CMA Intermediate · Operations Management and Strategic Management · Project Management, Monitoring and Control
Which tool breaks the total project scope into smaller, hierarchical, manageable deliverables and work packages?
The Work Breakdown Structure breaks total project scope into a hierarchy of smaller deliverables and work packages. A Gantt chart only displays scheduling against time, and critical path and Pareto charts serve different purposes.
- AWork Breakdown StructureCorrect
- BGantt chart
- CCritical path diagram
- DPareto chart
Explanation
A Work Breakdown Structure decomposes the project scope into a hierarchy of deliverables and work packages. A Gantt chart shows the schedule of activities against time, and the critical path diagram shows dependencies and duration; a Pareto chart is a quality tool.
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