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

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

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

To which role should a Team Manager report an exception?

Project Board

Project Support

Project Assurance

Project Manager

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

3 and 4

1 and 2

1 and 4

2 and 3

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

End project report

Communication management approach

Change control approach

Project brief

The use of which level(s) of plan is recommended by PRINCE2?

Project Plan, Stage Plan and Team Plan

Project Plan

Project Plan and Stage Plan

Project Plan, Stage Plan, Team Plan and Exception Plan

Which statement about project stakeholders is CORRECT?

All stakeholders must be identified at the start of the project

All three principle categories of stakeholder have their interests represented by the project board

All stakeholders are members of the project board

All stakeholders are external to the corporate organization

How is the 'learn from experience' principle applied?

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

By defining cost tolerances for project objectives

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

Product status account

Configuration item record

Issue register

Product description

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the quality theme?

To define the use and format of quality records

To define the project's approach to quality assurance

To define the project's approach to project assurance

To define proxy measures that indicate achievable benefits

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 or programme management

How is the Project Initiation Documentation used during the Closing a Project process?

It is updated to include relevant lessons from previous projects

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

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

Which is a purpose of an Issue Report?

To inform the Project Board of a forecast to exceed tolerance

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

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

To formally document the impact of a request for change

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 supplier resources are available

To ensure that the change authority is delegated

To ensure the senior user verifies user requirements

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

To create the management products required to control the project

To understand the resources and costs to deliver the project's products

To ensure that there is authority to deliver the project's products

To do the minimum to decide whether it is worthwhile initiating the project

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

Issue register

Quality register

Risk register

Lessons log

Which process enables an organization to understand the work that needs to be delivered before the project's approval?

Directing a Project

Starting up a Project

Controlling a Stage

Initiating 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

Directing a project

Controlling a stage

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

Tolerances for the project

Timescales for the project

Scope of the project

Costs of the project

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

A formal business case document is mandatory

The chosen option must provide value for money

There must be no change to the reasons for a project

The justification for compulsory projects does not need approval

Which statement about the project support role is CORRECT?

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

It can be performed by the project manager

What must be produced, as a minimum requirement for applying the plans theme?

A record of the major risks relating to the project plan

A hierarchy of all the products to be produced during a plan

A diagram showing the sequence of production of the planned products

A record of the issues that are being formally managed during a plan

Which description is part of the PRINCE2 definition of a project?

A temporary organization created for the purpose of delivering business products

A finite number of activities grouped together to be managed as a unit

A specific element of work that a Project Manager agrees to deliver

A defined undertaking that requires organization and resources

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

Authority to initiate a project

A project brief with details outlining the project approach

Sufficient information to identify the prospective executive

The project initiation documentation

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.

activity

product

benefit

plan

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 manage the activities of a complex programme

To create an exception plan to replace the current stage plan

Which is an objective of the quality review technique?

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

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

To agree any changes required to the baselined product

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

When should the team manager produce a checkpoint report?

When reviewing how a stage is progressing

When a work package is being negotiated

At the frequency agreed in the work package

On completion of the quality-checking activities for each product

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

Product Status Account

Project Initiation Documentation

Project Brief

Configuration Item Record

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

Responses to remaining open risks after the project has been closed

Producing risk summaries for inclusion in Highlight Reports

Which is one of the six aspects of project performance that needs to be managed?

Progress

Security

Change

Risk

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