project, but their offering will include a computer-aided
program and web-based tools, which your project does not offer. Youhave
implemented a change request to update your project accordingly. This isan example
of which of the following?

A. A change due to an error and omission in the initiation phase

B. A change due to an external event (Your Answer)
C. A change due to an error or omission in the planning phase
D. A change due to a legal issue
Feedback
B. This is a change due to an external event, the event being the product your
competitor has in their project.
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16) You are the project manager of a large project. Your project sponsor andmanagement
have approved you to outsource portions of the project plan.What must be considered
if a change request affects the procured work?

A. Project sponsor
B. Contractual agreement (Correct Answer)
C. Vendor(s)
D. Cause of the change request (Your Answer)
Feedback
B. If a change to the project scope affects the procured work, the project
manager must consider the contract. This is because the change may affect the
existing contract the project manager and the vendor have entered into.

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17) A project team member has asked you what a scope statement is. Which of
thefollowing is a characteristic of a project scope statement?

A. Defines the scope baseline for the project

B. Defines the requirements for each project within the organization
C. Defines the roles and responsibilities of each project team member
D. Defines the project deliverables and the work needed to creates the deliverables

(Your Answer)
Feedback
D. The project scope statement defines the project deliverables and the
associated work to create those deliverables.
Correct
18) One of the stakeholders of the project you are managing asks why you considerthe
project scope statement so important in your project managementmethodology. You
answer her question with which of the following?

A. It is mandatory to consult the plan before authorizing any change.

B. Project managers must document any changes before approving or declining them.

C. The project scope helps the project manager determine if a change is

within or outside of scope.
(Your Answer)
D. The project plan and earned value management (EVM) work together to
assess the risk involved with proposed changes.

Feedback
C. The project scope statement can help the project management team
determine if a proposed change is within or outside of the project boundaries
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19) You are the project manager for a large construction project. The architecthas
provided your project team with blueprints detailing the exact layout ofthe building
your team will be creating. He insists that the team follow theblueprints as hes
 designed them. The blueprints are an example of whichone of the following?

A. Project specifications
(Correct Answer)
B. Approval requirements (Your Answer)
C. Project constraints
D. Initially defined risks
Feedback
Blueprints are an example of the project specifications.

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20) Complete this sentence: Project scope management is primarily concernedwith
defining and controlling ________________________.

A. What is and is not included in the project (Correct Answer)

B. What is and is not included in the product
C. Changes to the project scope (Your Answer)
D. Change to the configuration management system
Feedback
A. Project scope management is primarily concerned with defining and
controlling what is and is not included in the project.

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uestion - 4

You and your team have worked hard and are about to successfully deliver the
project.The customer is also happy with the deliverables and overall everyone is happy
with how the project was delivered.You have written up the prformance reviews of each
individual in the project team .As a Project Manager in your current organization you
know that the team will get disbanded and in the next project you may not get the same
team members who so successfully delivered the current project.What kind of
Organization Structure does this represent?
1.Weak Matrix
2.Balanced Matrix
3.Projectized
4.Functional

Correct Answers are : 3

Explanation :

This represents a Projectized Organization structure.In a Porjectized organization

teams are disbanded at the end of the project.In a Functional organization teams
report to the Functional manager and are never disbanded.They continue in their
own departments and continue to report to the Functional Manager.A weak matrix
organization is very similar to a Functional Organization and role of Project Manager
is limited.IN a balanced matrix organization staff reports to a Project manager and a
Functional Manager - in the question above there is no mention of a functional
manager - so Balanced Matrix is also not the correct option.Hence the answer is
Projectized - Option C

Question - 10

You are a project manager of a large project and you are identifying some alternative
techniques to generate different approaches to execute and perform the work of a
project. You are doing it as a part of:
1.Collect Requirements
2.Control Scope
3.Verify Scope
4.Define Scope

Correct Answers are : 4

Explanation :
D is the correct answer.
This is call an Alternative Identification in the Define Scope process.

Question - 31

You are a project manager and the project is to install ACs into hotel rooms. You did
project cost and time estimates and informed the customer that the project estimates
will be accurate if the requirements such as wooden coating are met. This is an example
of which of the following?
1.Risk
2.Assumption
3.Constraint
4.Budget analysis

Correct Answers are : 2

Explanation :
B is the correct answer.
This is an example of assumption because estimates provided will be accurate if the
rooms meet the requirements like (wooden coated). A and C are incorrect because
the scenario did not describe a risk or constraint.

