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What are the three recommended types of issue?

Request for change, problem/concern, and Issue Report

Request for change, Issue Report and risk

Off-specification, request for change and concession

Off-specification, request for change and problem/concern

Which is a purpose of an Issue Report?

To inform the Project Board of a forecast to exceed tolerance

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

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

To formally document the impact of a request for change

Which is an objective of the Managing Product Delivery process?

To sign off completed Work Packages

To ensure that the Business Case is kept under review

To report progress to the Project Board

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

Where should a Project Manager record informal issues?

Risk Register

Daily Log

Checkpoint Report

Issue Register

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

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

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

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

Identify activities and dependencies

Baseline the project deliverables

Implement responses for opportunities

Describe the means of communication for the project

Which statement about acceptance criteria is CORRECT?

Acceptance criteria are used to produce the customer's quality expectations

After acceptance criteria are agreed, they CANNOT be changed

Acceptance criteria are less specific and precise than customer's quality expectations

Acceptance criteria should be agreed between the customer and the supplier

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

Creating Exception Reports when tolerances are threatened

Authorizing project closure

Receiving regular Checkpoint Reports

Authorizing one stage at a time

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

To manage a long initiation stage of a complex project

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

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 confirm the project delivers the required functionality

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

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

Project Brief

Project management team structure

Configuration Management Strategy

Communication Management Strategy

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

To ensure that there is authority to initiate the project

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

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

To prepare the plans for the subsequent delivery stages

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

customer's quality expectations

owner

quality criteria

quality test results

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 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 define the quality standards to be applied to a project

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

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 manager for work to be started by delivery teams

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

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 removes the need for activity-based planning

It reduces the risk of incorrectly scoping the project

It clearly shows how long a project will take

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 provides the controls for the final stage of the project

It is updated to include relevant lessons from previous projects

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

Which principle is being applied when a project product description is produced?

Focus on products

Continued business justification

Manage by stages

Learn from experience

Which process provides an interface with corporate or programme management?

Directing a Project

Managing Product Delivery

Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary

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

Initiating a project

Managing product delivery

Directing a project

Starting up a project

Who does the senior user represent when making decisions?

Project delivery teams

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

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

The levels of management control that will be used

The overall approach to managing by exception

The tailoring required for progress reports

The tolerance areas that will not be controlled

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

Project Plan

Project Brief

Project Product Description

Project Initiation Documentation

What is the first step in the recommended risk management procedure?

Implement

Assess

Plan

Identify

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 capture the customer’s quality expectations

To ensure that all benefits have been achieved

To prepare for the final stage of the project

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

Initiating a Project

Directing a Project

Managing a Stage Boundary

Controlling a Stage

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

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

To manage the activities of a complex programme

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

Lessons log

Issue register

Quality register

Risk register

Which defines the sequence in which the project's products should be developed?

Product breakdown structure

Product flow diagram

Product Description

Project Product Description

What should be provided by a project mandate?

A plan for the initiation stage

A detailed business case

Tolerances for each management stage

Terms of reference for a project

How does defining a product's quality requirements support the 'focus on products' principle?

By providing an explicit understanding of what the project must deliver

By providing the justification for the project to be initiated

By providing the project's tolerances so that authority can be delegated

By providing the responsibilities for the project management team

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

Directing a Project

Managing a Stage Boundary

Starting up a Project

Initiating a Project

Which statement is true of Project Assurance but NOT of quality assurance?

It is responsible for monitoring the conduct of the project

It is independent of the Project Manager

It is responsible for reviewing the project for compliance with corporate standards

It is appointed as part of the project management team

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

plan

benefit

activity

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

A project brief with details outlining the project approach

The project initiation documentation

Authority to initiate a project

Which process provides the project board with the information it requires in order to commit resources to the project?

Managing product delivery

Initiating a project

Controlling a stage

Directing a project

What is established within the Initiating a Project process?

That any constraints which could affect the project have been removed

The formats for communicating project information to stakeholders

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

The different ways that the project product can be delivered

Who is responsible for documenting any tailoring of work packages?

Team manager

Project manager

Executive

Project support

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the risk theme?

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

Identified threats and opportunities must be documented

Identify the missing words in the following sentence. Any change to the products agreed at the start of a stage is monitored as part of the [ ? ] process, on a day-to-day basis.

closing a project

controlling a stage

directing a project

managing a stage boundary

Which is a purpose of the Risk theme?

To enable proactive identification, assessing and controlling of uncertainty

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

To provide a way to record any complaints from stakeholders

To prepare the organization's risk management policy

What is risk probability?

The probable effect on the project being able to deliver its objectives

A measure of the likelihood of the risk occurring

A probable timeframe within which the risk may occur

The scale of the risk should it occur

Which is a responsibility of the change authority?

To approve or reject requests for change within the delegated limits

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

To ensure an acceptable solution is being developed

To maintain project files according to document control procedures

According to the 'manage by exception' principle, what should be defined to establish limits of delegated authority?

Tolerances for the project

Costs of the project

Scope of the project

Timescales for the project

In which process are team plans produced?

Controlling a stage

Managing product delivery

Initiating a project

Managing a stage boundary

Which statement correctly describes project assurance and quality assurance?

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

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

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

Which statement about the project support role is CORRECT?

It can be performed by the project manager

It can be combined with the project assurance role

It produces checkpoint reports for the project manager

It is an optional role for a PRINCE2 project

Which is a purpose of the Risk Management Strategy?

To identify suitable risk owners for each of the project risks

To define the techniques to be used when assessing project risks

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

To recommend responses for each of the project risks

How is the 'manage by exception' principle applied?

By dividing the project into a minimum of two management stages

By ensuring that the project continues to be desirable, viable and achievable

By providing lessons so that mistakes made in previous projects do not happen

By setting controls to warn the higher level of management of potential problems

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

managing product delivery

managing a stage boundary

directing a project

initiating a project

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

Request a product status account

Establish a change budget

Define a change authority

Agree acceptable corrective actions

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 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

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 ensure the technical integrity of a project

To develop the project's products

To specify the desired result

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

Manage by stages

Focus on products

Learn from experience

Defined roles and responsibilities

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

Which is a purpose of the benefits management approach?

To provide a schedule for measuring the achievement of benefits

To provide the reasons for the project, to put into the business case

To document the justification for undertaking a project

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

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 management stages must a PRINCE2 project consist of, as a minimum?

Initiation, and at least one other stage for the rest of the project

At least one stage for developing products, and a closing stage

Starting up, initiation, and at least one other stage for the rest of the project

Initiation, at least one stage for developing products, and a closing stage

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

Risk

Organization

Business Case

Progress

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