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PMP · Question 48 · Task 8: Plan and manage scope
A project manager is creating a WBS. The team is struggling to decompose a specific complex deliverable that will be built six months from now. What should the PM do?
A project manager is creating a WBS. The team is struggling to decompose a specific complex deliverable that will be built six months from now. What should the PM do?
Answer options:
A.
Force the team to estimate it now to complete the baseline.
B.
Use Rolling Wave Planning to decompose the near-term work now and leave the future work at a high level.
C.
Remove the deliverable from the project.
D.
Assign it to a vendor.
How to approach this question
Future + Uncertain = Rolling Wave.
Full Answer
B.Use Rolling Wave Planning to decompose the near-term work now and leave the future work at a high level.✓ Correct
Task 8 (Scope). Rolling Wave Planning is the practice of planning near-term work in detail and future work at a higher level (Planning Packages), elaborating as the time approaches.
Common mistakes
Thinking you must have a 100% detailed WBS at the start (impossible for large projects).
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