Exam 4: Defining the Project

Reviews with customers only refers to projects with external customers who are paying for the project.

The agreement that training will be the responsibility of the customer is an example of a project ________.

Significant events in a project that occur at a specific point in time, are natural control points, and are easily recognized by project participants are known as ___________.

In a work breakdown structure the ________ is the focal point because all budgets, work assignments, time, cost, and technical performance come together at that point.

The tendency for the project deliverables to expand over time-usually by changing requirements, specifications, and priorities-is called:

The purposes of the ____________ are to provide a framework to summarize organization unit work performance, identify organization units responsible for work packages, and tie the organizational unit to cost control accounts.

The development of a work breakdown structure with appropriate dates and budget is usually accomplished in a single iteration.

The most commonly used scheme for coding the work breakdown structure is to use a department project number assigned by the accounting department.

What is meant by "Scope Creep" and why is it significant to project managers?