Question - 46

You are the project manager for a project to create a new product for the marketing
industry. You recently came to know that a competitor is also working on a similar
project with an additional web-based tool, which your project does not offer. You
initiate a change request to update your project. This is an example of:
1.A change due to an external event
2.A change due to an error and omission in the initiation phase
3.A change due to an error or omission in the planning phase
4.A change due to a legal issue
Correct Answers are : 1
Explanation :
A is the correct answer.
The change is requested to remain competitive with the competition an external
event.

Question - 47

You are a project manager of a pharmaceutical company. A new pharmaceutical

regulation is passed that changes your project scope. For the project to be in accordance
with the new regulation, what should be your next action?
1.Present the change to the Change Control Board (CCB)
2.Notify Management
3.Prepare a new baseline to reflect the changes
4.No need to do anything

Correct Answers are : 1

Explanation :
A is the correct answer.
You must present the change to the Change Control Board (CCB) for new changes.
Which of the following documents is used as the baseline for
evaluating whether requests for changes or additional work are
contained within or outside the project's boundaries and guiding the
team through the Executing processes?
1. A. Project Charter
2. B. Project Scope Statement
3. C. Project Requirements Documentation - Given
4. D. WBS Dictionary

During the completion of project work, the sponsor asks the project
manager to report on how the project is going. In order to prepare
the report, the project manager asks all the team members what
percent complete their work is. There is one team member who has
been hard to manage from the beginning. In response to being
asked what percent complete he is, the team member asks,
"Percent complete of what?" Being tired of such comments, the
project manager reports to the team members boss that the team
member is not co operating. Which of the following is MOST likely
the real problem?
1. A. The project manager did not get buy-in from the manager for the resources on the
project - Given
2. B. The project manager did not create an adequate reward system for team members
to improve their cooperation
 3. C. The project manager should have had a meeting with the team member's boss the
first time the team member caused trouble
4. D. The project manager does not have work packages

You are project manager in a product manufacturing organization.

As the project moves towards completion, different material
composition is considered for the deliverable. The is an example of
which of the following?
1. A. Change request - Given
2. B. Alternatives identification
3. C. Quality assurance
4. D. Verify scope

Which of the following is CORRECT in regard to the Control Scope

process?
1. A. Effective scope definition can lead to a more complete project scope statement
2. B. The Control Scope process must be done before scope planning
3. C. The Scope Control process must be integrated with other control processes - Given
4. D. Controlling the schedule is the most effective way of controlling scope

With which of the following objectives are the techniques

"Brainstorming and lateral thinking" used in the scope definition
process?
1. A. Create WBS
2. B. Alternatives identification
3. C. Expert judgement
4. D. Stakeholder analysis - Given

Which of the following is an output of the Collect Requirements

process?
1. A. Requirements traceability matrix
2. B. Project scope statement
3. C. Work breakdown structure - Given
4. D. Change requests

A project team member has asked you what project scope

management is. Which of the following is a characteristic of project
scope management.
1. A. It defines the baseline for project acceptance.
 2. B. It defines the requirements for each project within the organization.
3. C. It defines the processes to ensure that the project includes all the work required,
and only the work required, to complete the project successfully. - Given
4. D. It defines the functional managers assigned to the project.

You can determine whether requirements have been met by using

___________
1. A. Quality Audits
2. B. Inspection
3. C. WBS
4. D. Scope Statement - Given

Which of the following BEST describes the elements of a WBS

Dictionary entry?
1. A. The definition of the work package including it Net Present Value (NPV) - Given
2. B. Work Package ID and Name, Statement of Work, Required Resources, and Monte
Carlo Analysis
3. C. Work Package ID and Name, Statement of Work, Risk Register, Earned Value
Calculation, Scheduled Complete Date, and Cost.
4. D. Work package ID and Name, Statement of Work, Responsible Organization,
Schedule Milestones, Quality Requirements, Code of Account Identifier, Required
Resources, Cost Estimate.

Verify Scope is closely related to:

1. A. Perform Quality Control - Given
2. B. Sequence Activities
3. C. Perform Quality Assurance
4. D. Time Management

A project manager's scope management efforts are being audited.

