Project Scope Management

1) The process of determining, documenting and managing stakeholder needs and requirements
to meet project objectives is known as
a) Plan Scope Management
b) Collect Requirements
c) Control Scope
d) Define Scope

2) The Scope Management Plan is included in which of the following documents?

a) Project Management Plan
b) The Work Breakdown Structure
c) The Scope Statement
d) The WBS dictionary

3) Project Scope:
a) is of concern only at the start of the project
b) is mainly a problem to be handled by the change control procedures during the project
execution phase.
c) should be managed and controlled from the project concept through closing
d) is usually not a problem after the contract or other document authorizing the project has
been approved.

4) Common characteristic of most project life cycle descriptions is

a) Cost and staffing are low at the start, higher towards the end, and drop rapidly as the
project nears completion.
b) The probability of successfully completing the project is highest at the start of the project.
c) Stakeholders have the most influence on the final characteristics of the product at the end
of the project.
d) a and b

5) Project scope is:

a) The work performed to deliver a product, service or result with the specified features and
functions.
b) The features and functions that characterize a product, service of result.
c) A narrative description of work to be performed under contract.
d) a and b

6) Which of the following cannot be an appropriate WBS code for a work package at the fourth
level in a WBS where the top level code is 1.0?
a) 1.4
b) 1.1.1.1
c) 1.2.3.4
d) b and c
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7) Which of the following project scope management processes involves subdividing the major
project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components?
a) Define Scope
b) Plan Scope Management
c) Create WBS
d) Collect Requirements

8) The Requirements that describe features, functions and characteristics of the product,
service, or result that will meet the business and stakeholder requirements is known as:
a) Solution Requirements
b) Project Requirements
c) Transition Requirements
d) Quality Requirements

9) The review of key deliverables and project performance at the conclusion of a project phase
is called:
a) Phase exit
b) Kill point
c) Stage gate
d) All of the above

10) The purpose of the WBS is -

a) To show which work elements have been assigned to organizational units.
b) To identify the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish the
project objectives & crate the required deliverables.
c) To show the organizational structure of a program.
d) All of the above

11) The difference between scope validation and quality control is

a) They are almost similar in nature.
b) Scope validation is primarily concerned with the correctness of the deliverables while
quality control is primarily concerned with the acceptance of the deliverables.
c) Scope validation is concerned with ensuring that changes are beneficial while quality
control is concerned that the overall deliverables are correct.
d) Scope validation is primarily concerned with the acceptance of the deliverables while
quality control is primarily concerned with the correctness of the deliverables.

12) The project plan is developed by -

a) Project manager
b) Entire project team including project manager
c) Senior management
d) Just the planning department
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13) What is the name of the numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the
WBS?
a) Product ID number
b) Code of Accounts
c) Quality inspection identifier
d) Project activity code

14) What of the following best describes, the processes required to ensure that the project
includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project
successfully.
a) Project Scope Management
b) Bill of Materials
c) Work Breakdown Structure
d) Control Scope

15) A document that provides guidance on how project scope will be defined, developed,
monitored, controlled and validated is called as:
a) Project WBS
b) A requirements management plan
c) A scope management plan
d) A scope statement

16) What is the work package?

a) A Task or Activity which can’t be further decomposed.
b) Project work component at the lowest level of each branch of WBS for which cost,
schedule and resources can be estimated and managed.
c) The features and functions that are to be included in a product or service.
d) Recommended corrective action

17) Which of the following statements regarding a scope statement is true?

a) It provides a documented basis for making future project decisions and for developing
common understanding of the project scope among stakeholders.
b) Scope statement and statement of work are synonymous.
c) Project deliverables, project exclusions, SOW and project justification are not included or
referenced in the scope statement.
d) Once written, the scope statement should never be revised.

18) All of the following are required tools & techniques to ‘Crate WBS’, except?
a) Cost / Benefit analysis
b) Decomposition
c) Expert judgment
d) b and c
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19) What of the following best describes defining project scope:

a) The process of determining, documenting and managing stakeholder needs and
requirements to meet project objectives
b) The process of developing a detailed description of the project and product.
c) The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more
manageable components.
d) The process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing
changes to the scope baseline.

20) The focused sessions that bring key stakeholders together to define product requirements is
known as
a) Interviews
b) Focus Groups
c) Facilitated Workshops
d) None of the above

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