Q & As for the PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition

Project Scope Management

(Section 5 of the PMBOK^® Guide)

61.Answer: D.

PMBOK^® Guide, page 137, Section 5.1.3.1

Scope Management Plan

The scope management plan is a component of the project management plan that describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated. The components of a scope management plan include:

•Process for preparing a project scope statement;

•Process that enables the creation of the WBS from the detailed project scope statement;

•Process that establishes how the scope baseline will be approved and maintained; and

•Process that specifies how formal acceptance of the completed project deliverables will be obtained.

The scope management plan can be formal or informal, broadly framed or highly ...