CAPM Predictive Plan-Based Methodologies Practice Question
A project manager is planning a project and needs to identify all the work required to complete the project successfully. Which document is the primary output of the Create WBS process?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse the primary output of Create WBS with the project charter or requirements traceability matrix, not realizing that the scope baseline is the formal, approved document that includes the WBS itself and its supporting components.
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Scope baseline
The Create WBS process decomposes the project scope into manageable work packages, and its primary output is the scope baseline. The scope baseline consists of the project scope statement, the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and the WBS dictionary, which together define all the work required to complete the project successfully.
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Scope baseline
Why this is correct
The scope baseline is the approved version of the scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary.
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Project charter
Why it's wrong here
The project charter is an input to the planning processes.
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Requirements traceability matrix
Why it's wrong here
This is an output of Collect Requirements, not Create WBS.
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Work performance data
Why it's wrong here
Work performance data is an output of Direct and Manage Project Work.
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