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Which characteristic distinguishes a project from regular business operations?

It incurs cost

It produces benefits

It introduces business change

It manages stakeholders

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

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

Three

One

Four

Two

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

plan

benefit

product

Which is a purpose of the Closing a Project process?

To inform the Project Board that the final stage is about to start

To provide the Project Board with sufficient information to confirm continued business justification for the project

To define the handover procedures for the project's products

To provide a fixed point at which acceptance of the project product is confirmed

Which role is responsible for authorizing work to be completed within a stage?

Project Support

Project Assurance

Project Manager

Team Manager

Which is a type of issue?

Problem/concern

Identified threat

Exception Report

Follow-on action recommendation

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

Receiving regular Checkpoint Reports

Authorizing one stage at a time

Creating Exception Reports when tolerances are threatened

Authorizing project closure

Which statement describes the 'directing a project' process?

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

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

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

It ensures there are regular progress meetings

Which is a responsibility of the change authority?

To ensure an acceptable solution is being developed

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

To approve or reject requests for change within the delegated limits

To maintain project files according to document control procedures

Which is a purpose of a project brief?

To capture lessons from previous projects

To confirm that the project is able to deliver the detailed business case

To document a common understanding of the starting point for the project

To define the quality techniques to be applied during the project

Which statement about acceptance criteria is CORRECT?

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

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

Acceptance criteria should be agreed between the customer and the supplier

After acceptance criteria are agreed, they CANNOT be changed

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

Security

Change

Risk

Progress

Which is a purpose of the organization theme?

To set the tolerance on the cost of resources

To implement the controls required to manage by exception

To define the structure of accountability and responsibilities on the project

To plan the training needed for the delivery of the project

Which is a feature of PRINCE2?

It promotes continual learning in organizations

It includes many motivational techniques

It is a method specifically designed for technical projects

It is designed to manage both projects and programmes

Which is a recommended response type for an opportunity?

Transfer

Reduce

Reject

Fallback

When should the team manager produce a checkpoint report?

When reviewing how a stage is progressing

On completion of the quality-checking activities for each product

At the frequency agreed in the work package

When a work package is being negotiated

In a customer/supplier context, which is a responsibility of a supplier?

To provide the project mandate

To deliver the outputs of the project

To deliver the benefits of the project

To provide the requirements for the products

Which is a purpose of a Quality Management Strategy?

To define the quality standards to be applied to a project

To define the customer's quality expectations for the project

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

To summarize the planned quality management activities

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

Initiating a project

Directing a project

Starting up a project

Managing a stage boundary

Which is a purpose of the Benefits Review Plan?

To provide a schedule for measuring the achievement of benefits

To document the justification for the undertaking of a project

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

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

Project Initiation Documentation

Project Plan

Project Product Description

Project Brief

In which process are team plans produced?

Managing a stage boundary

Initiating a project

Managing product delivery

Controlling a stage

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

Product Description

Project Product Description

Product breakdown structure

Product flow diagram

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

To provide sufficient information to approve the next stage plan

To establish the level of control required after initiation

To provide the information required to initiate a project

To enable overall control of a project by the project board

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

quality test results

owner

Which is a responsibility of the team manager role?

To review the highlight report for the previous reporting period

To examine and escalate issues, taking necessary corrective actions

To review the tailoring approach and its implications for project controls

To accept authorized work packages from the project manager

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

To review and, if necessary, update the project initiation documentation

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 project product description for approval by the project board

It is updated to include relevant lessons from previous projects

It provides the controls for the final stage of the project

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

Authorize a stage plan for the next stage

Produce an exception plan

Produce highlight reports

Take corrective action within stage tolerances

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