p2-60questions

Which is a purpose of a Quality Management Strategy?

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

To define the quality standards to be applied to a project

To define the customer's quality expectations for the project

To summarize the planned quality management activities

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 responsibility of the managing level within the project management team?

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

To appoint the roles in project management team

To set project-level tolerances

To approve the stage completion of each stage

Which is a task of product-based planning?

Create the product flow diagram

Analyze the risks

Design the plan

Prepare the schedule

Which is a purpose of the quality theme?

To control uncertainty to improve the ability of the project to succeed

To look for ways to improve the effectiveness of the management of the project

To establish the mechanisms to judge whether a project is desirable and achievable

To establish mechanisms to control any unacceptable deviation

Which product summarizes progress and is used to decide whether to continue with the project?

Product Status Account

Checkpoint Report

End Project Report

End Stage Report

Which is an objective of the Closing a Project process?

To check that all the project's products have been accepted by the users

To capture the customer’s quality expectations

To ensure that all benefits have been achieved

To prepare for the final stage of the project

Which is a purpose of the Communication Management Strategy?

To identify the communications required from the Team Manager(s) to the Project Board

To define the method of communication between the project and its stakeholders

To identify how and by whom the project’s products will be controlled and protected

To define the structure of responsibilities in support of effective decision-making in a project

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

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

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

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

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

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

A defined undertaking that requires organization and resources

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 temporary organization created for the purpose of delivering business products

Which is a purpose of the change theme?

To ensure any potential changes to baselined products are controlled

To identify changes needed to the project as a result of acting on lessons

To prevent changes to what was agreed in the project initiation documentation

To assess and control a project's threats and opportunities

When should the 'managing a stage boundary' process be undertaken?

At the end of the final stage

At the end of the 'starting up a project' process

Close to the start of each management stage

Close to the end of each management stage

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

3 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 2

1 and 4

Which is a purpose of the Controlling a Stage process?

To agree, perform and deliver project work

To take action so that the stage remains within tolerance

To draft a plan for the next stage

To agree tolerances for the stage

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

Quality

Progress

Change

Plans

Which is an objective of the quality review technique?

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

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

To agree any changes required to the baselined product

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

Which aspect of project performance must be managed in order to have a clear understanding of what the project is to deliver?

Costs

Risk

Scope

Timescale

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

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

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

A record of the major risks relating to the project plan

A diagram showing the sequence of production of the planned products

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

In which process are Team Plans produced?

Initiating a Project

Controlling a Stage

Managing Product Delivery

Managing a Stage Boundary

Which is a feature of PRINCE2?

It includes many motivational techniques

It is designed to manage both projects and programmes

It is a method specifically designed for technical projects

It promotes continual learning in organizations

What should be provided by corporate or programme management before the Starting up a Project process commences?

A Project Brief with details outlining the project approach

Authority to initiate a project

Sufficient information to identify the prospective Executive

The Project Initiation Documentation

Which statement about the project support role is CORRECT?

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

It can be combined with the project assurance role

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

Project Brief

Project Plan

Project Initiation Documentation

Project Product Description

Which is an objective of the 'initiating a project' process?

To summarize how the organization's project management method will be tailored for the project

To ensure that there is authority to initiate the project

To prepare the plans for the subsequent delivery stages

To request authority from programme, corporate management or the customer to deliver the project

Which is a recommended quality review team role?

Senior User

Project Assurance

Presenter

Project Support

Which is a characteristic of a project?

It avoids stresses and strains between organizations

It involves cross-functional teams

It is considered low risk

It maintains business as usual

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

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

It is updated to include relevant lessons from previous projects

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 provides the controls for the final stage of the project

Which statement applies to Stage Plans?

They provide a baseline against which the Project Board monitors overall progress

They assist the Project Manager in day-to-day management and control of the project

They are produced at the same time as the Project Initiation Documentation

They always have the same duration as the Project Plan

Which is a purpose of the 'controlling a stage' process?

To take action so that the stage remains within tolerance

To draft a plan for the next stage

To agree tolerances for the stage

To agree, perform and deliver project work

Which is a purpose of an Issue Report?

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 inform the Project Board of a forecast to exceed tolerance

To formally document the impact of a request for change

Which is part of the PRINCE2 definition of a project?

