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PMI-SP Exam - Topic 9 Question 101 Discussion

Posted by Albert on Apr 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM

Beth is the project manager for her organization. Her current project has many deliverables that have been defined at a high level, but the details of the deliverables are still unknown. In her project, Beth is planning in detail only the activities that are most imminent in the project work. This approach to project management planning is known as what?

Suggested Answer: B

Rolling wave planning is a technique to plan and do the most imminent project work before moving onto the details that are far off in the project schedule and project plan. Rolling wave planning is a technique for performing progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near future is planned in detail at a low level of the work breakdown structure. The work to be performed within another one or two reporting periods in the near future is planned in detail as work is being completed during the current period. Answer option D is incorrect. Decomposition is the process of breaking down work packages into the activity list. Answer options A and C are incorrect. These are not valid project management terms.


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Reynalda 10 months ago
Not sure about this approach... seems risky to me.
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Curt 11 months ago
I thought it was called imminent activity management?
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Brendan 11 months ago
That's definitely rolling wave planning!
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Ilda 11 months ago
Wait, isn't that just a fancy way of saying "we'll figure it out later"?
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Man 11 months ago
Totally agree, rolling wave is the way to go for uncertain projects.
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Leota 11 months ago
I definitely recall rolling wave planning being mentioned in our lectures. It makes sense for projects with evolving details.
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Laurel 12 months ago
I’m a bit uncertain about this one. Decomposition sounds like it could fit too, but it’s more about breaking down tasks, right?
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Verlene 12 months ago
I remember practicing a question like this, and I think rolling wave planning is when you plan in detail only what’s coming up soon.
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Alva 1 year ago
I think this might be related to rolling wave planning, but I'm not entirely sure. It sounds familiar from the study materials.
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Shelton 1 year ago
This seems like a straightforward application of rolling wave planning. Beth is only planning the near-term activities, leaving the details of future deliverables to be filled in later. I'm feeling good about selecting that as my answer.
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Natalie 1 year ago
I'm a little confused by the wording here. Is this really rolling wave planning, or is it something else like decomposition? I'll have to re-read the question carefully and consider the options more closely.
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Gilma 1 year ago
Okay, I think I've got it. Beth is only planning the most imminent activities, which sounds like the definition of rolling wave planning. I'll go with that as my answer.
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Joseph 1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know rolling wave planning involves planning in increments, but I'm not sure if that's exactly what's described here. Let me think this through a bit more.
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Angelica 1 year ago
This sounds like a classic case of rolling wave planning, where you only plan the immediate activities and leave the details of future deliverables to be filled in later. I'm pretty confident this is the right answer.
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