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Which is a purpose of a quality management approach?

To summarize the planned quality management activities

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

To define the customer's quality expectations for the project

Which is assumed to be the customer's responsibility in the PRINCE2 customer/supplier environment?

To specify the desired result

To ensure the technical integrity of a project

To provide the skills to deliver the desired result

To develop the project's products

How is the 'manage by exception' principle applied?

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

By dividing the project into a minimum of two management stages

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

Which statement about management stages is CORRECT?

A project can be scheduled without management stages

Several management stages can be scheduled to run at the same time

There can be more than one delivery step within a management stage

Delivery steps and management stages should end together

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

Probability

Proximity

Evaluate

Impact

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

Which describes the 'implement' step within the recommended risk management procedure?

Project support allocates the risk budget to fund the selected risk responses

The project manager formulates the risk management approach

The risk owner decides the best response to control the risk

The risk owner and the risk actionee carry out activities to control and deal with the risk

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

The tailoring required for progress reports

The levels of management control that will be used

The tolerance areas that will not be controlled

The overall approach to managing by exception

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

Project Plan, Stage Plan, Team Plan and Exception Plan

Project Plan and Stage Plan

Project Plan, Stage Plan and Team Plan

Project Plan

How is the 'learn from experience' principle applied?

By reviewing the management of previous projects

By defining the customer's expectations of the project's products

By delegating responsibilities to a different level of management

By defining cost tolerances for project objectives

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

Project Brief

Configuration Management Strategy

Project management team structure

Communication Management Strategy

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

owner

quality test results

quality criteria

customer's quality expectations

Which two statements about the 'continued business justification' principle are CORRECT? 1. The business justification for a project should be documented 2. The project manager should be responsible for the business justification 3. A project must be stopped if the business justification changes 4. Compulsory projects still require business justification

1 and 4

3 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 2

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

Product status account

Configuration item record

Product description

Issue register

Which is a purpose of the Directing a Project process?

To provide the information required to confirm whether it is worthwhile to initiate a project

To provide sufficient information to review the current stage and approve the next Stage Plan

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

To which role should a Team Manager report an exception?

Project Support

Project Manager

Project Board

Project Assurance

Which is an objective of the Starting up a Project process?

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

To prepare the Project Initiation Documentation for authorization to initiate the project

Which is a characteristic of a project?

It is considered low risk

It avoids stresses and strains between organizations

It maintains business as usual

It involves cross-functional teams

In which process are Team Plans produced?

Managing a Stage Boundary

Managing Product Delivery

Controlling a Stage

Initiating a Project

Identify the missing words in the following sentence. The six aspects of project performance to be managed are [ ? ], costs, timescales and scope.

benefits, quality, risk

change, quality, risk

benefits, change, risk

benefits, change, quality

If a work package is forecast to exceed its tolerances, how should a team manager inform the project manager?

By raising a risk

By submitting an exception plan

By submitting an exception report

By raising an issue

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

benefit

activity

plan

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

Authorizing one stage at a time

Creating Exception Reports when tolerances are threatened

Receiving regular Checkpoint Reports

Authorizing project closure

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

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

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

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

Authorize a stage plan for the next stage

Take corrective action within stage tolerances

Produce an exception plan

Produce highlight reports

Which statement about the project support role is CORRECT?

It can be combined with the project assurance role

It can be performed by the project manager

It produces checkpoint reports for the project manager

It is an optional role for a PRINCE2 project

Which role is part of the project management team?

Change Authority

Administrator

Quality Assurance

Presenter

Which takes place during the Closing a Project process?

The project closure notification is reviewed and approved

The post-project benefits reviews are performed

Ownership of the project's products is transferred to the customer

An End Stage Report is prepared for the final stage

What is a risk cause?

A known situation which creates uncertainty

A negative consequence of a threat occurring

A positive consequence of an exploited opportunity

An area of uncertainty that could create a problem

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the risk theme?

Identified threats and opportunities must be documented

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

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