Creating WBS
Submitted by vijayavadrevu on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 10:25
Badr is the project manager of a new data migration project. He is supposed to come out with his project WBS. In order to create his WBS, Badr goes to the organization process database and pulls out the WBS of a completed data migration project. He uses that as a starting point to create his own WBS. Which of the following tools and techniques of the creating WBS process is he using?
A)Templates
B) Decomposition
C) Brainstorming
D) Delphi Technique
I have answered as B whereas answer is given as A
Can someone explain?
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sspawar
Mon, 05/06/2013 - 11:28
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you are in line of pmbok and
you are in line of pmbok and right
rwmv
Mon, 05/06/2013 - 12:07
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I chose option "A" -
I chose option "A" - Templates as my answer. If you notice the question is asking which tool are you using and it is mentioned the PM pulls out the organization process database which are organizational assets and templates are stored in there. he is basically using past data to create his WBS.
crushPMP
Mon, 05/06/2013 - 14:26
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"Badr goes to the
"Badr goes to the organization process database and pulls out the WBS of a completed data migration project" - This sentence clearly shows that the PM just pulled out some historical WBS template and started working on it. Ans is A
sspawar
Mon, 05/06/2013 - 14:36
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i thnkQsn is clearly
i thnk
Qsn is clearly asking
to create his own WBS. Which of the following tools and techniques of the creating WBS process is he using?
As per pmbok
decomposition is TT of create WBS.
templates are deemed as partially complete documents , in Decomposition TT. see last para of Decomposition TT.
whereas glossary also says templates are documents.
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if question uses only a word " tool" , then it can be little bit debating qsn, bks in glossary definition of tool includes templates.
Also in general sense it may consider as a tool. but not technique.