A sequence of activities to manage product creation

A temporary organization that is created for the purpose of delivering business products

The mechanism used to monitor and compare actual achievements against those planned

Defined and agreed roles and responsibilities within an organization structure that engages stakeholder interests

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

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

To have the benefits management approach approved by the participants of benefits reviews

To delegate the development of the business justification to the project manager

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

Which is a purpose of the Risk Management Strategy?

To identify suitable risk owners for each of the project risks

To summarize exposure to strategic, programme, project and operational risks

To recommend responses for each of the project risks

To define the techniques to be used when assessing project risks

Which statement about acceptance criteria is CORRECT?

Acceptance criteria should be agreed between the customer and the supplier

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

After acceptance criteria are agreed, they CANNOT be changed

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

What should the Executive check before the project is initiated?

That all Work Packages have been authorized

That the Project Initiation Documentation is complete

That the contribution of the project to corporate objectives is understood

That the Project Plan has been approved

How is the 'learn from experience' principle applied?

By delegating responsibilities to a different level of management

By reviewing the management of previous projects

By defining cost tolerances for project objectives

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

What is risk probability?

A probable timeframe within which the risk may occur

A measure of the likelihood of the risk occurring

The probable effect on the project being able to deliver its objectives

The scale of the risk should it occur

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

Quality register

Risk register

Lessons log

Issue register

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

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

To ensure a periodic review is carried out to approve the products created within the completed stage

Which statement about management stages is CORRECT?

Delivery steps and management stages should end together

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

A project can be scheduled without management stages

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

PRINCE2 mandates that the project board represents the primary stakeholder interests. Which principle does this follow?

Defined roles and responsibilities

Manage by stages

Focus on products

Learn from experience

Which statement describes a threat to a project?

An event that has occurred resulting in a negative impact on objectives

An uncertain event that could have a negative impact on objectives

An uncertain event that could have a favourable impact on objectives

An event that has occurred resulting in a favourable impact on objectives

Which takes place during the Closing a Project process?

An End Stage Report is prepared for the final stage

The post-project benefits reviews are performed

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

The project closure notification is reviewed and approved

Identify the missing word in the following sentence. A management stage can be longer when risk is [ ? ], typically in the middle of projects.

understood

complex

lower

higher

In which process are team plans produced?

Managing a stage boundary

Controlling a stage

Managing product delivery

Initiating a project

Which type of issue should be raised if a new product is required after a team has started work?

A request for change

A problem

A concern

An off-specification

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the organization theme?

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

To appoint and define the roles of team managers

To define the approach to engaging with stakeholders

To combine roles, where possible, to simplify the organization

Which is a recommended response type for an opportunity?

Fallback

Reject

Transfer

Reduce

What takes place during the 'closing a project' process?

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

An end stage report is prepared for the final stage

The post-project benefits reviews are performed

The project closure notification is reviewed and approved

What is the trigger for the Starting up a Project process?

Project Brief

Project mandate

Project Plan

Outline Business Case

What should be funded from a change budget?

A fallback plan

Requests for change

Actions to reduce a threat

The Change Authority

Which role is responsible for the management of a risk assigned to it?

Risk owner

Project support

Risk actionee

Project assurance

What is likely to be avoided by applying the 'tailor to suit the project' principle?

Unnecessary management effort

Project risks

Training

Procurement procedures

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

What does the 'initiating a project' process provide?

Definition of the suppliers' obligations for controlling the work package delivery

Approval from the project manager for work to be started by delivery teams

Approval from the project board to proceed with the project, if it is worthwhile

Information for the project board to decide if the project is aligned to business objectives

Identify the missing words in the following sentence. If a baselined product requires modification, the recommended [ ? ] procedure, or equivalent procedure should be used.

risk management

issue and change control

quality control

exception management

Which two statements describe a highlight report? 1. It provides a summary of the stage status 2. It is used by the project board to monitor the progress of the stage and project 3. It is produced by the project manager when a new risk is identified . 4. It is used by the project manager to escalate an exception

1 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 2

3 and 4

What should be provided by a project mandate?

A detailed business case

A plan for the initiation stage

Terms of reference for a project

Tolerances for each management stage

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