The cost performance index (CPI) on the project is 1.13, and the
benefit cost ratio (BCR) is 1.2. The project scope was created by
the team and stakeholders. Requirements on the project have been
changing throughout the project. No matter what the project
manager has tried to accomplish in managing the project, which of
the following is he MOST likely to face in the future?
1. A. Having to cut costs on the project and increase benefits
2. B. Making sure the customer approved the project scope - Given
3. C. Not being able to measure completion of the product of the project
4. D. Having to add resources to the project
What is a key element to consider when developing a WBS?
1. A. Can the quality of work be evaluated by testing?
2. B. Are WBS elements organized by phases as level one entries?
3. C. How will element completion be determined? - Given
4. D. Can individual work assignments be managed from the reporting structure indicated
by the WBS?

A scope change has been suggested by one of the stakeholders on

the project. After careful consideration and a lot of arguing, the
change control board has decided to reject the change. What
should the project manager do?
1. A. Support the stakeholder by asking the board for the reason for the rejection
2. B. Suggest to the stakeholder that the next change they request will be approved
3. C. Record the change request and its result
4. D. Advise the change control board to make sure they create approval processes
before the next change is proposed - Given

Which of the following can create the MOST misinterpretation in the

project scope statement?
1. A. Imprecise language - Given
2. B. Poor pattern, structure, and chronological order
3. C. Small variation in size of work packages or detail of work
4. D. Too much detail

The WBS element 1.7.A would be found at what level in the

WBS?
1. A. two
2. B. three
3. C. four - Given
4. D. cannot be determined

Decomposition occurs during:

1. A. Define Scope
2. B. Verify Scope
3. C. Create WBS - Given
4. D. Control Scope

The preparation of the scope baseline can BEST be described as

involving:
 1. A. The functional managers
2. B. The project team - Given
3. C. All the stakeholders
4. D. The project expediter

The process of creating a work breakdown structure most likely

results in which of the following?
1. A. A project schedule
2. B. Team buy-in - Given
3. C. A project budget
4. D. A list of indentified risks.

When should details about the product of the project be given?

1. A. Before anything else happens in the project
2. B. Before the project plan is put under version control - Given
3. C. As soon as possible in the project planning
4. D. Whenever the sponsor requires it

All of the following are outputs of Control Scope Except?

1. A. Change Requests
2. B. Scope Changes - Given
3. C. Project document updates
4. D. Work performance measurements

Which of the following is not an input to Verify Scope

1. A. Accepted Deliverables - Given
2. B. Project Management Plan
3. C. Validated Deliverables
4. D. Requirements Traceability Matrix

All of the following are parts of the scope baseline EXCEPT

the:
1. A. Scope management plan
2. B. Project scope statement
3. C. Work breakdown structure - Given
4. D. WBS dictionary

Which ofthe following BEST describes the Verify Scope

process?
 1. A. It provides assurances that the deliverable meets the specifications, is an input to
the project management plan, and is an output of Perform Quality Control
2. B. It ensures that the deliverable is completed on time, ensures customer acceptance,
and shows that the deliverable meets specifications
3. C. It ensures customer acceptance, shows that the deliverable meets specifications,
and provides a chance for differences of opinion to come to light - Given
4. D. It is an output of Perform Quality Control, occurs before Define Scope, and ensures
customer acceptance

As a project manager, you have identified the deliverables and

details about what is included and excluded on your project. Where
would you document this?
1. A. In the scope statement, which is an input to the Create WBS process.
2. B. In the scope statement, which is an input to the Collect Requirements process.
3. C. In the WBS, which is an output of the Requirement management plan process -
Given
4. D. In the WBS, which is a tool and technique of the Define Scope process.

You are managing a six-month project and have held biweekly

meetings with your project stakeholders. After five-and-a-half
months of work, the project is on schedule and budget, but the
stakeholders are not satisfied with the deliverables. This situation
will delay the project completion by one month. The MOST
important process that could have prevented this situation is:
1. A. Monitor and Control Risks
2. B. Control Schedule - Given
3. C. Define Scope
4. D. Control Scope

Which of the following BEST describes product analysis?

1. A. Working with the customer to determine the product description
2. B. Mathematically analyzing the quality desired for the project
3. C. Gaining a better understanding of the product of the project in order to create the
project scope statement
4. D. Determining if the quality standard on the project can be met - Given

Which od the following is a benefit of creating a work breakdown

structure?
1. A. It provides authority for the Project Manager
2. B. It allows the project budget to be determined
3. C. It helps attain buy-in from the team doing the work - Given
4. D. It allows the project completion date to be determined
Which of the following is done during Verify scope?
1. A. Verify product correctness
2. B. Verify the WBS - Given
3. C. Inspection
4. D. Performance measurement

