It helps ensure acceptance on the part of stakeholders and performers. 
It provides a framework and forcing functions for making decisions. 
 
 

  (a) I, II, and III
 (b) I and II only
 (c) III only
 (d) II and III only  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.5, page 154 in the textbook.  
 

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 5. 
 When a project is in the Construction Phase, the WBS should have high planning fidelity in the  
 

  (a) management and implementation workflows
 (b) management and environment workflows
 (c) management, environment, implementation, and assessment workflows
 (d) management, environment, and implementation workflows  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.2, Figure 10-3, page 146 in the textbook.  
 

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 6. 
 The basic problem with planning in too much detail at the beginning of a project is that  
 

  (a) the information the detail at the beginning of a project is based on is very limited
 (b) clients often delay payments until a project is beyond the beginning stage
 (c) 90 percent of all software projects are canceled before they get beyond the beginning stage
 (d) it is seldom known at the beginning exactly what personnel the project will require  

 Correct answer is  (a)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.1.1, page 142 in the textbook.  
 

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 7. 
 The WBS workflow that would include an entry for user manual baselining is the  
 

  (a) assessment workflow
 (b) environment workflow
 (c) requirements workflow
 (d) deployment workflow  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.1.2, Figure 10-2, page 145 in the textbook.  
 

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 8. 
 Alpha and beta releases are developed in  
 

  (a) construction iterations
 (b) elaboration iterations
 (c) transition iterations
 (d) inception iterations  

 Correct answer is  (a)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.4, page 152 in the textbook.  
 

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 9. 
 The iteration planning process involves  
 

  (a) creating a schedule of weekly and daily builds
 (b) creating several versions of the WBS for more accuracy
 (c) determining for the project the number of iterations required in each life-cycle phase
 (d) determining the number of tests to perform on each build  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 0.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.4, page 150 in the textbook.  
 

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 10. 
 Most projects will use between four to nine iterations. Which of the following iteration profiles does a typical project follow?  
 

  (a) 1 inception, 2 elaboration, 3 construction, 2 transition
 (b) 1 inception, 1 elaboration, 1 construction, 1 transition
 (c) 2 inception, 1 elaboration, 1 construction, 2 transition
 (d) 1 inception, 2 elaboration, 2 construction, 1 transition  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.4, page 153 in the textbook 


1. 
 The basic problem with planning in too much detail at the beginning of a project is that  
 

  (a) the information the detail at the beginning of a project is based on is very limited
 (b) 90 percent of all software projects are canceled before they get beyond the beginning stage
 (c) it is seldom known at the beginning exactly what personnel the project will require
 (d) clients often delay payments until a project is beyond the beginning stage  

 Correct answer is  (a)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.1.1, page 142 in the textbook.  
 

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 2. 
 Most projects will use between four to nine iterations. Which of the following iteration profiles does a typical project follow?  
 

  (a) 1 inception, 2 elaboration, 2 construction, 1 transition
 (b) 2 inception, 1 elaboration, 1 construction, 2 transition
 (c) 1 inception, 2 elaboration, 3 construction, 2 transition
 (d) 1 inception, 1 elaboration, 1 construction, 1 transition  

 Correct answer is  (a)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.4, page 153 in the textbook.  
 

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 3. 
 A table showing default effort and schedule allocations would include  
 

  (a) a critical path for each project artifact
 (b) a default percentage of effort and schedule for each life-cycle phase
 (c) a default budget for each first-level WBS element
 (d) a default percentage of effort and schedule for each first-level WBS element  

 Correct answer is  (b)  

 Your score on this question is: 0.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.2, Table 10-2, page 148 in the textbook.  
 

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 4. 
 In an iterative process, good planning is  
 

  (a) less difficult and static (done only once)
 (b) more difficult and inaccurate
 (c) expensive and difficult
 (d) dynamic and becomes easier as the project progresses  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.5, page 153 in the textbook.  
 

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 5. 
 As part of the project plan, the WBS is the  
 

  (a) budget
 (b) architecture
 (c) schedule
 (d) critical path  

 Correct answer is  (b)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See chapter 10 Key Points, page 139 in the textbook.  
 

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 6. 
 When a project is in the Construction Phase, the WBS should have high planning fidelity in the  
 

  (a) management and environment workflows
 (b) management and implementation workflows
 (c) management, environment, implementation, and assessment workflows
 (d) management, environment, and implementation workflows  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.2, Figure 10-3, page 146 in the textbook.  
 

