PROJECT MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 4 LATEST UPDATE
2025-2026 WITH 58 QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
The approved project scope statement and its associated WBS and WBS
dictionary. -Correct Answer- scope baseline
The tendency for project scope to continually increase -Correct Answer-
scope creep
The amount of time an activity may be delayed without delaying a
succeeding activity or the project finish date. -Correct Answer- slack or
float
A document created to help promote teamwork and clarify team
communications. -Correct Answer- team contract
a management philosophy that states that nay complex system at any
point in time often has only one aspect or constraint that is limiting its
ability to achieve more of its goal. -Correct Answer- Theory of
Constraints (TOC)
An estimate that includes an optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic
estimate. -Correct Answer- three-point estimate
a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in project that
defines the total scope of the project. -Correct Answer- work breakdown
structure(WBS)
a document that describes detailed information about WBS tasks. -
Correct Answer- work breakdown structure (WBS) dictionary
What can project teams create to help promote teamwork and clarify
team communications? -Correct Answer- a team contract
, The main purpose of project planning is to -Correct Answer- guide
project execution
Project teams develop a _________ to coordinate all other project plans
-Correct Answer- project management plan
a______________ is a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work
involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project. -Correct
Answer- WBS
A_____________is a task at the lowest leve of the WBS that represents
the level of work that the project manager uses to monitor and control
the project. -Correct Answer- Work package
What is the first step in planning a project schedule? -Correct Answer-
Developing an activity list
What is the most common type of dependency between activities? -
Correct Answer- finish to start
The ______method is a network diagramming technique used to predict
total project duration. -Correct Answer- critical path
What cost estimating technique uses project characteristics in a
mathematical model to estimate project costs? -Correct Answer-
parametric modeling
a_____________is a time-phased budget that project managers use to
measure and monitor cost performance -Correct Answer- Cost
performance baseline
Information that provides schedule-related information about each
activity, such as predecessors, successors, logical relationships, leads
2025-2026 WITH 58 QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
The approved project scope statement and its associated WBS and WBS
dictionary. -Correct Answer- scope baseline
The tendency for project scope to continually increase -Correct Answer-
scope creep
The amount of time an activity may be delayed without delaying a
succeeding activity or the project finish date. -Correct Answer- slack or
float
A document created to help promote teamwork and clarify team
communications. -Correct Answer- team contract
a management philosophy that states that nay complex system at any
point in time often has only one aspect or constraint that is limiting its
ability to achieve more of its goal. -Correct Answer- Theory of
Constraints (TOC)
An estimate that includes an optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic
estimate. -Correct Answer- three-point estimate
a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in project that
defines the total scope of the project. -Correct Answer- work breakdown
structure(WBS)
a document that describes detailed information about WBS tasks. -
Correct Answer- work breakdown structure (WBS) dictionary
What can project teams create to help promote teamwork and clarify
team communications? -Correct Answer- a team contract
, The main purpose of project planning is to -Correct Answer- guide
project execution
Project teams develop a _________ to coordinate all other project plans
-Correct Answer- project management plan
a______________ is a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work
involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project. -Correct
Answer- WBS
A_____________is a task at the lowest leve of the WBS that represents
the level of work that the project manager uses to monitor and control
the project. -Correct Answer- Work package
What is the first step in planning a project schedule? -Correct Answer-
Developing an activity list
What is the most common type of dependency between activities? -
Correct Answer- finish to start
The ______method is a network diagramming technique used to predict
total project duration. -Correct Answer- critical path
What cost estimating technique uses project characteristics in a
mathematical model to estimate project costs? -Correct Answer-
parametric modeling
a_____________is a time-phased budget that project managers use to
measure and monitor cost performance -Correct Answer- Cost
performance baseline
Information that provides schedule-related information about each
activity, such as predecessors, successors, logical relationships, leads
