CAPM Predictive Plan-Based Methodologies Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are outputs of the 'Define Activities' process in predictive project management?
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Activity attributes
Options B and D are correct. The Define Activities process in predictive project management outputs the activity list and activity attributes. Option A (project schedule) is an output of the Develop Schedule process. Option C (work breakdown structure) is an input to Define Activities. Option E (resource breakdown structure) is an output of the Estimate Activity Resources process.
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Project schedule
Why it's wrong here
The project schedule is an output of Develop Schedule, not Define Activities.
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Activity attributes
Why this is correct
Activity attributes are an extension of the activity list and are output during Define Activities.
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Work breakdown structure
Why it's wrong here
The WBS is an input to Define Activities, not an output.
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Activity list
Why this is correct
The 'Define Activities' process in predictive project management decomposes work packages from the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) into individual schedule activities. The activity list is a direct output because it documents every activity required to produce the project deliverables, satisfying the constraint that the process must produce a comprehensive, itemised inventory of work for subsequent sequencing and estimation.
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Resource breakdown structure
Why it's wrong here
The Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) is not an output of 'Define Activities' because that process produces the activity list, activity attributes, and the milestone list; the RBS is instead created during 'Estimate Costs' to hierarchically categorise resources by type. It tempts because it is a structured decomposition document, similar in format to the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) used in scope definition, but its purpose is cost estimation, not activity identification.
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