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1.
Which of the following is TRUE about a
work breakdown structure?
a. It
contains work packages a feature in a linear, unstructured list
b. Each
item in the WBS represents a feature in the product scope
c. The
WBS represents all the work that must be done on the project
d. The
WBS is created by the product sponsor and stakeholders
Jawab :
C. The WBS represents all the work that
must be done on the project
Alasan : Karena WBS
digunakan untuk melakukan Breakdown atau memecahkan tiap proses pekerjaan
menjadi lebih detail. Hal ini dimaksudkan agar proses perencanaan proyek
memiliki tingkat yang lebih baik.
2.
Which is NOT an output a scope
management process?
a. Business
Case
b. WBS
Dictionary
c. Requested
changes
d. Accepted
deliverables
Jawab :
A. Business
Case
Alasan : Karena
business case tidak termasuk dalam output scope management process. Namun untuk
menyediakan analisis nilai organisasi, biaya dan keuntungan, dan resiko dari
beberapa alternative
3.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about
a work breakdown structure?
a. It
describes processes to define the scope, verify work, and manage scope changes
b. It
contains a graphical, hierarchical list of all work to be performed
c. It
can be broken down by project phase or deliverable
d. It
is an important element of the scope baseline
Jawab :
A. It
describes processes to define the scope, verify work, and manage scope changes
Alasan : karena untuk
membuat wbs bukan untuk mendefinisikan bagian dari scope management tetapi
karena sebuah proyek harus dibuat lebih manageable dengan cara mendetilkannya
menjadi komponen tersendiri maka dibutuhkanlah WBS
4.
What is the correct order of the scope
management processes?
a. Define
Scope, Create WBS, Collect Requirements, Scope Verification
b. Collect
Requirements, Control Scope, Create WBS, Scope Verification
c. Collect
Requirements, Define Scope, Create WBS, Scope Verification
d. Collect
Requirements, Scope Baseline, Define Scope, Control Scope
Jawab :
C. Collect
Requirements, Define Scope, Create WBS, Scope Verrification
Alasan : karena untuk
scope management process terdapat 5 tahap yaitu Collect Requirements, Define
Scope, Create WBS, dan Control Scope (Sesuai dengan PMBOK ® Guide edisi 4).
5.
You are managing a software project.
Your team has been working for eight weeks, and so far the project in on track.
The lead programmer comes to you with a problem: there is a work package that
is causing trouble. Nobody seems to know who is responsible for it, the
accounting department does not know what cost center to bill it against, and
it’s not even clear exactly what work should be performed. Which of the
following would BEST help this situation?
a. Alternatives
Analysis
b. WBS
Dictionary
c. Scope
Management Plan
d. Scope
Verification
Jawab :
B. WBS
Dictionary
Alasan : karena tentang siapa yang bertanggung jawab
terhadap sebuah proyek, pengendalian
keuangan apa yang mengasosiasikannya, dan menggambarkan pekerjaan yang terkait
dengan proyek itu. Itu merupakan penggambaran yang cocok dengan WBS Dictionary
6.
The goal of Verify Scope is :
a. To
inspect the scope statement for defects so that it is correct
b. To
gain formal acceptance of the project deliverables from the sponsor and
stakeholders
c. To
get everyone in the project working together toward a common goal
d. To
verify that all PMBOK® Guide processes are compiled with
Jawab:
B. To
gain formal acceptance of the project deliverables from the sponsor and
stakeholders
Alasan : Verify Scope
digunakan untuk mengecek apakah semua paket kerja telah selesai, dan
mendapatkan stakeholder dan sponsor untuk menerima hasil kerja secara resmi.
7.
Historical information and lessons
learned are part of :
a. Organizational
process assets
b. Enterprise
environmental factors
c. Project
management information system (PMIS)
d. Work
performance information
Jawab :
A. Organizational
process assets
Alasan : Historical
Information adalah hal-hal seperti laporan dan data yang anda atau manajer
proyek lain tulis di proyek sebelumnya dan disimpan di lemari arsip atau
database. What lessons are learned? Itu adalah pelajaran yang ditulis pada akhir proyek sebelumnya dan
terjebak pada sebuah lemari file atau sebuah database. Dan sekarang pelajaran
itu adalah asset lain yang dapat digunakan
8.
