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

To define the handover procedures for the project's products

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

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

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

To organize support activities following the handover of products to operations

Which statement describes the Directing a Project process?

It ensures there are regular progress meetings

It covers the day-to-day activities of the Project Manager

It enables the Project Board to assure that there is continued business justification

It begins on completion of the Initiating a Project process

Which is a purpose of the Communication Management Strategy?

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

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

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

Which process is used by a team manager to coordinate work on one or more of the project's products?

Controlling a stage

Managing a stage boundary

Initiating a project

Managing product delivery

In which process are team plans produced?

Controlling a stage

Initiating a project

Managing a stage boundary

Managing product delivery

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

That the project management team understands what they are accountable for

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

What should be provided by corporate or programme management before the Starting up a Project process commences?

Authority to initiate a project

The Project Initiation Documentation

Sufficient information to identify the prospective Executive

A Project Brief with details outlining the project approach

Which is a purpose of a project brief?

To document a common understanding of the starting point for the project

To confirm that the project is able to deliver the detailed business case

To capture lessons from previous projects

To define the quality techniques to be applied during the project

Which product is a time-driven control?

Checkpoint report

Exception report

Lessons report

End stage report

Which is a purpose of the Risk Management Strategy?

To identify suitable risk owners for each of the project risks

To recommend responses for each of the project risks

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

To define the techniques to be used when assessing project risks

What is established within the Initiating a Project process?

The formats for communicating project information to stakeholders

That all of the information to develop the Project Brief is available

That any constraints which could affect the project have been removed

The different ways that the project product can be delivered

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

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

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

To ensure that all Team Managers understand their responsibilities

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

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

directing a project

initiating a project

managing a stage boundary

managing product delivery

When is it confirmed whether a project's objectives have been achieved?

During the 'closing a project' process

During the 'managing product delivery' process

During the final end stage assessment

During the 'controlling a stage' process

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the business case theme?

To document the responsibility for defining the standards for the business case

To delegate the development of the business justification to the project manager

To have the benefits management approach approved by the participants of benefits reviews

To appoint a senior user from an area of the business impacted by the project

What is a project outcome?

The project's specialist products

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 reason for the project

Which takes place during the Closing a Project process?

The post-project benefits reviews are performed

An End Stage Report is prepared for the final stage

The project closure notification is reviewed and approved

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

Which is a recommended response type for an opportunity?

Reduce

Transfer

Reject

Fallback

Where should a Project Manager record informal issues?

Checkpoint Report

Risk Register

Issue Register

Daily Log

Which is a purpose of a quality management approach?

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

To summarize the planned quality management activities

To define the customer's quality expectations for the project

To define the quality standards to be applied to a project

Which characteristic distinguishes a project from regular business operations?

It manages stakeholders

It incurs cost

It introduces business change

It produces benefits

PRINCE2 mandates that the project board represents the primary stakeholder interests. Which principle does this follow?

Focus on products

Manage by stages

Learn from experience

Defined roles and responsibilities

Which is a purpose of an End Stage Report?

To inform the Project Board when a Stage Plan is forecast to exceed tolerance levels

To summarize the quality management activities that are planned during the stage

To provide a summary of stage status to the Project Board at defined intervals

To summarize performance so that the Project Board can decide what to do next

What is the trigger for the Starting up a Project process?

Project Plan

Project Brief

Project mandate

Outline Business Case

How many tasks does the product-based planning technique describe?

Three

Two

One

Four

Which is a purpose of the organization theme?

To define the structure of accountability and responsibilities on the project

To set the tolerance on the cost of resources

To implement the controls required to manage by exception

To plan the training needed for the delivery of the project

On which environment is PRINCE2 based?

Procurement

Programme

Customer/supplier

Information technology

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 planned closure, that all the project’s products have been approved

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

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

End Stage Report

End Project Report

Product Status Account

Checkpoint Report

Which is a purpose of the quality theme?

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

To enable the assessment of continuing project viability

Which statement correctly describes project assurance and quality assurance?

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 the responsibility of the project board, but project assurance may be delegated

They are both independent of the project management team

Which is an objective of the 'starting up a project' process?

