GSLC · Question #180
You are a project manager for a recycling company. You are in the process of reviewing proposals from sellers for recycling equipment. You notice the scope statement states the company required to abi
The correct answer is B. Knowing the limits and the projects required helps determine the resources to purchase.. The scope statement documents project requirements and constraints, and understanding those boundaries directly determines what resources - such as equipment with mandatory compliance features - must be procured.
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You are a project manager for a recycling company. You are in the process of reviewing proposals from sellers for recycling equipment. You notice the scope statement states the company required to abide by the environmental agencies regulations regarding waste. As a result, you select proposals that automatically include features such as scrubbers and baghouses to reduce hazardous waste. Which of the following is true regarding the scope statement?
Options
- AIt includes an introductory schedule management plan.
- BKnowing the limits and the projects required helps determine the resources to purchase.
- CIt is a deliverable-oriented collection of project components.
- DIt is the methods and procedures an organization must follow to create the activity list.
How the community answered
(19 responses)- B84% (16)
- C11% (2)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
The scope statement documents project requirements and constraints, and understanding those boundaries directly determines what resources - such as equipment with mandatory compliance features - must be procured.
The scope statement does not contain a schedule management plan; scheduling artifacts are part of the project management plan, a separate document.
A project scope statement defines the boundaries of the project including requirements, constraints, and assumptions. In this scenario, the regulatory constraint requiring scrubbers and baghouses is captured in the scope statement, and that documented requirement directly drives the decision about which equipment features must be purchased. Knowing the limits of what the project must deliver and comply with is precisely how resource and procurement decisions are derived from the scope statement.
A deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of project work describes the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), not the scope statement.
The methods and procedures for creating an activity list are defined in the schedule management plan, not in the project scope statement.
Concept tested: Project scope statement defining requirements and resource constraints
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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