WBS has least impact on which process?

options:


1.Plan human resource


2.Estimate cost


3.Develop schedule


4. Plan procurement


 

My answer would be 1. Plan human resources. Please correct me if I'm wrong.


 


 

WBS included in Scope baseline is the important Input for Plan procurement, Estimate cost and Develop schedule processes. Otherwise,  it is not an Input of Develop Human Resource Plan process.

So my choice is 1

However Rita's simulation says its Plan Procurement. I wonder how its Plan Procurement. Can she be wrong?

cuongpt answers it really well, so I believe Rita got it wrong.

This is because:
1 - Scope baseline (including WBS) is used to determine human resource needs.
2 - Costs are estimated on Work Packages, the lowest level of the WBS.
3 - Activities for the schedule are developed in the Work Packages.
4 - Plan Procurement has to do with determining the need for a purchase and developing procurement documents.

Rita is right my colleagues..., I am afraid!

Go figure by referring to page: 261 [Plan Human Resource Management] and page:356 [Plan Procurement Management] of the PMBOK 5th Edition.

Hint: question is asking least impact.

It is Plan Procurement. We need HR Management Plan, the Cost Estimates, and the Schedule to Plan Procurements that we will need to have in place at the project start or prior.