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What this topic is really about
A risk register is a comprehensive document that tracks identified threats and opportunities along with their analysis, planned responses, and assigned owners. Option A is incorrect because a risk register must track both negative threats and positive opportunities, rather than focusing solely on positive risks.
A Work Breakdown Structure hierarchically decomposes the total project scope into smaller, more manageable deliverables called work packages. While these packages eventually help estimate costs and resources, the WBS decomposes the scope itself rather than the budget, making option A incorrect.
See the mechanism
A Work Breakdown Structure hierarchically decomposes the total project scope into smaller, more manageable deliverables called work packages. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.
An exam-style question, fully explained
A WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) decomposes:
- Identify what the question tests: A WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) decomposes:.
- A Work Breakdown Structure hierarchically decomposes the total project scope into smaller, more manageable deliverables called work packages.
- While these packages eventually help estimate costs and resources, the WBS decomposes the scope itself rather than the budget, making option A incorrect.
Traps the examiner sets
- While these packages eventually help estimate costs and resources, the WBS decomposes the scope itself rather than the budget, making option A incorrect.
- Option A is incorrect because a risk register must track both negative threats and positive opportunities, rather than focusing solely on positive risks.
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