PMI CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) Examination Content OutlineProject Management Fundamentals and Core ConceptsHard
A project manager is reviewing a document that details the project's objectives, deliverables, and requirements, as well as the work required to create them. It also includes the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Which project document is this?
- AProject Charter
- BRequirements Documentation
- CScope Statement
- DProject Management Plan
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. Scope Statement
The Project Scope Statement is a detailed description of the project and product scope. It includes the project objectives, deliverables, requirements, exclusions, and acceptance criteria, and often incorporates or refers to the WBS.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. The Project Charter is high-level, authorizing the project, not detailing the work itself.
- B. Requirements Documentation lists stakeholder needs, but the Scope Statement integrates these with the work required and the WBS.
- D. The Project Management Plan is a comprehensive document that *contains* the scope baseline (which includes the scope statement and WBS), but it's not the document *detailing* the scope and work itself.
Project Scope Statement
A document that provides a detailed description of the project and product scope. It includes the project deliverables, requirements, boundaries, and acceptance criteria.
- Defines what is and is not included in the project.
- Forms part of the scope baseline.
- Often includes or references the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
Memory trick: Scope Statement states the work, WBS breaks it down.