PRINCE2® Practitioner Practice Quiz

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PRINCE2® Practitioner Practice Quiz - 4

Which activity is NOT included in the role description of the quality review chairman? *

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Check that the product is ready for review.

Ensure all agreed errors are recorded on a follow-up action list.

Gather in question lists and set the review meeting agenda.

Read back the agreed actions at the end of the meeting and note who is to take corrective action.

Which of the following statements is true? *

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Management stages and technical stages must always be aligned.

Technical stages may not overlap.

Management stages may overlap.

Technical stages may span over management stage boundary.

Which ONE of the following statements concerning a "risk owner" is FALSE? *

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Each risk owner is identified in the Risk Log.

Project Board members may be appointed as risk owners.

The risk owner would be the person best situated to keep an eye on the risk.

The risk owner would normally be responsible for analysis of the owned risk.

Which document reviews actual achievements against the Project Initiation Document? *

1 point

End Project Report

Post-Project Review

Lessons Learned Report

Follow-On Action Recommendations

In the process Closing a Project the project files are archived. What is the explanation given for this? *

1 point

Never throw anything away.

This material may be needed by programme management.

To permit any future audit of the project's actions.

To provide useful lessons to future projects.

Another name for Risk tolerance is? *

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Risk change

Risk appetite

Risk acceptance

Rick leniency

Which principle is central to the quality theme and provides explicit understanding of what the project will create? *

1 point

Manage by stages

Focus on products

Manage by exceptions

Learn from experience

Which statement is true for project stakeholders? *

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Some have decision-making authority within the project environment

All are external to the corporate organization

All are internal to the project management team structure

None have decision-making authority within the project environment

Which of the following statements is true of the business interest on the project? *

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Ensures the project provides value for money

Ensures the requirements for the project are defined

Ensures the products produced meet the desired quality

Represents the users of the product

"Planning Quality" is part of which process? *

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Starting up a Project

Initiating a Project

Directing a Project

Managing Product Delivery

Quality management is … *

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The means of ensuring that products meet the quality criteria

The establishment of the objectives and requirements for quality

The creation and maintenance of a quality system

The process of ensuring that the quality expected by the customer is achieved

Which would NOT form part of the composition of the Business Case? *

1 point

An explanation of why the project is needed

Options considered to deliver the required outcome

The chosen option to deliver the required outcome

The sources of information or supply for the final product of the project

Which of the following statements is FALSE? Project Managers using PRINCE2 are encouraged to … *

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… ensure resource commitment from management is part of any approval to proceed

… establish terms of reference as a prerequisite to the start of the project

… provide brief reports to management at regular meetings

… use a defined structure for delegation, authority and communication

Which plan is suggested in PRINCE2 to have a different structure? *

1 point

Project Plan

Stage Plan

Exception Plan

Benefits Review Plan

There are four steps in the Risk Management procedure, what are they? *

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Identify, Assess, Resource, Implement

Identify, Evaluate, Resource, Implement

Identify, Assess, Plan, Implement

Identify, Evaluate, Plan, Implement

All changes are treated as types of what? *

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Risks

Issues

Configuration Item Records

Quality Reviews

Which is a purpose of the Quality theme? *

1 point

Define the way in which the project will ensure that all products of the project are fit for purpose

Define the procedures and responsibilities for the creation, maintenance and control of project products

Establish mechanisms to judge whether the project remains desirable and achievable

Enable the assessment of continuing project viability

What is a purpose of the Change Authority? *

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Determine the change budget for a project

Assess the impact of all requests for change

Reduce the number of requests for change that need to be escalated to the Project Board

Allow the Project Board to delegate the approval of all risks and Issue Reports

What name is given to the permissible deviation from a plan allowed without immediate reporting to the Project Board? *

1 point

Allowance

Contingency

Concession

Tolerance

Which of the following statements is true? *

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The Business Case benefits are defined by the Executive

