You are ready to create the WBS. Which of the following is true?

posted 2¼years ago by Natalie2000
© Copyright: Project Management Professional (PMP) Study Guide by Kim Heldman, Sybex Inc., Alameda, CA, USA, 2002, page 148, question 14
WBS

Your company, Kick That Ball Sports, has appointed you project manager for their new Cricket product line introduction. This is a national effort, and all the retail stores across the country need to have the new products on the shelves before the media advertising blitz begins. The product line involves three new products, some with multiple deliverables. You are ready to create the WBS. Which of the following is true?

A. The WBS should include the three new products and the advertising campaign as level two deliverables.
B. The WBS should include the three new products as level two deliverables.
C. The WBS should include the three new products as level two deliverables and the advertising campaign as a level three deliverable.
D. The WBS should include the three new products and the advertising campaign as level three deliverables.

george (2years ago):
As I understand the question, the advertising campaign is out of scope of the project. You're responsible for the deliverables (product), not for promotion. Thus, the answer is B.

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