MSCM 600 – Advanced Construction Project Management

MODULE 3: Understanding Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Quiz with Answer Key

1. WBS is first used and introduced by:

a. U.S. – Department of Defense

b. U.S. – Department of State

c. U.K – Ministry of Defense

d. Philippine Army

2. U.S. Department of Defense together with ______ initially developed the WBS for the

development of missile systems.

a. PAG-ASA

b. Central Intelligence Agency

c. NASA

d. International Space Station

3. WBS means __________________________.

a. Work Balance Systems

b. Work Breakdown Syllabus

c. Work Breakdown Structure

d. Work Breakdown System

4. According to current PMI standards, Work Breakdown Structures are:

a. Task-oriented

b. Process-oriented

c. Deliverable-oriented

d. Time-oriented

5. It divides the project scope to indicate the tasks, deliverables, and work packages needed

to complete the project from beginning to end.

a. WBS Levels

b. WBS Project Scope

c. WBS Diagram

d. WBS Dictionary

6. The following is highlighted in a WBS in recognizing the following issues and concerns in

a project, except for one:

a. Determining the specific identity of each project activity (main groups).

b. Distinguishing the distinct characteristics of a specific project activity (sub-groups).

c. Evaluating cost and time for each activity.

d. Calculating the profit of the contractor.

7. It is a document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the

existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply

organizational resources to project activities

a. Project Charter

b. Project Manager’s Instruction

c. Certificate of Acceptance

d. FCD

8. It is a document that provides detailed deliverables, activity, and scheduling information

about each component in the work breakdown structure.

a. WBS Chart

b. WBS Bible

c. WBS Dictionary

d. WBS Index and Appendices

9. It is used to group the activities where work is scheduled and estimated, monitored, and

controlled. It refers to work products or deliverables that are the result of the activity and

not to the activity itself.

a. Work Packages

b. Work Balance

c. Bill of Quantity

d. Control Accounts
10. It contains the requirements, status, description, task owners, dependencies, and duration.

a. Project Activities

b. Project Scope Statement

c. Work Packages

d. Control Accounts

11. The desired output of project activities and work packages.

a. Project Goal

b. Project Deliverables

c. Project Brief

d. Project NOAH

12. A hierarchical representation of resources by category and type.

a. Resource Breakdown Structure

b. Resource Allocation

c. Rapid Budget Systems

d. Resource Book

13. A type of WBS where the project scope is broken down into smaller, more achievable

deliverables.

a. Deliverable-oriented WBS

b. Detail-oriented WBS

c. Project-oriented WBS

d. Phase-oriented WBS
14. A type of WBS that specifies the procedures that must be completed to complete each

project deliverable.

a. Deliverable-oriented WBS

b. Detail-oriented WBS

c. Project-oriented WBS

d. Phase-oriented WBS

15. The description of the project scope, major deliverables, assumptions, and constraints.

a. Project Goal

b. Project Deliverables

c. Project Brief

d. Project Scope Statement

16. Identify which of the following statements is true:

a. WBS creates a visual presentation by graphically grouping the project

deliverables.

b. WBS makes the job of the project managers cumbersome and is not helpful in

project management.

c. WBS is an optional tool and can be neglected.

d. WBS provides a detailed outline of finances and cash flow in a project.

17. Identify which of the following statements is false:

a. WBS makes the job of the project managers easier.

 b. WBS is a helpful tool in ensuring that project deliverables are met.

c. WBS helps in identifying the role of project stakeholders.

d. WBS is not recommended to be used in project management as it will entail

additional work to do.

18. WBS can be helpful in the following, except one:

a. Identifying the project deliverables in every phase of the construction.

b. Computing the manpower needed in each of the project phases.

c. Allocating budget and resources in a construction project.

d. Asking for compensation for a delay in project completion.

19. A basic principle in WBS where work element is related to only one higher-level element

to avoid duplication of effort and exercise caution.

a. Uniqueness

b. Summative

c. Utility

d. Document

20. Basic principle in WBS where an element's work content is the sum of the work content

of all of its immediately subordinate elements.

a. Uniqueness

b. Summative

c. Utility

d. Document