Project Management Project Scope and WBS 2

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?

Accepted Answer

Reject it and initiate a change request if the team wants it included

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Project Charter

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

The lowest level of the WBS where cost and duration can be estimated

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

Submit a change request and await approval before proceeding

Answer

All scope changes, regardless of size, must go through integrated change control before work begins.

Project Management Practice Test

Project Management Practice Test

Project Management Project Scope and WBS 2