The initial development of a Project Scope Management plan uses which technique?

Question

Options

• AAlternatives identification
• BScope decomposition
• CExpert judgment
• DProduct analysis

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  10% (5)
• C
  83% (40)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Expert judgment (C) is correct because developing a Project Scope Management plan is a planning process that relies on the knowledge and experience of individuals or groups who understand the project environment, organizational standards, and PM methodology - it's about how to plan, not yet what to plan.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Alternatives identification) is used in Define Scope and Collect Requirements to evaluate different approaches to meeting project objectives - it comes later.
• B (Scope decomposition) is a technique used in Create WBS, breaking deliverables into smaller work packages - that's a later process.
• D (Product analysis) is also used in Define Scope to translate product descriptions into deliverables - again, a later process.

Memory tip: Think of the Scope Management Plan as the "rulebook for scoping." Before you can write any rulebook, you need experts to tell you what the rules should be. Expert judgment = "ask the wise people first, before you do anything else."

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