p2-60questions

Which product provides the version number of all products in a particular stage?

Product description

Product status account

Configuration item record

Issue register

Which management product should always be updated when a product fails its quality check?

Quality register

Risk register

Lessons log

Issue register

Which is a reason why the 'defined roles and responsibilities' principle must be applied?

Because each project will have unique outputs

Because more than one function may be involved in the project

Because projects may have duplicated or inconsistent objectives

Because stages provide senior management with control points

What should be funded from a change budget?

The Change Authority

Actions to reduce a threat

A fallback plan

Requests for change

Which is a responsibility of the change authority?

To approve or reject requests for change within the delegated limits

To ensure an acceptable solution is being developed

To prepare a team plan and agree it with the project manager

To maintain project files according to document control procedures

Which activity can take place within the 'managing a stage boundary' process?

Authorize a stage plan for the next stage

Produce an exception plan

Take corrective action within stage tolerances

Produce highlight reports

How is the Project Initiation Documentation used during the Closing a Project process?

It provides the controls for the final stage of the project

It is used as the basis for comparing the original aim of the project against what was actually achieved

It provides the Project Product Description for approval by the Project Board

It is updated to include relevant lessons from previous projects

Identify the missing word in the following sentence A purpose of the [ ? ] theme is to control any unacceptable deviations from the project's objectives.

Progress

Plans

Risk

Change

What is a benefit of using the product-based planning technique?

It ensures that the project products will be delivered to time and to cos

It reduces the risk of incorrectly scoping the project

It clearly shows how long a project will take

It removes the need for activity-based planning

To which role should a Team Manager report an exception?

Project Support

Project Assurance

Project Board

Project Manager

Which is a step in PRINCE2's recommended approach to planning?

Describe the means of communication for the project

Identify activities and dependencies

Implement responses for opportunities

Baseline the project deliverables

In which situation might the 'controlling a stage' process be used?

To create an exception plan to replace the current stage plan

To manage the activities of a complex programme

To organize support activities following the handover of products to operations

To manage a long initiation stage of a complex project

Which is a feature of PRINCE2?

It is designed to manage both projects and programmes

It is a method specifically designed for technical projects

It promotes continual learning in organizations

It includes many motivational techniques

What takes place during the 'closing a project' process?

Ownership of the project's products is transferred to the customer

An end stage report is prepared for the final stage

The post-project benefits reviews are performed

The project closure notification is reviewed and approved

Which statement about project stakeholders is CORRECT?

All stakeholders are external to the corporate organization

All stakeholders are members of the project board

All stakeholders must be identified at the start of the project

All three principle categories of stakeholder have their interests represented by the project board

Which is a purpose of a Daily Log?

To record the products and activities planned for the stage

To report on the status of the products produced during a stage

To update the Project Board on the progress of a stage

To record informal issues

Which product provides an explanation of any deviations from the approved plans that are still within tolerance?

Lessons Report

Project Initiation Documentation

Benefits Review Plan

End Stage Report

Which is a purpose of an Issue Report?

To provide information on the number of quality problems found during the review of a product

To capture information about uncertain events that may threaten the project objectives

To formally document the impact of a request for change

To inform the Project Board of a forecast to exceed tolerance

Which product summarizes progress and is used to decide whether to continue with the project?

End Stage Report

Checkpoint Report

Product Status Account

End Project Report

Which theme establishes mechanisms to monitor and compare actual achievements against those planned?

Quality

Change

Plans

Progress

Which is an objective of the 'initiating a project' process?

To prepare the plans for the subsequent delivery stages

To summarize how the organization's project management method will be tailored for the project

To ensure that there is authority to initiate the project

To request authority from programme, corporate management or the customer to deliver the project

What is a project outcome?

The result of the change derived from using the project's outputs

A measurable improvement that is perceived as an advantage by one or more stakeholders

The project's specialist products

The reason for the project

Which is a purpose of the Closing a Project process?

