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Which is one of the six aspects of a project performance that we wish to manage?
a) Performance
b) Reliability
c) Scope
d) Ease of use |
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How does the Controlling a Stage process support the learn from experience principle?
a) Supports the Project Manager in ensuring products are delivered within the tolerances agreed with Project Board
b) Encourages the Project Manager to review the progress of the stage and log any lessons
c) Requires escalation of issues and risks to the Project Board which threatens the stage or project tolerances
d) Recommends a Work Package is created to deliver products that require specific skills |
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b) Encourages the Project Manager to review the progress of the stage and log any lessons
15.4.4/2.1 |
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Which process is triggered by the request to initiate a project?
a) Starting up a Project
b) Initiating a Project
c) Directing a Project
d) Managing a Stage Boundary |
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c) Directing a Project
13.4.1 |
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The purpose of which theme is to establish mechanisms to monitor and compare actual achievements against those planned?
a) Business Case
b) Change
c) Progress
d) Quality |
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What is an objective of the Closing a project process?
a) Checks that all the project's products have been signed off by the users
b) Prepares for the final stage of the project
c) Captures the customer's quality expectations
d) Ensures that all benefits have been achieved |
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a) Checks that all the project's products have been signed off by the users
18.2 |
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Identify the missing words in the following sentence.
A purpose of the Managing a Stage Boundary process is to provide the Project Board with sufficient information so that it can approve the (?) for the next stage
a) Work Packages
b) Exception Report
c) Stage Plan
d) Project Brief |
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Which theme provides information on what is required, how it will be achieved and by whom?
a) Organisation
b) Plans
c) Business Case
d) Quality |
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Basing projects on a 'management by exception' frame work provides which benefit?
a) Promotes consistency of project work
b) Project is not seen as an end in itself
c) Clarity of what a project will deliver, why, when and by whom
d) Efficient and economic use of management time |
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d) Efficient and economic use of management time
1.7 |
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Which are purposes of the initiating a Project process?
1. Establishes a firm base for the project
2. Ensures there is a clear understanding of the work involved to deliver the project's products
3. Avoids commitment of funds before it is appropriate to do so
4. Makes sufficient information available to define and prepare the Project Brief
a) 1,2,3
b) 1,2,4
c) 1,3,4
d) 2,3,4 |
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What is the purpose of the Managing Product Delivery Process?
a) Controls the link between the Project Manager and the Team Manager(s)
b) Tracks the progress of a stage through the consolidation of checkpoint reports
c) Provides a link between the work of the Project Manager and the Project Board
d) Maintains a focus on the delivery of benefits throughout the stage |
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a) Controls the link between the Project Manager and the Team Manager(s)
16.1 |
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Which role is responsible for authorising and monitoring work to be completed and for taking corrective action within a stage?
a) Project Manager
b) Project Suport
c) Project Assurance
d) Team Manager |
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Which fact is true of Project Assurance but not quality assurance?
a) Responsible for monitoring the conduct of the project
b) Independent of the Project Manager
c) Appointed as part of the project management team
d) Responsible for reviewing the project for compliance with corporate standards |
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c) Appointed as part of the project management team
6.2.6 |
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Which statement does NOT define a characteristic of a project?
a) Has a higher degree of risk than business as usual
b) Involves people with different skills introducing a change that will impact others outside of the team
c) Has a lifespan that usually covers the delivery of the desired outcome and the realisation of the expected benefits
d) A temporary management structure created for the implementation of business products |
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c) Has a lifespan that usually covers the delivery of the desired outcome and the realisation of the expected benefits
1.3 |
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Which role is responsible for capturing the customer's quality expectations?
a) Project Manager
b) Executive
c) Senior Supplier
d) Senior User |
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a) Project Manager
12.4.4 |
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Which product forms the 'contract' between the Project Manager and the Project Board for the project?
a) Project Plan
b) Project Product Description
c) Project Initiation Documentation
d) Project Brief |
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c) Project Initiation Documentation
A.20 |
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What is an objective of the Managing a Stage Boundary Process?
a) Enables the Project Board to commit resources and expenditure required for the initiation stage
b) Reviews and, if necessary, updates the Project Initiation Documentation
c) Provides a controlled break between those managing the project and those creating products
d) Ensures a periodic review is held to approve the products created within the completed stage |
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b) Reviews and, if necessary, updates the Project Initiation Documentation
17.2 |
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Which of the following is a baseline management product?
a) Benefits Review Plan
b) Issue Register
c) Highlight Report
d) Product Status Account |
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a) Benefits Review Plan
Appendix A |
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What is a stated purpose of the Closing a Project process?
a) Define the procedure for handing over products
b) Provide a fixed point at which acceptance for the project product is confirmed
c) Capture the lessons identified during the last stage
d) Confirm all project benefits have been achieved |
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b) Provide a fixed point at which acceptance for the project product is confirmed
18.1 |
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What does a product description contain?
1. A breakdown of the individual parts that make up a product
2. The management stage in which the product is to be created
3. Details of the individuals responsible for reviewing the product
4. Any allowable deviation from the specified quality criteria
a) 1,2,3
b) 1,2,4
c) 1,3,4
d) 2,3,4 |
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What is a Product Description used for in the Controlling a Stage process?
a) Demonstrating that a product meets its quality criteria by applying the method specified
b) Forming part of a Work Package
c) Developing the product(s) to the defined quality criteria
d) Obtaining approval for completed products from the authorities identified therein |
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b) Forming part of a Work Package
15.4.1 |
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What is the purpose of a Checkpoint Report?
a) Provides progress information on all of the Work Packages with a stage
b) Updates the Project Manager on the status of Work Package
c) Records results of all quality checks and quality reviews held during the stage
d) Provides details of Work Packages to be issued before the next report is due |
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b) Updates the Project Manager on the status of Work Package
10.3.3.4 |
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Which of the PRINCE2 principles supports the definition of tolerances for the six project objectives?
a) Manage by stages
b) Tailor to suit the project enviroment
c) Focus on products
d) Manage by exception |
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d) Manage by exception
2.5 |
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When would the Project Board first confirm the customers quality expectations?
a) Authorising initiation
b) Authorising the project
c) Giving ad hoc direction
d) Authorising a Stage or Exception plan |
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a) Authorising initiation
13.4.1 |
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Which is one of the four integrated elements within PRINCE2
a) Quality
b) Role descriptions
c) Processes
d) Product Descriptions |
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How does the starting up a Project process support the manage by stages principle?
a) Provides a structured set of activities for the pre-project stage of the PRINCE journey
b) Determines the level of authority delegated to the Project Manager for the initiation stage
c) Ensures time is not wasted initiating a project based on unsound assumptions
d) Ensures that the work required for project initiation is planned |
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d) Ensures that the work required for project initiation is planned
12.2 |
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