PMBOK PMBOK Scope and WBS Development Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

What is the main output of the Collect Requirements process?

Accepted Answer

Requirements documentation

Answer

Requirements documentation describes how individual requirements meet the business need for the project.

Question 2

A project team discovers that a deliverable was inadvertently omitted from the WBS. What should happen next?

Accepted Answer

Submit a change request through integrated change control

Answer

Any modification to the scope baseline, including the WBS, must go through the Perform Integrated Change Control process via a formal change request.

Question 3

Which of the following best distinguishes scope creep from gold plating?

Accepted Answer

Scope creep involves uncontrolled changes; gold plating involves adding extra features voluntarily

Answer

Scope creep refers to uncontrolled expansion of scope without adjustments, while gold plating is when the team voluntarily adds extra features beyond what is required.

Question 4

What is the purpose of a requirements traceability matrix?

Accepted Answer

To link requirements to their origin and trace them through the project lifecycle

Answer

A requirements traceability matrix links each requirement to its business objective and tracks it through design, development, and testing.

Question 5

When using decomposition to create the WBS, at what point should you stop breaking down deliverables?

Accepted Answer

When each element can be reliably estimated and managed

Answer

Decomposition should continue until work packages are small enough to be reliably estimated for cost and duration and effectively managed.

PMBOK - Project Management Body of Knowledge Practice Test

PMBOK - Project Management Body of Knowledge Practice Test

PMBOK PMBOK Scope and WBS Development Questions and Answers 3