In order to properly complete the Create WBS process, you would

document the WBS dictionary in which of the following ways?
1. A. Use the organizational breakdown structure and the WBS together and present this
scope baseline to stakeholders.
2. B. Record the code of account identifier, responsible organization and milestone
schedule in the WBS dictionary for each component of the WBS.
3. C. Elaborate the WBS to the point where the new machine specifications are clear and
highly detailed.
4. D. Record the approved change requests as one of the outputs of this process. -
Given

As a project manager, you should follow which of the following in

order to ensure clear boundaries for project completion:
1. A. WBS
2. B. Scope Verification
3. C. Scope Statement
4. D. Scope Control - Given

The features and functions of a product or service are considered

____; and the work that must be done to deliver a product/service
as the output of the project is considered ____.
1. A: Project scope, Product Scope
2. B. Requirements, Deliverables
3. C. Product Scope; Project Scope - Given
4. D. Scope Management Plan, Project Management Plan

Which of the following sequences is in the proper order:

1. A: Define scope, estimate activity duration, estimate resources, determine budget -
Given
2. B: Collect requirements, develop human resource plan, estimate activity duration,
sequence activities
3. C. Collect requirements, define scope, determine budget, sequence activities
4. D. Collect requirements, define scope, create WBS, define activities, sequence
activities
One of the stakeholders on the project contacts the project
manager to discuss some additional scope they would like to add to
the project. The project manager asks for details in writing and then
works through the Control Scope process. What should the project
manager do NEXT when the evaluation of the requested scope is
complete?
1. A. Ask the stakeholder if there are any more changes expected - Given
2. B. Complete integrated change control
3. C. Make sure the impact of the change is understood by the stakeholder
4. D. Find out the root cause of why the scope was not discovered during project
planning

1. All of the below are inputs to Define Scope process EXCEPT:

a. Project Charter
b. Requirements Document
c. Organizational process assets
d. Project Management Plan
2. Project Charter is an input to all of the following processes EXCEPT:
a. Collect requirements
b. Define Scope
c. Create WBS
d. Develop Project Management Plan
3. Which of the following can be BEST described as a characteristic of Work
Package?
a. May or may not be cost estimated
b. Can be scheduled
c. Can be further decomposed into work packages
d. May be monitored subject to nature of the project
4. Validate Scope can be BEST described as the process of
a. Validating that the project quality requirements have been met
b. Obtaining stakeholder's formal acceptance of the project deliverables
c. Controlling changes to the scope of the project
d. Validating that all of the project's objectives have been met
5. Work Performance Measurement is an output of which process:
a. Define Scope
b. Create WBS
c. Validate Scope
d. Control Scope
6. Validate Scope defines a process that:
a. Allows the customer to verify what was built against the requirements
b. Occurs at the end of the project prior to closing
c. Formalizes acceptance of completed project deliverables
d. Verifies the scope management plan is aligned with the project
management plan
 7. What is scope decomposition?
a. Breaking down the work into increments of less than 40 hours each
b. Breaking down the work to the work package level
c. Breaking down the work to the lowest level of detail possible
d. Breaking down the work by functional area
8. Who creates the scope baseline?
a. The project team
b. The project manager
c. All the stakeholders
d. Senior management
9. The validate scope process can occur at the end of the project or at the end of
a project phase. What is used to validate the scope of the deliverables?
a. Variance Analysis
b. Expert judgment
c. Technical performance measurement
d. Inspection
10. When performing the scope control process, which of the following statements
is correct?
a. Scope control validates the delivered scope for the project
b. The work performance measurements produced are part of the PMIS
c. The inspection process is a key tool and technique used in scope control
d. Scope control is performed in concert with other control processes

Answers:

1. D. Please refer Define Scope process

2. C. Project Charter is input to all these processes except Create WBS.
3. B. Work Package is the lowest level in the WBS, and is the point, at which it
can be reliably scheduled, cost estimated, monitored and controlled.
4. Validate Scope is the process of obtaining the stakeholders' formal
acceptance of the completed project scope and associated deliverables.
[PMBOK Pg. 123]
5. D. Work performance measurement is an output of Control Scope
6. C Formalizes acceptance of completed deliverables via a sign-off
7. B Breaking the work down to the work package level
8. A Stakeholders have input but the actual scope baseline is created by the
project team
9. D Inspection is a tool and technique of validate scope. PMBOK Guide, 5th
edition, p 133.
10. D Scope control is performed simultaneously with the other control
processes in the other knowledge areas. Project scope controlis integrated
with other control processes PMBOK Guid
e, 5th edition p 125.