01. A team has finished the work breakdown structure for a project.
Which statements about what the team now has match the Project Managers' Guide?
Select all that apply.
a) The objectives recorded in the structure can be passed to the customer for release
b) The milestones that close each phase are now fixed by the structure
c) The work package sheets can now be drawn up
d) The schedule can be read off directly from the order of the entries
e) The project and process objectives can be derived from the defined work packages
02. A junior project manager is checking a draft phase model against the Project Managers' Guide.
Which statements about a phase model match the guide?
Select all that apply.
a) It lists the subtasks that make up each work package
b) A phase can be defined in terms of its subject matter or content
c) It divides the project into individual phases that are manageable time periods
d) The same information can be presented in a table or graphically
e) It is drawn up once the project schedule has been calculated
03. According to the Project Managers' Guide, which characteristics of a project's phases generally point towards creating a work breakdown structure as well?
Select all that apply.
a) Phases that each end on a milestone
b) Phases that overlap one another
c) Phases that are defined by their subject matter
d) Phases that absorb a large share of the costs
e) Phases that run for a long time
04. The Project Managers' Guide states that each phase of a phase model begins and ends with a milestone.
Which alternative does the guide give for marking a phase boundary?
a) A formal sign-off by the steering committee
b) Any other measurable event
c) An approved change to the specification
d) An item recorded in the risk analysis
05. The Project Managers' Guide gives the work breakdown structure one central question that it exists to answer.
Which question is it?
a) What is to be done in our project?
b) Which objectives carry the highest priority for the customer?
c) Who is responsible for the work?
d) How long will each of the phases take to complete?
06. The Project Managers' Guide sets out an order for the artefacts a project produces during planning.
Which artefact does the guide place immediately after the work breakdown structure?
a) The project schedule
b) The specification of the service to be provided
c) The project file
d) The work package sheets
07. A team has completed the work breakdown structure for a project and is deciding where the project objectives and the process objectives should be recorded.
What does the Project Managers' Guide say about those objectives and the work breakdown structure?
a) It contains the project objectives, with the process objectives derived from them
b) It contains both, once the customer has prioritised the objectives
c) It contains the process objectives at the level of each work package
d) It contains neither project objectives nor process objectives
08. A junior project manager is deciding whom to bring into the session in which the project's work breakdown structure will be built.
Whom does the Project Managers' Guide say should take part?
a) An external consultant engaged for the planning work
b) The steering committee members
c) Staff who can contribute knowledge and experience from their specialist field
d) The customer, who must release the structure before work starts
09. The Project Managers' Guide notes that work breakdown structures can be built with different emphases.
Which emphases does the guide name?
Select all that apply.
a) Cost-oriented
b) Phase-oriented
c) Object-oriented
d) Risk-oriented
e) Function-oriented
10. A team is writing entries onto the cards for the project's work breakdown structure.
Which entries are phrased the way the Project Managers' Guide expects?
Select all that apply.
a) Training documentation for operators
b) Train the operators
c) Create organisation chart
d) Install the cabling
e) Project budget calculation