ITPEC IP April 2023 Question 54
After the start of a project, the scope is defined by collecting the requirements for the project. Which of the following is the most appropriate purpose of defining the scope?
Explanation
To clarify the activities to be implemented in the project — defining the scope turns the collected requirements into the boundary of the project's work.
Scope management first collects requirements, then defines the scope: the deliverables, the work needed to produce them, and what is excluded. The defined scope is broken down into a WBS and becomes the baseline for estimating, scheduling and controlling changes.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- •(b) — responding to a risk that has occurred is risk management
- •(c) — recovering from a delay is schedule control
- •(d) — the objectives are clarified earlier, when the project is started (in the project charter); the scope is then defined to achieve them
Key rule: Objectives say why the project exists; scope says which work and deliverables are in and out; the WBS breaks that scope into manageable pieces.
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