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Which is one of the four integrated elements within PRINCE2?

Product descriptions

Quality

Processes

Role descriptions

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 develop the corporate quality management system as part of the Project Initiation Documentation

To prepare the plans for the subsequent delivery stages

To request authority from corporate management to deliver the project

Which is an objective of the 'managing product delivery' process?

To sign off completed work packages

To report progress to the project board

To ensure that work on products is authorized

To ensure that the business case is kept under review

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

3 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 2

1 and 4

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

The project manager formulates the risk management approach

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

The risk owner decides the best response to control the risk

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

How is the Product Status Account used in the Closing a Project process?

To confirm, for a premature closure, that all unfinished products are covered by concessions

To confirm how products are to be handed over to those who will maintain the products in their operational life

To confirm that the project's products have been delivered within budget

To confirm, for a planned closure, that all the project’s products have been approved

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the quality theme?

To define proxy measures that indicate achievable benefits

To define the project's approach to quality assurance

To define the use and format of quality records

To define the project's approach to project assurance

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

Issue register

Configuration item record

Product status account

Product description

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

Authorizing one stage at a time

Authorizing project closure

Creating Exception Reports when tolerances are threatened

Receiving regular Checkpoint Reports

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

Change control approach

End project report

Project brief

Communication management approach

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

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

A defined undertaking that requires organization and resources

Which aspect of project performance must be managed to avoid misunderstandings on what the project is to deliver?

Scope

Risk

Timescale

Costs

How is the project initiation documentation used during the 'closing a project' process?

It provides the controls for the final stage of the project

It is used as the basis for comparing the original aim of the project against what was actually achieved

It is updated to include relevant lessons from previous projects

It provides the project product description for approval by the project board

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

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 major risks relating to the project plan

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

Which is a minimum requirement for applying the organization theme?

To ensure that the change authority is delegated

To ensure the senior user verifies user requirements

To ensure that the supplier resources are available

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

What is a risk cause?

A positive consequence of an exploited opportunity

A known situation which creates uncertainty

A negative consequence of a threat occurring

An area of uncertainty that could create a problem

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

quality control

exception management

issue and change control

What makes a project a PRINCE2 project?

It has a permanent project organization to deliver a long-term result

It has established technology to improve business as usual

It applies some of the PRINCE2 principles

It has project processes that satisfy the objectives of PRINCE2 processes

In which situation might the 'controlling a stage' process be used?

To create an exception plan to replace the current stage plan

To manage the activities of a complex programme

To manage a long initiation stage of a complex project

To organize support activities following the handover of products to operations

What is established within the 'initiating a project' process?

That any constraints which could affect the project have been removed

The formats for communicating project information to stakeholders

The different ways that the project product can be delivered

That all of the information to develop the project brief is available

In which process are Team Plans produced?

Managing a Stage Boundary

Managing Product Delivery

Controlling a Stage

Initiating a Project

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

Plans

Quality

Change

Progress

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

Starting up a Project

Directing a Project

Initiating a Project

Managing a Stage Boundary

Which is a purpose of the Risk Management Strategy?

To define the techniques to be used when assessing project risks

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

To recommend responses for each of the project risks

To identify suitable risk owners for each of the project risks

When should the project board request a decision from corporate, programme management or customer?

When any request for change needs to be approved

If it is forecast that project level tolerance will be exceeded

If the senior supplier or senior user needs to be changed

When the stage requires resources

On which environment is PRINCE2 based?

Programme

Information technology

Procurement

Customer/supplier

Which is a purpose of the business case theme?

To assess and control uncertain events or situations

To describe how products will be delivered that are fit for purpose

To establish mechanisms for managing issues that may impact the baseline

To establish methods to judge whether the ongoing project is justified

Which two statements are CORRECT about the minimum requirements for applying the change theme? 1. Identified issues must be assessed for their impact on the business justification for the project. 2. Project issues must be captured, examined and managed throughout the project lifecycle. 3. The actual status of products must be verified to ensure that this matches the authorized state. 4. A budget must be established to pay for requests for change and their analysis.

1 and 2

1 and 4

3 and 4

2 and 3

Which process enables the Project Board to be accountable for a project's success by enabling it to exercise overall control?

Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary

Directing a Project

Initiating a Project

Which is a responsibility of the managing level within the project management team?

To approve the stage completion of each stage

To appoint the roles in project management team

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

To set project-level tolerances

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