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 7. 
 A table showing default cost allocations would include  
 

  (a) a critical path for each life-cycle phase
 (b) a default effort percentage for each first-level WBS element
 (c) a default budget percentage for each first-level WBS element
 (d) a default schedule percentage for each project artifact  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.2, Table 10-1, page 148 in the textbook.  
 

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 8. 
 The life-cycle phases included in a default evolutionary WBS are  
 

  (a) inception, elaboration, and construction
 (b) construction and transition
 (c) inception and elaboration
 (d) inception, elaboration, construction, and transition  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.1.2, Figure 10-2, page 144 in the textbook.  
 

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 9. 
 Incorporation of beta feedback and performance improvements plus final product release occur in  
 

  (a) transition iterations
 (b) construction iterations
 (c) elaboration iterations
 (d) inception iterations  

 Correct answer is  (a)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.4, page 152 in the textbook.  
 

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 10. 
 The three steps of the micro-analysis (bottom-up) technique for project planning are given below. In what order should these steps occur? 
ELABORATE low-level WBS elements into detailed tasks, and create budget and schedule estimates for them. 
ROLL-UP low-level estimates into high-level budgets and milestones. 
COMPARE high-level budgets and milestones to the ones created with the macro-analysis technique. Assess and adjust differences. 
 
 

  (a) ROLL-UP, COMPARE, ELABORATE
 (b) ROLL-UP, ELABORATE, COMPARE
 (c) COMPARE, ELABORATE, ROLL-UP
 (d) ELABORATE, ROLL-UP, COMPARE  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  



 1. 
 When a project is in the Construction Phase, the WBS should have high planning fidelity in the  
 

  (a) management and environment workflows
 (b) management, environment, implementation, and assessment workflows
 (c) management, environment, and implementation workflows
 (d) management and implementation workflows  

 Correct answer is  (b)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.2, Figure 10-3, page 146 in the textbook.  
 

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 2. 
 Most projects will use between four to nine iterations. Which of the following iteration profiles does a typical project follow?  
 

  (a) 1 inception, 2 elaboration, 2 construction, 1 transition
 (b) 1 inception, 1 elaboration, 1 construction, 1 transition
 (c) 2 inception, 1 elaboration, 1 construction, 2 transition
 (d) 1 inception, 2 elaboration, 3 construction, 2 transition  

 Correct answer is  (a)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.4, page 153 in the textbook.  
 

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 3. 
 Which of the following causes of project failure are among the most common? 
Bad architecture 
Misunderstood requirements 
Inadequate planning 
 
 

  (a) I and III only
 (b) I, II, and III
 (c) I and II
 (d) II only  

 Correct answer is  (b)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.5, page 153 in the textbook.  
 

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 4. 
 The WBS workflow that would include an entry for software change order (SCO) database formulation is the  
 

  (a) requirements workflow
 (b) management workflow
 (c) environment workflow
 (d) implementation workflow  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.1.2, Figure 10-2, page 144 in the textbook.  
 

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 5. 
 A work breakdown structure provides which of the following? 
A delineation of all significant work 
A clear task decomposition for assignment of responsibilities 
A framework for scheduling, budgeting, and expenditure tracking 
 
 

  (a) I only
 (b) II and III only
 (c) I, II, and III
 (d) I and II only  

 Correct answer is  (c)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.1, page 140 in the textbook.  
 

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 6. 
 Alpha and beta releases are developed in  
 

  (a) elaboration iterations
 (b) construction iterations
 (c) transition iterations
 (d) inception iterations  

 Correct answer is  (b)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.4, page 152 in the textbook.  
 

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 7. 
 From which of the following fundamental flaws do conventional work breakdown structures frequently suffer? 
They are prematurely structured around the product design. 
They are prematurely decomposed, planned, and budgeted in either too much or too little detail. 
They are project-specific, and cross-project comparisons are usually, therefore, difficult or impossible to conduct. 
 
 

  (a) I and II only
 (b) III only
 (c) II and III only
 (d) I, II, and III  

 Correct answer is  (d)  

 Your score on this question is: 10.00  

 Feedback: 
   See section 10.1.1, page 140 in the textbook.  
 

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 8. 
 A table showing default cost allocations would include  
 

  (a) a default effort percentage for each first-level WBS element
 (b) a default schedule percentage for each project artifact
 (c) a default budget percentage for each first-level WBS element
 (d) a critical path for each life-cycle phase  

 Correct answer is  (c)