Your company, Kick That Ball Sports, has appointed you project manager for its new Cricket product line introduction. This is a national effort, and all the retail stores across the country need to have the new products on the shelves before the media advertising blitz begins. The product line involves three new products, two of which will be introduced together and a third one that will follow within two years. Product number three will be elaborated in more detail closer to the product’s release date, while the first two products will be elaborated in great detail now. The scope management plan has just been completed. Which of the following is true? (Choose the best response.)
A.
The WBS template from a previous project, a tool and technique of the Create WBS process, was used to create the WBS for this project. The WBS encompasses the major deliverables for the project.
B.
Only the deliverables associated with the work of the project should be listed on the WBS.
Since product number three isn’t being released until a later date it should not yet be included on the WBS.
C.
The WBS encompasses the full scope of work for the project and the technique in the question is called rolling wave planning.
D.
The WBS should be created next, and it encompasses the full scope of work for the project.
Only the work of the project is listed on the WBS.
Explanation:
There isn’t enough information in the question to know whether “The WBS template from a previous project, a tool and technique of the Create WBS process, was used to create the WBS for this project. The WBS encompasses the major deliverables for the project.” is correct, although it could be. “The WBS should be created next, and it encompasses the full scope of work for the project. Only the work of the project is listed on the WBS.” is not correct because the next process after the scope management plan is created is the Scope Definition process. The WBS details the entire scope of the project and includes all deliverables. It is an output of the Create WBS process and the technique of elaborating some deliverables at a later date is called rolling wave planning.