The Executive oversees the development of the Business Case

After the Business Case is verified it must be developed

Dis-benefits result in undesirable outcomes

What does the Managing Product Delivery process NOT aim to ensure? *

1 point

Suppliers understand what is expected of them

Products of appropriate quality are delivered

The Project Board is kept informed of progress on the products

Work for the team is agreed with the Project Manager

Which of the following products is NOT created during the Initiating a Project process? *

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Quality Management Strategy

Lessons Log

Project Product Description

Exception Plan

What is risk appetite? *

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Part of the project budget, used to pay for any additional activities required to manage risks

The funds the Project Board is willing to spend on the management of risk

Permissible deviation from planned expenditure without the need to escalate to the next higher authority

An organization's attitude towards risk-taking

When should the Managing a Stage Boundary process be undertaken? *

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Close to the end of a management stage

After the completion of each management stage

At the end of the final stage

At the end of project start-up

Which of the following are described in the Communication Plan? 1) Who needs information; 2) What information they need; 3) Why they need it; 4) The format in which it should be presented *

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The fourth is wrong

All four are correct

Only the first two are correct

The third is wrong.

How is a Product Description used in the Controlling a Stage process? *

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To demonstrate that a product meets its quality criteria by applying the quality method specified

To develop a Work Package

To develop the product(s) to the defined quality criteria

To set stage tolerances

The purpose of Configuration Management is … *

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… to create products.

… to track products.

… to define products.

… to approve products.

Which of the following PRINCE2 management products is NOT created during the PRINCE2 process model? *

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Project Brief

Project Initiation Document

Project Mandate

Project Plan

Which of the following takes place before the initiation of a project? 1) Provide the Executive with a role description; 2) Consider the successes and failures of similar activities carried out in the past; 3) Record and update all initial risks in the Daily Log; 4) Develop the detailed Business Case stating why the project is worth doing *

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1, 2, 3

1, 2, 4

1, 3, 4

2, 3, 4

What is the purpose of the Managing Product Delivery process? *

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Controls the link between the Project Manager and the Team Manager(s)

Tracks the progress of a stage through the consolidation of Checkpoint Reports

Provides a link between the work of the Project Manager and the Project Board

Maintains a focus on the delivery of benefits throughout the stage

Which is a responsibility of the Project Manager? *

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Delegating responsibility for changes to the Change Authority

Documenting the Communication Management Strategy

Approving stage tolerances

Approving the customer's quality expectations

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

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Project Brief

Project Plan

Project mandate

Outline Business Case

Which option is NOT part of the Project Initiation Document? *

1 point

Communication Plan

Business Case

Project Mandate

Project Quality Plan

Who is responsible for communicating with stakeholders? *

1 point

Executive

Senior User

Project Manager

Project Board

Who is responsible for the project producing the required products within the specified tolerances of time, cost, scope, risk and benefits? *

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Executive

Project Manager

Senior User

Entire Project Board

What should a Project Manager do when a stage tolerance is forecast to be exceeded? *

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Create an Exception Report.

Recommend closing the project.

Add an entry to the Daily Log.

Update the Stage Plan.

To which section of the Quality Management Strategy does the assignment of the Project Manager role belong? *

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Roles and responsibilities

Quality planning

Quality assurance

This is not part of the Quality Management Strategy.

Which statement most accurately reflects the reason for an Exception Assessment in PRINCE2? *

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For the Project Manager to present an Exception Plan to the Project Board

The Project Manager delivers a progress report to the Project Board as a confidence boost

The Project Board meets to consider an Exception Report

The Project Manager reviews and revises the Risk Log with those with assurance roles

Which of the following, newly created from Initiating a Project, is an output? *

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Project Plan

Daily Log

Project Approach

Project Brief

In PRINCE2 all potential changes are dealt with as …? *

1 point

Requests For Change

Off-Specifications

Configuration Items

Project Issues

In which process does the Project Manager ask the Project Board where the authority for making change lies? *

