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Which is an objective of the Closing a Project process?

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

To prepare for the final stage of the project

To capture the customer’s quality expectations

To ensure that all benefits have been achieved

Which is a task of product-based planning?

Design the plan

Create the product flow diagram

Prepare the schedule

Analyze the risks

What must be used, as a minimum requirement for applying the progress theme?

Highlight reporting

Checkpoint reporting

Work package authorization

Stage authorization

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

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

To ensure that all team managers understand their responsibilities

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

Which document is used to identify interested parties that need to be informed of project closure?

Communication management approach

End project report

Project brief

Change control approach

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

initiating a project

managing a stage boundary

directing a project

managing product delivery

How should a Team Manager escalate a suggestion for an improvement to a product?

Include details in a Highlight Report

Raise an Exception Report

Include details in a Checkpoint Report

Raise an issue

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

Progress is reviewed periodically against the Stage Plan

Approvals are provided for all completed products

Which is a purpose of a quality management approach?

To define the quality standards to be applied to a project

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

What must the project board do, as a minimum requirement for applying the change theme?

Establish a change budget

Define a change authority

Agree acceptable corrective actions

Request a product status account

Which is a responsibility of the team manager role?

To accept authorized work packages from the project manager

To examine and escalate issues, taking necessary corrective actions

To review the highlight report for the previous reporting period

To review the tailoring approach and its implications for project controls

What is established within the 'initiating a project' process?

The formats for communicating project information to stakeholders

The different ways that the project product can be delivered

That all of the information to develop the project brief is available

That any constraints which could affect the project have been removed

Which statement about controls is CORRECT?

An exception report is a time-driven control

A checkpoint report is a time-driven control

A highlight report is an event-driven control

A daily log is an event-driven control

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

1 and 4

3 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 2

Which is assumed to be the customer's responsibility in the PRINCE2 customer/supplier environment?

To ensure the technical integrity of a project

To provide the skills to deliver the desired result

To specify the desired result

To develop the project's products

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

Three

One

Two

Four

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 negative impact on objectives

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

When should the team manager produce a checkpoint report?

When reviewing how a stage is progressing

On completion of the quality-checking activities for each product

When a work package is being negotiated

At the frequency agreed in the work package

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

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

Managing a Stage Boundary

Starting up a Project

Initiating a Project

Directing a Project

When should the Managing a Stage Boundary process be undertaken?

Close to the end of each management stage

Close to the start of each management stage

At the end of the starting up stage

At the end of the final stage

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

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

To prepare the plans for the subsequent delivery stages

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

What does the 'initiating a project' process provide?

Information for the project board to decide if the project is aligned to business objectives

Definition of the suppliers' obligations for controlling the work package delivery

Approval from the project board to proceed with the project, if it is worthwhile

Approval from the project manager for work to be started by delivery teams

Which project management team role can authorize the premature closure of a project?

Project Manager

Project Support

Project Assurance

Project Board

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

Authorize a stage plan for the next stage

Produce highlight reports

Take corrective action within stage tolerances

Produce an exception plan

Which is a purpose of the business case theme?

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

To establish methods to judge whether the ongoing project is justified

To establish mechanisms for managing issues that may impact the baseline

To assess and control uncertain events or situations

Which is a purpose of the plans theme?

To define the means of delivering the products

To identify, assess and control uncertainty within the project

To produce a benefits management approach

To establish a coding system for all components of the project's products

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

Because projects may have duplicated or inconsistent objectives

Because more than one function may be involved in the project

Because each project will have unique outputs

Because stages provide senior management with control points

Which is a purpose of a risk budget?

To fund the cost of analyzing requests for change

To fund the costs of identifying risks to the project

To fund risk management activities defined in the risk management procedure

To fund the costs of implementing risk responses

Identify the missing word in the following sentence. PRINCE2 recommends three levels of [ ? ] to reflect the needs of the different levels of management involved in a project.

product

activity

plan

benefit

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

Analyze the risks

Design the plan

Prepare the schedule

Create the product flow diagram

Which is a purpose of the Starting up a Project process?

