Which of the following is an output of Define Scope?

Question

Options

• AProject document updates
• BProject management plan
• CScope baseline
• DProduct analysis

• A
  73% (27)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  8% (3)
• D
  16% (6)

Explanation

Project document updates is correct because Define Scope produces two outputs: the project scope statement and project document updates. The project document updates reflect changes to documents like the assumption log, requirements documentation, and the stakeholder register that result from the scoping work.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B. Project management plan - This is not an output of Define Scope. The scope management plan (a component of the project management plan) is created earlier, during Plan Scope Management.
• C. Scope baseline - Tempting, but the scope baseline is an output of Create WBS, the next process after Define Scope. It's created once the WBS and WBS dictionary are added to the scope statement.
• D. Product analysis - This is a tool and technique used during Define Scope (to translate product descriptions into deliverables), not an output.

Memory tip: Think of Define Scope as producing a statement + side effects: the Project Scope Statement (the main output) and Project Document Updates (the side effects). If an answer looks like a tool you'd use (Product Analysis) or a downstream artifact you haven't built yet (Scope Baseline), it's not coming out of this process.

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