PMP Questions scope knowledge page 6

52.

During a weekly status meeting, a team member suggests adding a component to the project. As the project manager, you maintain that all focus should stay on the current scope and not on any enhancements. Focusing on the current scope is an example of:

Select one

Gold-plating

Scope verification

Scope management

Change control

53.

A first-time project manager wanted to have a “perfect project.” This manager informed the customer that this project would not accept change requests of any kind and that the scope would need to be defined precisely at the very start of the project. The customer agreed to this request. What would your comment on this situation be?

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The is a good example of how the project management team can decide what is and what is not necessary for the project. Not allowing changes is a good way of ensuring that the project meets requirements as detailed in the project scope.

This is unrealistic and impractical. Change is inevitable and rather than look at a 'no change' project, it would be more in the project interests to plan for a robust change control process.

This indicates that the project manager is very aggressive and is likely to take the project to successful completion. Since he has announced the 'no change requests' policy, the customer manager can no longer request changes.

This is unrealistic and impractical. The project manager should not have announced his intentions to the customer. He should have had an unofficial policy of rejecting all change requests.

54.

During the Control Scope process, analysis of the scope performance resulted in a change request to the scope baseline. This change request will be processed for review and disposition in the:

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Control Quality

Perform Integrated Change Control

Monitor and Control Project Work

Validate Scope

55.

Rick has just been assigned as the project manager of a project to develop a complex product. The project is in the Define Scope phase. Which of these tools and techniques will Rick not use in this phase?

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Systems analysis

Product breakdown

Value engineering

Process analysis

56.

With high levels of uncertainty and unpredictability in a fast-paced and highly competitive global marketplace, where long-term scope is difficult to define, it is becoming even more important to have a __________ for effective adoption and tailoring of development practices to respond to the changing needs of the environment.

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Rigid management approach

Predefined detailed scope

Contextual framework

Blackbox approach

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The completion of project scope and product scope are both measured against the product requirements.

The completion of project scope is measured against the product requirements, and the completion of product scope is measured against the project management plan.

The completion of project scope and product scope are both measured against the project management plan.

The completion of project scope is measured against the project management plan, and the completion of product scope is measured against the product requirements.

58.

Erica is managing a kitchen tools manufacturing project, which is intended to produce modern cooking ovens. This project is hugely important for the company as well as for Erica‘s career. Although the project scope statement was well-defined and requirements were gathered from stakeholders in the planning phase, many design change requests have come in from customers during project execution. Which of the following tasks must Erica perform to avoid scope creep caused by uncontrollable changes?

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Perform validate scope process and process all changes through the plan risk responses process

Perform integrated change control process and process all changes through the control quality process

Perform scope control and process all changes through the integrated change control process

Perform scope control and process all changes through the validate scope process

59.

The scope of work in a project could not be clearly defined. There was also a strong possibility that the scope would change during the course of the project. Which type of contract would suit this type of situation?

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Fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract

Fixed-price contract

Cost-reimbursable contract

Fixed-price incentive contract

60.

You are in the Validate Scope process of your electronic goods manufacturing project. While reviewing some products, you have noticed that the tolerance for one product is 0.01 percent less than what was listed in the requirements documentation. This deviation may not be a problem for the customers, and it may not impair the product’s operation. What is your best immediate action in such a situation?

Select one

Notify the stakeholders about the deviation

Change the project management plan to allow for small deviation

Reject all products and restart the project

Discuss with your team about the quality testing

119 New PMP Scope Questions & Answers with explanation