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1. Which of these is not a section in the Business Case?

a). Expected dis-benefits

J'b). Exception procedure

c). Investment Appraisal

d). Reasons

2. Apart from "Initiating a Project" in which process is the Business Case updated?

a). Managing Product Delivery

b). Controlling a Stage

J3). Managing a Stage Boundary

d). Authorising a Stage

3. Which process is used to design the structure of the project management team?

a). Directing a Project

P). Initiating a Project

c). Authorising a Project

• d). Starting Up a Project

4. Name one of the products created during the process "Starting Up A Project~.

a). Project Mandate

b). Project Initiation Document

pr Project Brief

d}. Issue Register

5. What does PRINCE regard as the driving force of a project?

a). The Risk Register

b). The Project Initiation Document

c). The Project Brief

,pr. The business benefits

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6. The decision on whether a project's solution will be contracted to third parties is made inwhich product?

a). The Project Plan

• b). The Project Approach

.er The Project Initiation Document

d). The Quality Management Strategy

7. Who is appointed first during the process Starting Up a Project?

a). Senior User

b). Team Manager

c). The Project Manager

d). Senior Supplier

a. In which document does PRINCE2 insist that the Acceptance Criteria first appear?

a). Project Mandate

• b). Project Product Description

e). Project Initiation Document

d). Project Plan

9. Which process turns a Project Mandate into a Project Brief?

a). Initiating a Project

b). Authorising Initiation

c). Managing Product Delivery

po( Starting Up a Project

1. 1O. What is the fundamental reason behind the Activity "Authorize Initiation"?

a). No-one should commit to large expenditure without thoroughly understanding thework to be undertaken

• b). The investment of time and money spent on initiating a project is worthwhile.

c). No one should commit to significant expenditure without checking that the projectwill be appropriately controlled.

d). It is important to spot problems early and react to them.

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11. What does PRINCE take as the uofficial" start of a project?

a). Project Mandate

b). Appointment of Project Manager and Executive

,c). Authorize Initiation

ji). Authorising the Project initiation Document

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12. Which role is responsible for seeking approval for completed products?

a). Senior Supplier

b). Project Assurance

c). Team Manager

d). Configuration Librarian

13. In a Customer/Supplier environment, which party would need a Business Case?

Jl( The customer.

b). The supplier.

• cl. Both.

d). Neither.

14. An independent Quality Assurance group would be most likely 10 be appointed to whichrole?

,a). Project Assurance.

b). Project Support Team.

c). Programme Support Team.

d). None of the above.

15. The role operating the Configuration Management method would normally be:

a). Configuration Auditor

b). Project Support

c). Project Assurance

d). Version Controller

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16. Who is accountable for project assurance?

a). The Project Board

b). The Project Manager

c). The Project Assurance Team

d). The Project Support Office

17. In which Process is the Project Brief produced?

.ay. Starting Up A Project

b). Initiating A Project

c). Authorising Initiation

d). Authorising A Project

18. Who is appointed first in Starting Up A Project?

1. Project Board Executive2. Project Sponsor3. Project Manager4. Project Suppcrt

a). 1 and 2

b). 1 and 3

c). 1,2and3

d). 3 and 4

19. In which Process should the Customer's Quality Expectations first be understood?

~ a). Starting Up A Project

)f). Initiating A Project

c). Directing A Project

d). Managing Product Delivery

20. What is an input to the activity MAuthorize InitiationM?

a). The Project Brief

b). The Project Plan

c). A draft Project Initiation Document

d). The Initial Business Case

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21. Which is a specific responsibility of Project Assurance?

a). Deciding on Project Issues.

• b). Checking that the right people are involved.

c). Giving ad hoc direction to the Project Manager.

d). Reporting highlights 10 the Project Board.

22. Which of these roles is responsible for the Business Case?

a). Team Manager

b). Project Manager

c). Senior User

d). Executive

23. Which one of these statements describes the true purpose of Acceptance Criteria?

a). A justification for undertaking the Project based on estimated costs and anticipatedbenefits

b). To establish the rough quality expectations of the Customer

~). A measurable definition of what must be done for the project product to beacceptable to the Customer

d). To provide a mechanism for the Executive to inform Corporate or ProgrammeManagement of the minimum standards required

24. What should back up the PRINCE2 project management team structure?

a). A set of levelled plans

b). Product Descriptions

c). Role descriptions

d). An agreed set of stages

25. Which does PRINCE2 regard as the third project interest, given User and Supplier as theother two?

a). Technical

b). Management

c). Business

d). Quality

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26. On behalf of whom do any appointed assurance roles assure the Project?

a). Project Executive

b). Corporate Management

c). Project Manager

d). One or more members of the Project Board

27. PRINCE2 assumes that the Project Manager comes from:

a). The Supplier

b}. The Project Support Office

c). An independent consultancy

sf). The Customer

28. VVhich of these is mandatory in a PR1NCE2 project?

a). The use of Team Plans

b). The use of Exception Plans

c). The use of Quality Reviews

.p). The use of Stages

29. In which Process should the Customer's Quality Expectations first be understood?

'a). Starting Up A Project

.0). Initiating A Project

c). Authorising A Project

d). Authorising Initiation

30. In which process is the Issue Register created?

a). Starting up a Project

p). Initiating a Project

c). Authorising Initiation

d). Authoring a Project

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31. Which of these products is not part of the Project Initiation Document?