To inform the Project Board that the final stage is about to start

To provide the Project Board with sufficient information to confirm continued business justification for the project

To provide a fixed point at which acceptance of the project product is confirmed

To define the handover procedures for the project's products

Which two statements about the 'continued business justification' principle are CORRECT? 1. The business justification for a project should be documented 2. The project manager should be responsible for the business justification 3. A project must be stopped if the business justification changes 4. Compulsory projects still require business justification

1 and 2

1 and 4

2 and 3

3 and 4

After the first stage, when are the Stage Plans for further stages produced?

At the start of the initiation stage

After completion of the current stage

When creating the Project Plan

Near the end of the current stage

Which is a purpose of the Risk theme?

To identify, assess and control any approved changes to the baseline

To enable proactive identification, assessing and controlling of uncertainty

To prepare the organization's risk management policy

To provide a way to record any complaints from stakeholders

Which is a purpose of the Communication Management Strategy?

To define the structure of responsibilities in support of effective decision-making in a project

To identify the communications required from the Team Manager(s) to the Project Board

To identify how and by whom the project’s products will be controlled and protected

To define the method of communication between the project and its stakeholders

What does applying the 'manage by stages' principle ensure?

That the customer's quality expectations and acceptance criteria are captured and agreed

That the project is properly initiated before work begins on delivery of the project's outputs

That the project is only started and continued if it is desirable, viable and achievable

That the project management team understands what they are accountable for

Which is a purpose of the Benefits Review Plan?

To document the justification for the undertaking of a project

To summarize project performance to date for the Project Board to decide what action to take next

To provide the reasons for the project, to put into the Business Case

To provide a schedule for measuring the achievement of benefits

Which is an objective of the 'closing a project' process?

To capture the customer’s quality expectations

To check that all the project's products have been accepted by the users

To ensure that all benefits have been achieved

To prepare for the final stage of the project

Which is a purpose of the 'directing a project' process?

To establish the level of control required after initiation

To enable overall control of a project by the project board

To provide the information required to initiate a project

To provide sufficient information to approve the next stage plan

Identify the missing words in the following sentence. The purpose of the [ ? ] process is to establish solid foundations for the project.

directing a project

managing a stage boundary

initiating a project

managing product delivery

Which is an objective of the Managing Product Delivery process?

To ensure that work on products is authorized and agreed with the team

To report progress to the Project Board

To ensure that the Business Case is kept under review

To sign off completed Work Packages

Which is a task of 'defining and analyzing products'?

Analyze the risks

Create the product flow diagram

Prepare the schedule

Design the plan

In which situation might the Controlling a Stage process be used?

To organize support activities following the handover of products to operations

To create an Exception Plan to replace the current Stage Plan

To manage a long initiation stage of a complex project

To manage the activities of a complex programme

Which is a purpose of the quality theme?

To enable the assessment of continuing project viability

To establish mechanisms to judge whether the project remains desirable and achievable

To define the procedures for the control and modification of project products

To define how the project will ensure that its products are fit for purpose

Which process aims to ensure that during the project all parties understand the project objectives?

Managing product delivery

Initiating a project

Starting up a project

Directing a project

Which is an objective of the Starting up a Project process?

To confirm that there are no known restrictions that would prevent the project from being delivered

To prepare the Project Initiation Documentation for authorization to initiate the project

To obtain approval for the Project Plan from corporate or programme management

To ensure that all Team Managers understand their responsibilities

How is the Product Status Account used in the Closing a Project process?

To confirm that the project's products have been delivered within budget

To confirm how products are to be handed over to those who will maintain the products in their operational life

To confirm, for a premature closure, that all unfinished products are covered by concessions

To confirm, for a planned closure, that all the project’s products have been approved

Which is a purpose of the 'closing a project' process?

