An input required to develop a preliminary project scope statement is: ISEB ISEB-PM1 Exam

Question

Options

• AOrganizational Structure
• BOrganizational Process Assets
• COrganizational Matrix
• DOrganizational Breakdown Structures

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  74% (34)
• C
  7% (3)
• D
  15% (7)

Explanation

Organizational Process Assets (B) are correct because they include existing organizational plans, policies, procedures, templates, and historical information that directly feed into developing a preliminary project scope statement - they give you the organizational context and reusable artifacts needed to define scope early.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Organizational Structure) describes how the organization is arranged (functional, projectized, matrix) - it influences authority and reporting, not scope definition inputs.
• C (Organizational Matrix) is not a standard PMBOK input term; it conflates "matrix organization" (a structure type) with process inputs - a distractor playing on familiar terminology.
• D (Organizational Breakdown Structure) is an output/tool used to map project work to organizational units; it's produced during planning, not used as an input to define preliminary scope.

Memory tip: Think of "assets" as your organizational toolkit - templates, lessons learned, and historical records are assets you bring into a project. Whenever a question asks what you need to start something, look for process assets, because they're the organization's inherited knowledge that enables planning.

No community discussion yet for this question.