PMP® Exam Quiz: Scope
1. The sponsor and customer disagree about the status of completion of a project. As the
project manager you can resolve this by reviewing which of the following documents:
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the requirements specification
*the acceptance criteria
the list of deliverables
the responsibility assignment matrix
ANSWER: PMBOK® 5th ed. page 123, Section 5.3.3.1
2. The project team delivers a list of tasks for the project manager to review. Many tasks still
appear too large to manage easily and have several deliverables. The project manager needs to
ask the project team to:
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enter the tasks in a project schedule
create the responsibility assignment matrix
create a resource plan
*create a further breakdown of the WBS to ensure a single owner and deliverable
ANSWER: PMBOK® 5th ed. page 126.
3. The project manager uses a checklist to determine that two requirements for a product are
not complete even though the project itself is near completion. The project manager needs to
review the following document to verify that the requirements will be delivered:
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o
o
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*the requirements traceability matrix
the acceptance criteria
the product requirements document
the risk management plan
ANSWER: PMBOK® 5th ed. page 118, Section 5.2.3.2
4. The WBS is complete and the project manager knows that it is at the correct level of
decomposition because:
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it includes all the product requirements
it includes all major milestones
*cost and duration can be estimated for each work package
it matches the complete list of deliverables in the statement of work
ANSWER: PMBOK® 5th ed. page 128, Section 5.4.2.1
5. The statement of work has been agreed and signed off by the project sponsor and the
customer. The project manager notices that an item required by the customer is not included.
It was clearly discussed and agreed. It will not add any cost or schedule delay. The project
manager needs to:
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Add the requirement to the statement of work as an addendum
Include the requirement when the project schedule is created
*Initiate a change order
Schedule a meeting with the sponsor and customer to discuss the requirement
ANSWER: PMBOK® 5th ed. page 137
6. When developing the scope management plan the project manager needs to include the
following factors:
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organization culture
infrastructure
marketplace conditions
*all of the above
ANSWER: PMBOK® 5th ed. page 108. Section 5.1.1.3
7. The project requires that prototypes be created in order to refine the design on an ongoing
basis until it meets all the requirements. This type of process in project management is known
as:
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o
o
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prototyping
*progressive elaboration
design verification
benchmarking
ANSWER: PMBOK® 5th ed. page 116. Section 5.2.2.8
8. The project manager realizes that the results of the project will require clear acceptance
criteria. Successfully completing the product requirements and meeting the delivery schedule
are essential. At this early stage of creating the scope statement, the project manager must be
certain to include:
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detailed product requirements
a clear dispute resolution process
a checklist of resources required
*a complete list of assumption and constraints
ANSWER: PMBOK® 5th ed. page 124.
9. The project manager decides to proceed with facilitated workshops in order to collect all
requirements. An essential element in this process is:
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o
o
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*collecting customer needs
brainstorming
reconciling stakeholder differences
including all risks
ANSWER: PMBOK® 5th ed. page 114. Section 5.2.2.3
10. Numerous change orders have been approved over the past three months in the project.
The additional budget increase needs to be added the original plan. In order to do this the
project manager needs compare the resulting changes to the:
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project charter
*scope baseline
project cost estimates
statement of work
ANSWER: PMBOK® 5th ed. page 562.