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Initiating a Project

Starting up a Project

Planning

Controlling a Stage

Which role recommends the project closure? *

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The Executive

The Senior User

The Senior Supplier

The Project Manager

What plan is mandatory? *

1 point

Team Plan

Exception Plan

Project Plan

Programme Plan

Which product is a time-driven control? *

1 point

End Stage Report

Exception Report

Checkpoint Report

Lessons Report

What is the purpose behind the Managing Product Delivery process? *

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To control the link between the Project Manager and the Team Manager(s)

To provide the means for regular assessment of the status of the work package

To ensure the team manager has completed the work defined in the work package

Work only commences and continues with the consent of the Project Manager

In which document does PRINCE2 look for the identification of the Chairman of a Quality Review? *

1 point

Project Plan

Stage Quality Plan

Project Quality Plan

Project Initiation Document

A successful project is which of the following? *

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Outputoriented, not activityoriented.

Completed within the original timeframe.

One which involves no change.

Delivered under budget.

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. *

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Work Packages

Exception Report

Stage Plan

Project Brief

In which lower level process of Controlling a Stage is a Stage Plan updated with actuals? *

1 point

Assessing Progress

Reviewing Stage Status

Planning a Stage

Reporting Highlights

What is the goal of the "Identify context" step within the recommended risk management procedure? *

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Identify responses to risks identified in the Business Case

Understand the specific objectives that are at risk

Gather information about risks for inclusion in Highlight Reports to the Project Board

Identify the threats and opportunities that may affect the project's objectives

Who would be responsible for maintaining the Configuration Item Records? *

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Project Manager

Project Support

Project Assurance

Team Manager

In what sequence would the following appear in a PRINCE2 project? 1) Project Initiation Document; 2) Project Mandate; 3) Project Brief *

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1, 2, 3

2, 3, 1

3, 1, 2

3, 2, 1

Which of these is NOT a valid Risk Management action? *

1 point

Prevention

Denial

Reduction

Transference

Which phrase applies to the user representative in a PRINCE2 project management team? *

1 point

They will use the outputs of the project to realize the benefits after the project is complete

May need to use both in-house and external teams to construct the project product

Ensures the project provides value for money

Will oppose or be indifferent to the project

How does the Progress theme support the manage by exception principle? *

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Provides for technical stages which can overlap

Ensures decision points are scheduled throughout the project to assess the viability of the project

Recommends actions which may improve the outcome of future projects

Provides for delegation of a unit of work within a defined level of authority

What are defined as "partitions of the project with decision points"? *

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Work Packages

Product Descriptions

Quality Reviews

Stages

Which of the following is not a process in Controlling a Stage? *

1 point

Reviewing the stage status

Report Highlights

Plan the next Stage

Review Work Package Status

What period does an Exception Plan cover? *

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From the problem to the end of the project.

From the problem to the end of a plan that will no longer finish within agreed tolerances.

The work needed to put the project back within its tolerances.

The time needed to produce an Exception Report.

When examining a project issue, which three aspects should be considered? 1) Performance targets; 2) Business Case; 3) Resources; 4) Risk *

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1, 3, 4

2, 3, 4

1, 2, 4

1, 2, 3

Who is responsible for committing user resources to the project? *

1 point

Senior User

Senior Suppler

Executive

Project Board

Which of the following processes may be used more than once in the lifecycle? *

1 point

Starting up a Project

Controlling a Stage

Initiating a Project

Closing a project

Which of the following documents is NOT produced within a PRINCE2 project? *

1 point

Lessons log

Project mandate

Project manager role description

Stage plan

Which PRINCE2 theme addresses the ongoing viability of the different project plans? *

1 point

Quality

Plans

Change

Progress

Are the majority of PRINCE2 controls described as…? *

1 point

Event-driven

Time-driven

Ad hoc

Technique-based

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