CSCI 4603 Quiz 5

Which action involves defining and documenting the features and functions of the products produced during the project as well as the processes used for creating them?

Collecting requirements

Scope refers to all the work involved in creating the products of the project and the processes used to create them.

True

What is a table that lists requirements, their various attributes, and the status of the requirements to ensure that all are addressed referred to as?

requirements traceability matrix

The project management plan, project documents, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets are the primary inputs for creating a WBS.

True

Given the project management software that is available, it is relatively easy to create a good WBS.

False

Which process uses highly organized and intensive workshops to bring together project stakeholders—the sponsor, users, business analysts, programmers, and so on—to jointly define and design information systems?

JAD

Which document should list and describe all of the deliverables required for the project?

scope statement

What is scope creep?

the tendency for project scope to keep getting bigger and bigger

Mind mapping can be used for developing WBSs using which approach?

top-down or bottom-up approach

Which statement best describes scope?

work involved in creating the products and the processes used to create them

Scope creep if not managed well can lead to the failure of information technology projects.

True

The project’s size, complexity, importance, and other factors do not affect how much effort is spent on collecting requirements for scope planning.

False

Which term describes a product produced as part of a project?

deliverable

What is the main technique used in creating a WBS, which involves subdividing project deliverables into smaller pieces?

decomposition

Many organizations provide different guidelines and templates for developing WBSs.

True

Which document contains a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project?

work breakdown structure

What process involves formal acceptance of the completed project scope by the stakeholders?

Scope validation

Which term refers to the difference between planned and actual performance?

Variance

The main purpose of the WBS is to define all of the work required to complete a project.

True

A work package must always represent less than 80 hours of work.

False