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How is the 'learn from experience' principle applied?

By defining cost tolerances for project objectives

By defining the customer's expectations of the project's products

By delegating responsibilities to a different level of management

By reviewing the management of previous projects

Which is a purpose of the plans theme?

To produce a benefits management approach

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

To identify, assess and control uncertainty within the project

To define the means of delivering the products

What should a risk budget be used to fund?

Specific management responses to a project's threats and opportunities

Capturing identified threats and opportunities in the Risk Register

Producing risk summaries for inclusion in Highlight Reports

Responses to remaining open risks after the project has been closed

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the organization theme?

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

To ensure that the supplier resources are available

What is a risk cause?

A negative consequence of a threat occurring

A positive consequence of an exploited opportunity

A known situation which creates uncertainty

An area of uncertainty that could create a problem

Which is a purpose of an End Stage Report?

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

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

Which is part of the PRINCE2 definition of a project?

Defined and agreed roles and responsibilities within an organization structure that engages stakeholder interests

A temporary organization that is created for the purpose of delivering business products

The mechanism used to monitor and compare actual achievements against those planned

A sequence of activities to manage product creation

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

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

To ensure that all Team Managers understand their responsibilities

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the risk theme?

Identified threats and opportunities must be documented

A risk budget must be established for managing risks

A risk breakdown structure must be created

Risk checklists must be used to ensure risks are identified

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

Raise an issue

Include details in a Checkpoint Report

Include details in a Highlight Report

Raise an Exception Report

Which process enables the Project Board to be accountable for a project's success by enabling it to exercise overall control?

Managing a Stage Boundary

Initiating a Project

Directing a Project

Controlling a Stage

Which is a characteristic of a project?

It is considered low risk

It avoids stresses and strains between organizations

It involves cross-functional teams

It maintains business as usual

Which role is part of the project management team?

Change Authority

Quality Assurance

Administrator

Presenter

Which type of issue should be raised if a new product is required after a team has started work?

A concern

A request for change

A problem

An off-specification

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

Configuration item record

Issue register

Product description

Product status account

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

Project Initiation Documentation

Configuration Item Record

Project Brief

Product Status Account

Which aspect of project performance must be managed to avoid misunderstandings on what the project is to deliver?

Risk

Costs

Scope

Timescale

Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence. Quality planning defines each product and its associated [ ? ] for Project Board agreement.

quality criteria

customer's quality expectations

owner

quality test results

What helps the Project Board to assess project viability at certain points, as defined in the Project Plan?

Authorizing project closure

Creating Exception Reports when tolerances are threatened

Authorizing one stage at a time

Receiving regular Checkpoint Reports

Which roles should NOT be combined?

It maintains business as usual

It is considered low risk

It avoids stresses and strains between organizations

It involves cross-functional teams

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

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

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

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 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

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

What should be funded from a change budget?

Actions to reduce a threat

A fallback plan

The Change Authority

Requests for change

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

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

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

Which theme is applied to ensure that a project is desirable, viable and achievable?

Risk

Business Case

Progress

Organization

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

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

The project closure notification is reviewed and approved

An end stage report is prepared for the final stage

The post-project benefits reviews are performed

Which is a purpose of the Benefits Review Plan?

To document the justification for the undertaking of a project

To provide a schedule for measuring the achievement of benefits

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

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

End project report

Change control approach

Communication management approach

Project brief

Which is an objective of the quality review technique?

To agree any changes required to the baselined product

To update the status in the Configuration Item Record when a product is signed-off

To involve key interested parties to promote wider acceptance of the product

To develop and improve the specification of a product through continuous assessment

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

To provide sufficient information to approve the next stage plan

To enable overall control of a project by the project board

To establish the level of control required after initiation

To provide the information required to initiate a project

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

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

Close to the start of each management stage

At the end of the final stage

Close to the end of each management stage

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

Change

Risk

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 ensure that all benefits have been achieved

To capture the customer’s quality expectations

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

Take corrective action within stage tolerances

Produce an exception plan

Produce highlight reports

Authorize a stage plan for the next stage

In which product are the time and cost tolerances defined for work that is managed by a Team Manager?

Team Plan

Product Description

Stage Plan

Work Package

Which is a purpose of the organization theme?

To set the tolerance on the cost of resources

To plan the training needed for the delivery of the project

To implement the controls required to manage by exception

To define the structure of accountability and responsibilities on the project

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

To manage the activities of a complex programme

To manage a long initiation stage of a complex project

To create an Exception Plan to replace the current Stage Plan

To organize support activities following the handover of products to operations

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

To ensure the project represents value for money

To set tolerance levels for the project

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

To confirm the project delivers the required functionality

What should be provided by a project mandate?

A detailed business case

Tolerances for each management stage

Terms of reference for a project

A plan for the initiation stage

What is defined when deciding how to tailor PRINCE2 to suit the project?

When the project's progress will be reviewed

When the project's outputs will be delivered

Which primary stakeholder interests will be represented

Which of the six tolerance areas will be included

Which is a recommended quality review team role?

Project Assurance

Project Support

Senior User

Presenter

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the organization theme?

To appoint and define the roles of team managers

To combine roles, where possible, to simplify the organization

To define the approach to engaging with stakeholders

To appoint a business change manager as senior user when the project is part of a programme

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

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 the activities of a complex programme

To manage a long initiation stage of a complex project

Which statements about a project's stakeholders are CORRECT? 1. A stakeholder is anyone who thinks they will be affected by a project 2. Stakeholders require equal amounts of engagement by the project management team 3. Stakeholders remain unchanged throughout the project 4. A stakeholder may be internal or external to the corporate organization

1 and 2

3 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 4

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

Two

One

Three

Four

Which is an objective of the 'managing a stage boundary' process?

To ensure that work on products allocated to the team for the next stage is authorized

To ensure that all threats and opportunities for the current stage have been closed

To request authorization to start the next stage

To implement actions to resolve tolerance deviations from the stage plan

Who sets the project tolerances?

Corporate/programme management

Project Manager

Executive

Project Board

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

To take action so that the stage remains within tolerance

To draft a plan for the next stage

To agree, perform and deliver project work

To agree tolerances for the stage

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

To provide the skills to deliver the desired result

To develop the project's products

To ensure the technical integrity of a project

To specify the desired result

How many management stages should a PRINCE2 project consist of?

Start up stage, initiation stage and a closing stage

At least one management stage to cover the project and a closing stage

Initiation stage and at least one other management stage to cover the remainder of the project

Start up stage, initiation stage and at least one other management stage to cover the remainder of the project

Which role is responsible for specifying the project benefits?

Senior User(s)

Executive

Project Manager

Corporate or programme management

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 4

1 and 2

2 and 3

3 and 4

Which statement describes the 'directing a project' process?

It covers the day-to-day activities of the project manager

It begins on completion of the 'initiating a project' process

It ensures there are regular progress meetings

It enables the project board to assure that there is continued business justification

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

Project Brief

Communication Management Strategy

Project management team structure

Configuration Management Strategy

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

Defined roles and responsibilities

Focus on products

Learn from experience

Manage by stages

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 takes place during the Closing a Project process?

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

The project closure notification is reviewed and approved

An End Stage Report is prepared for the final stage

The post-project benefits reviews are performed

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

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

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

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

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

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