You’ve taken over as a project manager
on a highway construction project, and the execution is already underway. Your
sponsor tells you that moving forward, all asphalt be laid down with a 12”
thickness. The scope statement and the WBS call for 9” thick asphalt. What is
the BEST course of action?
a. Look
for a cheaper supplier so the cost impact is minimized
b. Tell
the sponsor that the work is already underway, so you can’t accommodate his
request
c. Refuse
to after the plans until the change control system has been used
d. Tell
the team to accommodate the request immediately
Jawab :
C. Refuse
to after the plans until the change control system has been used
Alasan : perubahan sistem kontrol sangat
utama dan tidak ada jalan lain sebelum sistem
itu di ubah sehingga tindakan terbaik yang utama menolak terlebih dahulu
permintaan dari sponsor dan menunggu sampai sistem kontrol telah benar-benar di
ubah untuk digunakan.
9.
Which of the following BEST describes
the purpose of a traceability matrix?
a. It
describes how WBS Dictionary entries are traced to work packages, and how work
packages are decomposed from deliverable
b. It’s
used to make sure that all of the sub-plans of the Project Management Plan have
been created
c. It
helps you understand the source of each requirement, and how that requirement
was verified in a later deliverable
d. It
used to trace the source of every change, so that you can keep track of them
through the entire Control Scope process and verify that the change was
properly implemented
Jawab :
c. It
helps you understand the source of each requirement, and how that requirement
was verified in a later deliverable
Alasan : Sebuah
Traceability Matriks adalah tabel yang digunakan untuk menelusuri kebutuhan
untuk tes yang diperlukan untuk memverifikasi bahwa persyaratan tersebut
terpenuhi. Salah satu tujuan dari Requirement Traceability Matrix yakni
memastikan bahwa setiap dokumen harus dapat ditelusuri. Test case yang sudah
dipersiapkan harus sesuai dengan spesifikasi kebutuhan yang sudah ditetapkan.
Jika ada versi update, dokumen test case harus dapat ditelusuri dengan itu.
10. It’s
the end execution for a large highway construction project. The work has been
done, and the workers are ready to pack up their equipment. The project manager
and project sponsor have come by with specialists to check that each
requirement has been met, and that all the work in the WBS has been performed.
What process is being done?
a. Control
Scope
b. Verify
Scope
c. Scope
Testing
d. Define
Scope
Jawab :
B. Verify
Scope
Alasan : Karena verifikasi scope adalah
waktu dimana sponsor dan stakeholder akan melihat dan menentukan hasil dari
pengerjaan proyek secara formal dengan penuh ketelitian untuk memastikan apakah
WBSnya telah cocok dengan pengerjaan proyek atau tidak
11. You
have just been put in change of a project that is already executing. While
reviewing the project documentation, you discover that there is no WBS. You
check the Scope Management Plan and discover that there should be one for this
project. What is the BEST thing for you to do?
a. Immediately
alert the sponsor and make sure the project the project work stop
b. Stop
project work and create the WBS, and don’t let work continue until it’s created
c. Make
sure you closely manage communications to ensure the team doesn’t miss any
undocumented work
d. Mark
it down in the lessons learned so it doesn’t happen on future projects
Jawab :
b. Stop Project work and create the WBS,
and don’t let work continue until it’s created
Alasan : Hal yang
paling penting sebuah WBS adalah jika Scope Management Plan anda mengatakan
harus dilakukan, kemudian proyek anda sama sekali tidak bisa dilakukan tanpa
WBS. Dan sebuah aturan umum adalah jika anda pernah temukan bahwa tidak ada nya
WBS, anda harus selalu mengecek Scope Management Plan untuk mencari hal yang
tidak sesuai dengan Scope Management Plan
12. A
project manager on an industrial design project finds that the sponsor wants to
make a change to the scope after it has been added to the baseline, and needs
to know the procedure for managing changes. What is the BEST place to look for
this information ?
a. WBS
b. Scope
management plan
c. Change
request from template
d. Business
case
Jawab :
b. Scope
Managemen Plan
Alasan : Dengan Scope
Management Plan maka akan memberikan prosedur spesifik untuk mendefinisikan
scope, breaking down of the work , verifikasi deliverable, dan mengatur
perubahan scope.