To provide a fixed point at which acceptance of the project product is confirmed

To inform the project board that the final stage is about to start

To provide the project board with sufficient information to confirm continued business justification

To define the handover procedures for the project's products

Which two statements about tailoring are CORRECT? 1. Processes can be simplified or carried out in more detail. 2. Terminology can be changed to suit organizational standards. 3. Themes that are not relevant to the project can be excluded. 4. Project management team members can carry out any combination of roles.

1 and 2

3 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 4

Which is a purpose of a Quality Management Strategy?

To summarize the planned quality management activities

To define the customer's quality expectations for the project

To identify the level of quality required for each of the project's products

To define the quality standards to be applied to a project

Which statement describes a threat to a project?

An uncertain event that could have a favourable impact on objectives

An event that has occurred resulting in a negative impact on objectives

An uncertain event that could have a negative impact on objectives

An event that has occurred resulting in a favourable impact on objectives

In which process is authorization given to deliver the project's products?

Initiating a project

Directing a project

Starting up a project

Managing a stage boundary

Which regular report provides the project board with a summary of stage status?

Checkpoint report

Product status account

Highlight report

Lessons report

Which role is responsible for the management of a risk assigned to it?

Project assurance

Risk owner

Project support

Risk actionee

Which is a purpose of the Risk Management Strategy?

To summarize exposure to strategic, programme, project and operational risks

To define the techniques to be used when assessing project risks

To recommend responses for each of the project risks

To identify suitable risk owners for each of the project risks

Which is a responsibility of the business representative on the project board?

To confirm the project delivers the required functionality

To ensure the project represents value for money

To check the required quality levels are achieved by the project's products

To set tolerance levels for the project

Where should a Project Manager record informal issues?

Risk Register

Daily Log

Checkpoint Report

Issue Register

The use of which level(s) of plan is recommended by PRINCE2?

Project Plan

Project Plan, Stage Plan and Team Plan

Project Plan, Stage Plan, Team Plan and Exception Plan

Project Plan and Stage Plan

Which statements apply to a stage plan? 1. It is produced for the project during the 'initiating a project' process 2. It is produced close to the time when the planned events will take place 3. It provides the basis for day-to-day control by the project manager 4. It provides the basis for control by the project board

2 and 3

1 and 4

3 and 4

1 and 2

Which process enables an organization to understand the work that needs to be delivered before the project's approval?

Starting up a Project

Directing a Project

Initiating a Project

Controlling a Stage

Which is a purpose of the change theme?

To identify changes needed to the project as a result of acting on lessons

To assess and control a project's threats and opportunities

To prevent changes to what was agreed in the project initiation documentation

To ensure any potential changes to baselined products are controlled

Which is one of the four integrated elements within PRINCE2?

Processes

Role descriptions

Quality

Product descriptions

Identify the missing word in the following sentence. A purpose of the [ ? ] theme is to control any unacceptable deviations from the project's objectives.

risk

plans

change

progress

What must be recorded in the project initiation documentation to meet the minimum requirements for applying the progress theme?

The overall approach to managing by exception

The levels of management control that will be used

The tolerance areas that will not be controlled

The tailoring required for progress reports

Which statement correctly describes project assurance and quality assurance?

They are both the responsibility of the project board, but project assurance may be delegated

Project assurance provides assurance to the project's stakeholders whereas quality assurance provides assurance to the wider corporate, programme or customer organization

Project assurance and quality assurance are both the responsibility of corporate, programme management or the customer

They are both independent of the project management team

What must be produced, as a minimum requirement for applying the plans theme?

A diagram showing the sequence of production of the planned products

A record of the issues that are being formally managed during a plan

A record of the major risks relating to the project plan

A hierarchy of all the products to be produced during a plan

Which statement about controls is CORRECT?

A checkpoint report is a time-driven control

An exception report is a time-driven control

A highlight report is an event-driven control

A daily log is an event-driven control

How is the project initiation documentation used during the 'closing a project' process?

It is updated to include relevant lessons from previous projects

It provides the project product description for approval by the project board

It is used as the basis for comparing the original aim of the project against what was actually achieved

It provides the controls for the final stage of the project

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