To which process is work performance information an input?

Question

Options

• AContract administration
• BDirection and management of project execution
• CCreate WBS
• DQualitative risk analysis

• A
  83% (29)
• B
  6% (2)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  9% (3)

Explanation

Work Performance Information (WPI) is an input to Contract Administration because that process requires analyzed performance data - such as schedule progress, cost variances, and quality results - to evaluate how well a seller is fulfilling contractual obligations. WPI is the processed, analyzed version of raw performance data, and Contract Administration uses it to manage vendor relationships and identify deviations from the contract.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (Direct and Manage Project Execution) is where WPI is produced as an output, not received as an input - it originates from execution activities.
• C (Create WBS) is a planning process focused on decomposing deliverables; it has no use for performance information since no work has been executed yet.
• D (Qualitative Risk Analysis) is also a planning process that assesses risk probability and impact, not actual execution performance data.

Memory tip: Think of WPI as "work already done and analyzed" - it only makes sense as an input to controlling processes (like Contract Administration) that need to compare actual results against planned targets, not planning processes or the execution process that generates it in the first place.

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