To establish whether the Project Plan can meet the required target dates

To confirm to corporate management that quality expectations will be met

To create the Project Initiation Documentation so the project can be initiated

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

What should the Executive check before the project is initiated?

That the contribution of the project to corporate objectives is understood

That all Work Packages have been authorized

That the Project Initiation Documentation is complete

That the Project Plan has been approved

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

Project Brief

Project mandate

Outline Business Case

Project Plan

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

It clearly shows how long a project will take

It removes the need for activity-based planning

It reduces the risk of incorrectly scoping the project

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

Which is a purpose of the 'controlling a stage' process?

To agree, perform and deliver project work

To take action so that the stage remains within tolerance

To agree tolerances for the stage

To draft a plan for the next stage

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

Describe the means of communication for the project

Baseline the project deliverables

Implement responses for opportunities

Identify activities and dependencies

Who does the senior user represent when making decisions?

Corporate, programme management or customer

The people or organizations that design the project's products

The people or organizations that benefit from using the project’s product

Project delivery teams

Which statement about the 'continued business justification' principle is CORRECT?

The justification for compulsory projects does not need approval

There must be no change to the reasons for a project

A formal business case document is mandatory

The chosen option must provide value for money

What is used to identify any interested party who needs to be informed of project closure?

Project Brief

Communication Management Strategy

Configuration Management Strategy

Project management team structure

Which is a benefit of applying the 'manage by stages' principle?

The project management team will understand the tolerances allowed

The project will have review and decision points so that progress can be assessed

The key stakeholders in the project will have representation on the project board

The project management team will understand the customer's expectations

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the organization theme?

To ensure that the supplier resources are available

To ensure that the change authority is delegated

To ensure that all the responsibilities of the project board are fulfilled

To ensure the senior user verifies user requirements

Which characteristic distinguishes a project from regular business operations?

It produces benefits

It incurs cost

It introduces business change

It manages stakeholders

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

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

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

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

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 is a purpose of the Directing a Project process?

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

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

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

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

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 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

What makes a project a PRINCE2 project?

It applies some of the PRINCE2 principles

It has established technology to improve business as usual

It has project processes that satisfy the objectives of PRINCE2 processes

It has a permanent project organization to deliver a long-term result

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

Project Product Description

Project Brief

Project Plan

Project Initiation Documentation

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

Controlling a stage

Managing product delivery

Initiating a project

Managing a stage boundary

Which is a characteristic of a project?

It maintains business as usual

It is considered low risk

It involves cross-functional teams

It avoids stresses and strains between organizations

Which roles CANNOT be combined with the role of project assurance? 1. Project manager 2. Project support 3. Senior user 4. Executive

3 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 4

1 and 2

Identify the missing words in the following sentence. The customer’s quality expectations are a statement [ ? ].

of prioritized needs

about individual products

about the project product

of measurable definitions

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

Risk owner

Project support

Risk actionee

Project assurance

In which process are team plans produced?

Initiating a project

Controlling a stage

Managing a stage boundary

Managing product delivery

Which process includes the acceptance and execution of project work by external suppliers?

Managing Product Delivery

Directing a Project

Managing a Stage Boundary

Controlling a Stage

Which product is a time-driven control?

End stage report

Checkpoint report

Lessons report

Exception report

Identify the missing words in the following sentence. PRINCE2 requires that the business justification is formally verified by [ ? ] at stage boundaries.

the project board

project support

the change authority

corporate, programme management or customer

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

The Project Initiation Documentation

Authority to initiate a project

Sufficient information to identify the prospective Executive

A Project Brief with details outlining the project approach

When should the 'managing a stage boundary' process be undertaken?

At the end of the final stage

Close to the start of each management stage

Close to the end of each management stage

At the end of the 'starting up a project' process

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