13. You
have just started work on the Project Scope Statement. You are analyzing the
expected deliverable, when you discover that one of them could be deliverable
in three different ways. You select the best method for creating that
deliverable. What is the BEST way to describe what you are doing ?
a. Alternative
Analysis
b. Decomposition
c. Define
Scope
d. Stakeholder
Analysis
Jawab :
A. Alternative
Analysis
Alasan : Alternative
Analysis adalah bagian dari definisi scope, dan lebih akurat untuk
mendeskripsikan apa yang terjadi. Saat anda mencari beberapa cara bagaimana
untuk membuat deliverable dan kemudian menentukan apa yg terbaik, maka itulah
alternative analysis
14. You’re
the project manager on a software project. Your team has only completed half of
the work, when the sponsor informs you that the project has been terminated.
What is the BEST action for you to take?
a. Verify
the deliverables produced by the team against the scope, and document any place
they do not match
b. Call
a team meeting to figure out how to spend the rest of the budget
c. Work
with the sponsor to see if there is any way to bring the project back
d. Tell
the team to stop working immediately
Jawab :
A. Verify
the deliverables produced by the team against the scope, and document any place
they do not match
Alasan : Menurut PMBOK
® Guide. Ketika sebuah proyek dihentikan, anda masih harus menyelesaikan proses
Verify Scope. Sehingga, anda dapat mendokumentasikan semua pekerjaan yang telah
selesai dan pekerjaan yang belum selesai
15. You
are managing an industrial design project. One of your team members comes to
you with a suggestion that will let you do more work while at the same time
saving the project 15% of the budget. What is the BEST way for you to proceed?
a. Tell
the team to make the change because it will deliver more work for less money
b. Refuse
to make the change until a change request is documented and change control is
performed
c. Refuse
to consider the change because it will affect the baseline
d. Do
a cost-benefit analysis and then make sure to inform the sponsor that the
project scope changed
Jawab :
B. Refuse
to make the change until a change request is documented and change control is
perfomed
Alasan : Anda tidak
bisa semaunya membuat perubahan. Anda perlu mendokumentasikan permintaan
perubahan melalui kendali perubahan. Jika disetujui, maka anda dapat
memperbarui alur pekerjaan sesuai kesepakatan.
16. You
are the project manager for a telecommunications project. You are working on
the project scope statement. Which of the following is NOT included in this
document?
a. Authorized
for the project manager to work on the project
b. Requirement
that the deliverable must meet
c. A
description of the project objective
d. The
list of deliverable that must be created
Jawab :
A. Authorized
for the project manager to work on the project
Alasan : Sesuai dengan
kegunaan dari project charter yaitu keterlibatan dari setiap fungsi dalam
proyek akan tampak jelas. Sponsor dan project leader juga akan bisa memberikan
arahan yang jelas dalam pengerjaan proyek hingga akhir. Berdasarkan kegunaan
dari project charter dapat didapatkan bahwa manajer proyek tidak ada kewenangan
untuk bekerja dalam proyek melainkan memberikan arahan yg jelas dalam
pengerjaan proyek hingga akhir.
17. Which
of the following is NOT an input to Control Scope?
a. WBS
Dictionary
b. Approved
change requests
c. Requested
changes
d. Project
scope statement
Jawab :
c. Request
Changes
Alasan : Request
Changes tidak termasuk dalam input Control Scope
18. Which
of these processes is not a part of Scope Management?
a. Scope
Identification
b. Collect
Requirements
c. Control
Scope
d. Scope
Verification
Jawab :
A. Scope
Identification
Alasan : Scope
Identification bukanlah bagian dari Scope Management melainkan hanyalah proses
yg dibuat-buat.
19. You
are the project manager for a new, and you want to save time creating the WBS.
Which is the BEST way to do this?
a. Make
decomposition go faster by cutting down the number of deliverables
b. Use
a WBS from a previous project as a template
c. Don’t
create the WBS Dictionary
d. Ask
the sponsor to provide the work packages for each deliverable
Jawab :
B. Use
a WBS from a previous project as a template
Alasan : Cara termudah
untuk membuat WBS template adalah menggunakan template yang telah digunakan
pada proyek sebelumnya. Namun lewatkan output penting seperti WBS Dictionary
atau buat sponsor untuk melakukan pekerjaan ini.
