Project Management Project Scope and WBS 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A project manager discovers that a vendor has delivered a feature that was not in the approved scope but is potentially useful. What should the PM do?
- Accept it since it adds value
- Reject it and initiate a change request if the team wants it included (Correct answer)
- Include it in the project scope baseline immediately
- Escalate to the project sponsor for approval without a change request
Correct answer: Reject it and initiate a change request if the team wants it included
Unsolicited deliverables outside the approved scope should be rejected unless processed through formal change control.
Question 2: Which document formally authorizes the project and gives the project manager authority to apply resources?
- Project Management Plan
- Project Charter (Correct answer)
- Scope Statement
- Requirements Traceability Matrix
Correct answer: Project Charter
The project charter formally authorizes the project and grants the PM authority to use organizational resources.
Question 3: In a WBS, the work package is best described as:
- The highest level of project deliverables
- The lowest level of the WBS where cost and duration can be estimated (Correct answer)
- A summary of all project phases
- The list of all project milestones
Correct answer: The lowest level of the WBS where cost and duration can be estimated
Work packages are the lowest WBS level where schedule and cost can be realistically estimated and managed.
Question 4: A project's scope baseline consists of which three documents?
- Project charter, scope statement, and WBS
- Scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary (Correct answer)
- Requirements document, WBS, and project schedule
- Project plan, WBS, and stakeholder register
Correct answer: Scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary
The scope baseline is the approved version of the scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary.
Question 5: During project execution, a stakeholder requests a small addition that will take only two hours. The PM should:
- Allow the team to complete it since it is minor
- Submit a change request and await approval before proceeding (Correct answer)
- Add it to the next sprint automatically
- Document it in the lessons learned register
Correct answer: Submit a change request and await approval before proceeding
All scope changes, regardless of size, must go through integrated change control before work begins.
Question 6: What is the primary purpose of a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)?
- To assign resources to project activities
- To link requirements to their origins and track them through the project lifecycle (Correct answer)
- To create the project's WBS hierarchy
- To document lessons learned from requirements gathering
Correct answer: To link requirements to their origins and track them through the project lifecycle
An RTM traces each requirement from its source through design, development, and testing to ensure full coverage.
Question 7: Which technique is commonly used during scope planning to gather requirements from a large, geographically dispersed stakeholder group?
- Focus groups
- Interviews
- Surveys and questionnaires (Correct answer)
- Benchmarking
Correct answer: Surveys and questionnaires
Surveys and questionnaires are efficient for collecting input from many stakeholders across different locations quickly.
Project Management Project Scope and WBS 2
A project manager discovers that a vendor has delivered a feature that was not in the approved scope but is potentially useful.
What should the PM do?