To obtain approval for the project plan from corporate, programme management or customer

To ensure that all team managers understand their responsibilities

To prepare the project initiation documentation for authorization to initiate the project

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

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

To prepare the plans for the subsequent delivery stages

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

To ensure that there is authority to initiate the project

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

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

Project Plan, Stage Plan and Team Plan

Project Plan and Stage Plan

Project Plan

Project Plan, Stage Plan, Team Plan and Exception Plan

Which product forms the 'contract' between the Project Manager and the Project Board for the project?

Project Brief

Project Product Description

Project Plan

Project Initiation Documentation

Which statement describes an opportunity for a project?

An uncertain event that could have a favourable 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

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

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

Configuration item record

Product description

Product status account

Issue register

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

Directing a project

Managing product delivery

Starting up a project

Initiating a project

When should the project board request a decision from corporate, programme management or customer?

When any request for change needs to be approved

If it is forecast that project level tolerance will be exceeded

When the stage requires resources

If the senior supplier or senior user needs to be changed

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

Take corrective action within stage tolerances

Produce highlight reports

Authorize a stage plan for the next stage

Produce an exception plan

Which role is responsible for specifying the project benefits?

Project Manager

Corporate or programme management

Executive

Senior User(s)

What must be recorded in the quality management approach, as a minimum requirement for applying the quality theme?

The project's approach to quality planning

The definition of the quality records required

The approach to managing project assurance

The quality tools and techniques to be used

Which is an objective of the Managing a Stage Boundary process?

To act as a break between those managing the project and those creating products

To ensure a periodic review is carried out to approve the products created within the completed stage

To enable the Project Board to commit resources and expenditure required for the initiation stage

To review and, if necessary, update the Project Initiation Documentation

In a customer/supplier context, which is a responsibility of a supplier?

To provide the project mandate

To deliver the outputs of the project

To provide the requirements for the products

To deliver the benefits of the project

Which is a purpose of the Directing a Project process?

To provide sufficient information to review the current stage and approve the next Stage Plan

To enable overall control of a project to be exercised by the Project Board

To establish the level of control required by the Project Board after initiation

To provide the information required to confirm whether it is worthwhile to initiate a project

Which is a responsibility of the team manager role?

To review the highlight report for the previous reporting period

To accept authorized work packages from the project manager

To review the tailoring approach and its implications for project controls

To examine and escalate issues, taking necessary corrective actions

Which role is part of the project management team?

Presenter

Change Authority

Administrator

Quality Assurance

Which is a purpose of the business case theme?

To establish methods to judge whether the ongoing project is justified

To assess and control uncertain events or situations

To establish mechanisms for managing issues that may impact the baseline

To describe how products will be delivered that are fit for purpose

Which is a task of product-based planning?

Design the plan

Analyze the risks

Prepare the schedule

Create the product flow diagram

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

Issue register

Lessons log

Quality register

Risk register

What are the three recommended types of issue?

Off-specification, request for change and problem/concern

Request for change, problem/concern, and Issue Report

Off-specification, request for change and concession

Request for change, Issue Report and risk

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

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

It is updated to include relevant lessons from previous projects

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

It provides the controls for the final stage of the project

Which product establishes the baseline against which the project's actual performance is compared?

Product Status Account

Configuration Item Record

Project Brief

Project Initiation Documentation

Which is a characteristic of a project?

It involves cross-functional teams

It is considered low risk

It maintains business as usual

It avoids stresses and strains between organizations

What should be provided by corporate, programme management or customer before the 'starting up a project' process commences?

Sufficient information to identify the prospective executive

Authority to initiate a project

A project brief with details outlining the project approach

The project initiation documentation

What happens within the Managing a Stage Boundary process?

Business justification for the project is reviewed

Issue Reports created during the current stage are escalated

Approvals are provided for all completed products

Progress is reviewed periodically against the Stage Plan

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

Change

Progress

Risk

Plans

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

A record of the major risks relating to the project plan

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

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

A diagram showing the sequence of production of the planned products

Which is a purpose of the 'starting up a project' process?

To assemble the project initiation documentation so the project can be initiated

To establish whether the project plan can meet the required target dates

To ensure that the prerequisites for initiating the project are in place

To confirm to corporate, programme management or customer that quality expectations will be met

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