20. The
project manager for a design project is using the Define Scope process. Which
BEST describes this ?
a. Creating
a document that lists all of the features of the product
b. Creating
a plan for managing changes to the scope baseline
c. Creating
a document that describes all of the work the team does to make the deliverable
d. Creating
a graphical representation of how the phases or deliverable decompose into work
packages
Jawab :
C. Creating
a document that describes all of the work the team does to make the deliverable
Alasan : Output utama
dari Define Scope adalah Scope Statement, dan jawaban C adalah deskripsi yang
tepat dari scope statement
21. You
are the project manager for a construction project. You have completed project
initiation activities, and you are now creating a document that describes
processes to document the scope, decompose deliverable into work packages,
verify that all work is complete, and manage changes to the baseline. What
process are you performing?
a. Develop
Project Management Plan
b. Define
Scope
c. Create
WBS
d. Develop
Project Charter
Jawab
:
A. Develop
Project Management Plan
Alasan : Prosedur dalam
mengerjakan semua proses dari scope management
terdapat dalam Project Management Plan. Secara spesifik Scope Management
Plan adalah sub-plan. Dan semua itu dibangun di dalam proses Develop Project Management Plan
22. You
are a project manager working on a project. Your sponsor wants to know who a
certain work package is assigned to, what control account to biii it against,
and what work involved. What document do you refer to?
a. Scope
Management Plan
b. WBS
c. WBS
Dictionary
d. Scope
Statement
Jawab :
c. WBS
Dictionary
Alasan : WBS Dictionary
menunjukkan detail dari individual work packages dan berisi control account,
pernyataan kerja, dan sumber pekerjaan.
24. You
are the project manager for a software. One of the teams discovers that if they
deviate from the plan, they can actually skip one of the deliverable because
it’s no longer necessary. They do the calculations, and realize they can save
the customer 10% of the cost of the project without compromising the features
in the product. They take this approach, and inform you the following week what
they did during the status meeting. What is the BEST way to describe this
situation?
a. The
project team has taken initiative and saved the customer money
b. A
dispute is resolved in favor of the customer
c. The
team informed the project manager of the change, but they should have informed
the customer too
d. The
team did not follow the Control Scope process
Jawab :
D. The
team did not follow the Control Scope process
Alasan : Pada kasus ini
tim seperti sangat membantu dalam proyek ini akan tetapi sesungguhnya tim ini
meninggalkan rencana yang telah disepakati dan kemudian membuat perubahan
proyek tanpa mendapatkan persetujuan dari sponsor dan stakeholder. Mereka
mungkin menemukan shorcut yg lebih berguna. Tapi tidakkah mungkin bahwa
shortcut tesebut telah ditolak oleh sponsor. Jadi karena itulah change control
sangatlah penting
25. Which
of the following BEST describes the purpose of the project scope statement?
a. It
describes the features of the product of the project
b. It
is created before the scope management plan
c. It
decomposes deliverable into work packages
d. It
describes the objectives, requirements, and deliverable of the project, and the
work needed to create them
Jawab
:
D.It
describes the objectives, requirements, and deliverable of the project, and the
work needed to create them
Alasan : Karena Project Scope Statement merupakan output dari
Define Scope yang berfungsi untuk menggambarkan tujuan,
persyaratan, proyek deliverable dan pekerjaan yang diperlukan untuk membuatnya
26. A
project manager at a cable and networking company is gathering requirements for
a project to build a new version of their telecommunication equipment. Which of
the following is NOT something that she will use?
a. Specific
descriptions of work packages that will be developed
b. One-on-one
interviews with the senior executives who need the new equipment for their
teams
c. An
early working model of the telecommunications equipment to help get feedback
from stakeholders
d. Notes
that she took while being “embedded” with the team that will eventually use
equipment being developed
Jawab :
A. Specific
descriptions of work packages that will be developed
Alasan : Manajer proyek
dalam hal ini sedang mengumpulkan kebutuhan dalam proyek itu sendiri. Jawaban
yang tidak tepat adalah A karena merupakan proses pembuatan WBS
27. Which
of the following is NOT an output of Collect Requirements?
a. Requirements
Observations
b. Requirements
Traceability Matrix
c. Requirements
Documentation
d. Requirements
Management Plan
Jawab :
A. Requirements
Observations
Alasan : Ada tiga output dari Collect Requirement
yakni Requirements Documentation, Requirements Management Plan, dan
Requirements Traceability Matrix. “Requirements Observations” bukanlah
outputnya.
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