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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 2

3 and 4

1 and 4

2 and 3

Which statement about the project support role is CORRECT?

It can be performed by the project manager

It is an optional role for a PRINCE2 project

It produces checkpoint reports for the project manager

It can be combined with the project assurance role

Which is a purpose of the risk management approach?

To recommend responses for each of the project risks

To identify suitable risk owners 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

Which statement about acceptance criteria is CORRECT?

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

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

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

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 of the six tolerance areas will be included

Which primary stakeholder interests will be represented

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

To implement actions to resolve tolerance deviations from the stage plan

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

To request authorization to start the next stage

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

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

Change

Plans

Quality

Progress

Which is a recommended response type for an opportunity?

Reduce

Fallback

Transfer

Reject

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

Because more than one function may be involved in the project

Because each project will have unique outputs

Because projects may have duplicated or inconsistent objectives

Because stages provide senior management with control points

Which is a responsibility of the managing level within the project management team?

To approve the stage completion of each stage

To set project-level tolerances

To ensure that the products are produced within the constraints agreed with the project board

To appoint the roles in project management team

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

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

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

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

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the organization theme?

To combine roles, where possible, to simplify the organization

To define the approach to engaging with stakeholders

To appoint and define the roles of team managers

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

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

If it is forecast that project level tolerance will be exceeded

When any request for change needs to be approved

When the stage requires resources

If the senior supplier or senior user needs to be changed

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