PMP Certification Questions

Work breakdown structure is an important tool for project scope management.

Project Scope Management refers to the set of processes that ensure a project’s scope is accurately defined and mapped. Scope Management techniques enable project managers and supervisors to allocate just the right amount of work necessary to successfully complete a project—concerned primarily with controlling what is and what is not part of the project’s scope.

Change control management is utilized from the begining to the end of the project in order to keep it focused with an emphasis on the time and budget. Answer A is incorrect because change control management is not seperate from the other phases. Answer B is incorrect because the control plan must be throughout the other phases of a project. Its usage is not optional, and consistent utilization is imperative to managing scope creep and other scope expansions. Answer C is incorrect because the project sponsors is generally not responsible for the change control documentation, although it should be involved in the buy-in and approval process.

The project initiator or sponsor should be at a level that is appropriate to funding the project. They will either create the project charter or delegate that duty to the project manager.

Projects are authorized by someone external to the project such as a sponsor, PMO or portfolio steering committee.

Answer A is incorrect because project managers are not effectively utilized if they are always scheduling and coordinating resources for daily operations. Answer B is incorrect because project managers are not the best resource for providing estimates on daily operations and time allocations;people doing the actual work are the best resources. Answer D is incorrect because you do not specify different phases of ongoing operations.

The project details and description will usually have less detail at the beginning of the project and will increase as the characteristics are progressively elaborated. Answer A is incorrect because the team should confirm that they understand the esence of the scope of the project, even if the details might be ambiguous at the beginning of the project. Answer B is incorrect because the project should go forward; however, the team should request further clarification of what the project scope entails. Answer D is incorrect because the project selection criteria should be established before the project begins.

The Integrative Project Management Processes include:

Develop Project Charter - Developing the project charter that formally authorizes a project or a project Phase.

Develope Preliminary Project Scope Statement - Developing the preliminary project scope statement that provides a high level scope narrative

Develop Project Management Plan -  Documenting the actions necessary to define, prepare, integrate, and coordinate all subsidiary plans into a project management plan.

Direct and Manage Project Execution- Executing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's requirements defined in the project scope statement.

Monitor and Control Project Work - Monitoring and controlling the processes used to initiate, plan, execute, and close a project to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.

Integrated Change Control - Reviewing all change requests, approving changes, and controlling changes to the deliverables and organizational process assets.

Close Project - Finalizing all activities across all of the Project Management Process Groups to formally close the project or a Project phase.

I. Inputs

• Contract


• Contract management plan


• Selected sellers


• Performance reports


• Approved change requests


• Work performance information

II. Tools and Techniques

• Contract change control system


• Buyer-conducted performance review


• Inspections and audits


• Performance reporting


• Payment system


• Claims administration


• Records management system


• Information technology

III. Outputs

• Contract documentation 


• Requested changes


• Recommended corrective actions


• Organizational process assets (updates)


• Project management plan (updates)

                 - Procurement management plan

                 - Contract management plan

“Verify Scope is the process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables. Verifying scope includes reviewing deliverables with the customer or sponsor to ensure that they are completed satisfactorily and obtaining formal acceptance of deliverables by the customer or sponsor.” PMBOK [5.4]