Predictive Plan-Based Methodologies
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Predictive Plan-Based Methodologies: example questions & answers
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A predictive (waterfall) life cycle is MOST appropriate when which condition is true?
- ARequirements are highly uncertain and expected to change frequently as stakeholders learn from early releases
- BRequirements are well understood and stable, and scope can be defined up front✓
- CThe customer wants to inspect a working product every two weeks and reprioritise the remaining work items
- DThe team has no documented plan and prefers to improvise, agreeing each next step at the daily stand-up meeting
Answer: Predictive life cycles work best when requirements are clear and stable, allowing scope, schedule, and cost to be defined early and changes to be minimised.
What is a work breakdown structure (WBS)?
- AA list of project risks ranked by probability and impact, with an owner and an agreed response named against each entry
- BA bar chart showing activity start and finish dates plotted against a calendar, with bar length set by duration
- CA hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team✓
- DA register of all project stakeholders
Answer: The WBS is a deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the total project scope into smaller, more manageable components.
The lowest level of a work breakdown structure is known as a what?
- AMilestone
- BDeliverable phase
- CControl account
- DWork package✓
Answer: A work package is the lowest level of the WBS, for which cost and duration can be estimated and managed.