Exam 4: Planning Projects, part I Project Integration, scope, time, and Cost Management

The project management plan typically provides detailed cost projections by WBS by month.

The main output of scope planning is a ____ management plan,which is a document that includes descriptions of how the team will prepare the scope statement,create the WBS,verify completion of the project deliverables,and control requests for changes to the project scope.

The goal of the activity definition process is to replace the scope statement.

The project team begins to develop a ____ by first clearly defining all the activities it needs to perform.

The main output of the ____________________ development process is the project schedule.

To perform a(n)____________________ simulation,in addition to the three-point estimate,you also collect probabilistic information for each activity duration estimate.

Work that is not included in the scope statement should be performed as needed.

The WBS is a required input to the cost budgeting process.

Scope statements should include,at a minimum,a description of the project,including its overall objectives and justification; detailed descriptions of all project ____; characteristics and requirements of products and services produced as part of the project; and project success criteria.

____ dependencies involve relationships between project and nonproject activities.

Project ____________________ involves devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure that the project meets its scope,time,and cost goals as well as organizational needs.

A(n)____________________ is a significant event on a project.

Identify and describe the four types of dependencies,or relationships,between activities.

The project sponsor and project champion should be the same person on any project.

Specifications on a WBS represent work that needs to be done to complete the project.

The main groupings for the work in a WBS chart are listed in the second tier of boxes,called level ____.

Every item on a WBS needs to be on the network diagram.

How does Global Construction implement team contracts?

The project team develops a preliminary scope statement during project ____.

The tasks in a WBS must be developed as a sequential list of steps.