8. The specific things that get done when executing tasks of the WBS are the same between different projects.

a. True b. False

9. There is not just one format for developing a WBS, plenty of companies provide a variety of different formats for developing WBSs.

a. True b. False

10. In IT projects, this is the name we commonly use to describe a specific unit of defined and expected output from the project.

a. variance b. scope c. deliverable d. work package

11. While there are many usable descriptions of this, which of statement below is the best at describing scope?

a. each level of work that is outlined in a work breakdown structure

b. end product created as part of a project that is delivered to the client

c. tasks that are decomposed into smaller tasks in a work breakdown structure

d. work involved in creating the products and the processes used to create them

12. Prior to the start of a project an action is usually engaged in during which we define and document the various features and functions to be produced by the project, as well as the processes to be used for creating them.

a. Collecting requirements b. Defining scope c. Controlling scope d. Validating scope

13. If I am going to collect ideas by looking at the practices and characteristics of other projects or products, either within my organization or external to my organization, then I am performing:

a. variances b. benchmarking c. prototyping d. decomposition

14. Among the multiple approached for creating a WBS, there is one that starts with the largest items within the project and then breaks them into smaller and smaller ones. This is called the ___________ approach.

a. analogy b. bottom-up c. top-down d. mind mapping