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What is an Exception Report used for during the Managing a Stage Boundary process?

To instruct the Project Manager to produce an Exception Plan

To capture the consequences of deviation beyond the stage tolerance

To examine the recommended actions that will contribute to the Exception Plan

To capture a forecast to exceed Work Package tolerance

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

Configuration Item Record

Product Status Account

Project Brief

Project Initiation Documentation

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

To organize support activities following the handover of products to operations

To manage the activities of a complex programme

To create an Exception Plan to replace the current Stage Plan

To manage a long initiation stage of a complex project

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 obtain approval for the Project Plan from corporate or programme management

To ensure that all Team Managers understand their responsibilities

Identify the missing word in the following sentence. Quality [ ? ] defines the type of quality methods the project will use.

tolerance

control

planning

assurance

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.

directing a project

closing a project

controlling a stage

managing a stage boundary

Which characteristic distinguishes a project from regular business operations?

It introduces business change

It incurs cost

It manages stakeholders

It produces benefits

What term is used to describe when a risk might occur?

Impact

Proximity

Probability

Evaluate

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

A project brief with details outlining the project approach

Sufficient information to identify the prospective executive

The project initiation documentation

Authority to initiate a 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

1 and 4

2 and 3

3 and 4

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the organization theme?

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

To ensure that the change authority is delegated

To ensure the senior user verifies user requirements

To ensure that the supplier resources are available

How many management stages should a PRINCE2 project consist of?

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

Start up stage, initiation stage and a closing stage

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

Plans

Progress

Quality

Change

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

To confirm the project delivers the required functionality

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

To set tolerance levels for the project

To ensure the project represents value for money

Which statement describes the Directing a Project process?

It begins on completion of the Initiating a Project process

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

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

It ensures there are regular progress meetings

Which process is triggered by the project manager's request to initiate a project?

Directing a project

Starting up a project

Managing a stage boundary

Initiating a project

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

To provide the information required to initiate a project

To establish the level of control required after initiation

To provide sufficient information to approve the next stage plan

To enable overall control of a project by the project board

Which is a responsibility of the change authority?

To ensure an acceptable solution is being developed

To approve or reject requests for change within the delegated limits

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

To maintain project files according to document control procedures

Where should a Project Manager record informal issues?

Risk Register

Checkpoint Report

Issue Register

Daily Log

Which role is part of the project management team?

Change Authority

Quality Assurance

Presenter

Administrator

Who is responsible for documenting any tailoring of work packages?

Team manager

Executive

Project support

Project manager

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

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

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

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

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

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 provide the reasons for the project, to put into the Business Case

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

What is an advantage of applying the 'learn from experience' principle?

It allows the project manager to delegate time tolerances to the team managers

It allows the project team to fully understand their roles and responsibilities

It allows the project board to delegate cost tolerances to the project manager

It allows the project team to identify improvements to be made during the project

Which is a purpose of a Daily Log?

To report on the status of the products produced during a stage

To update the Project Board on the progress of a stage

To record the products and activities planned for the stage

To record informal issues

What is an output?

A negative outcome

The measurable improvement resulting from an outcome

Any of the project's specialist products

The result of the change derived from using the project's products

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

Agree acceptable corrective actions

Request a product status account

Define a change authority

Establish a change budget

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

Identify activities and dependencies

Describe the means of communication for the project

Implement responses for opportunities

Baseline the project deliverables

When should the team manager produce a checkpoint report?

On completion of the quality-checking activities for each product

At the frequency agreed in the work package

When reviewing how a stage is progressing

When a work package is being negotiated

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