PK0-003 · Question #477
Which of the following is created using the work breakdown structure (WBS) as an input?
The correct answer is A. Procurement management plan. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a hierarchical decomposition of project deliverables, and it serves as a crucial input for planning how external resources will be acquired.
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Which of the following is created using the work breakdown structure (WBS) as an input?
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- AProcurement management plan
- BVendor selection criteria
- CProject scope statement
- DProject charter
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(24 responses)- A92% (22)
- C4% (1)
- D4% (1)
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The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a hierarchical decomposition of project deliverables, and it serves as a crucial input for planning how external resources will be acquired.
The Procurement Management Plan outlines how a project team will acquire necessary products, services, or results from outside the project organization. The WBS helps identify the specific work packages, activities, and deliverables that might require external procurement, thereby serving as a key input for defining what needs to be purchased.
Vendor selection criteria are an output of the Plan Procurements process, which uses the Procurement Management Plan as an input, not directly the WBS itself.
The Project Scope Statement is an input to creating the WBS, defining the project scope before it is broken down into smaller components.
The Project Charter is an initiating document created much earlier in the project lifecycle, well before the detailed WBS is developed.
Concept tested: WBS role in procurement planning
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