p). The next Stage Plan

b). The Communication Management Strategy

c). The Project Plan

d). The Quality Management Strategy

32. Which of the following products is NOT created during the PRINCE2 process model?

a). Project Brief

b). Project Mandate

c). Project Initiation Document

d). Project Plan

33. Which of the following is NOT included in the Composition list of the Project InitiationDocument Outline Product Description?

,a). Project Mandate

b). Business Case

c). Quality Management Strategy

d). Communication Management Strategy

34. Which of the following is NOT a PRlNCE2 definition of a project?

a). Uses a defined amount of resources

b). Uses a defined set of techniques

c). Has a finite and defined life span

d). Produces defined and measurable business products

135. What is/are defined as standard elements to tolerance?

a). Quality & Time (Tij{

(I.1Sf• b). Time & Cost a,/UTI

c). Percentage SCbA.0"$1

d). Cost & Scope ~r-.(N(

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36. In PRINCE 2 what is another term for 'deliverable'?

a). Item

b). Package

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d). Component

37. The key to successful use of the process model is where each process is approached witha key question. Which of the following is the key question?

a). Is this process really relevant and necessary to this project?'

»). 'How extensively should this process be applied on this project?'

c). 'Is how I use this process clear? If not, is it any clearer at the next level down?'

d). 'How can I prove that I have done this process adequately?'

38. Which oflhe following are Tolerance elements?

1. Time2. Scope3. Risk4. Change

a). 1,2,3,4

4. 1,2,3

c). 2,3,4

d). 1,2.4

39. The Project Board has authority and responsibility for the project within the remit of whatdocument?

.a). The Project Initiation Document

• b). The Project Mandate

c). The Risk Register

d). The End Project Report

40. What product provides a summary of quality checks held?

a). Issue Register

b). Risk Register

.c). Quality Register

d). End Stage Report

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1. What does PRINCE 2 cover...

a). The Product Ufespan

b). The Project Lifecycle

"e). The project fifecycle plus some pre-project preparation

d). The project fjfecycle plus some post-project activity

2. What is NOT a step in Risk Management?

a). Identify

J>f Review

c). Assess

d). Implement

3. The person responsible for monitoring a risk is called its..?

%Owner

b). Monitor

c). Custodian

d). Supporter

4. Risk Management consists of Identify, Assess, , Implement and Communicate. Whichof the following is the missing element?

a). Estimate

b). Assess

c). Execute

p) Plan

5. Which of these is NOT a valid Risk Management action?

a). Avoid

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c). Reduce

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6. Risk Assessment comprises Estimate and Which of the following is the missingelement?

a). Risk Responses

b). Model

;t{. Evaluate

d). Plan

7. After Initiation in which process is the re-examination of risks mandated?

a). Controlling a Stage

,b). Managing a Stage Boundary

c). Managing Product Delivery

d). Closing a Project

8. Which of the following does risk management NOT involve?

,P>' Avoiding all risks

b). Access to reliable, up.to·date information about risks

c). Decision making supported by risk analysis and evaluation

d). Processes to monitor risks

9. What purpose does risk response selection serve?

a). Decides how important each risk is.

p). Evaluating a range of options for treating risks.

c). Determines the potential risks which could be faced by the project.

d). Preventing a risk

t 10. If the Project Plan requires updating, which other two management products should bepossibly updated?

a). Quality Management Strategy and Project Brief

b). Quality Management Strategy and Exception Plan

t c). Business Case and Risk Register

d). Business Case and Project Approach

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11. In PRINCE the term Ustage":

a). Applies to a set of related functions.

b). The collective noun for a number of phases.

p). Describes a partitioning of the project with decision points.

d). Relates to payment for work done.

12. In which Activity are Checkpoint Reports created?

a). Execute a Work Package,b). Assessing Progress

c). Reporting Highlights

d). Reviewing Stage Status

13. Approval for the completed products is obtained as part of which process?

a). Closing a Project

,)1. Managing Product Delivery

c). Managing a Stage Boundary

d). Controlling a Stage

14. In which process are checks made for changes to the project management team?

a}. Starting up a Project

.p). Managing a Stage Boundary

c). Closing a Project

d). Directing a Project

15. In which activity of Controlling a Stage is a Stage Plan updated with actuals?

a). Planning a Stage

"b'l. Review Work Package Status

c). Escalate issues and risks

d). Report Highlights

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16. When is a Quality Management Strategy created?

a). In 'Starting up a Project'

Pi. During Initiation

c). As part of 'Managing a Stage Boundary'

d). As part of the Project Mandate

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<117. In a Customer/Supplier environment with a single external supplier, how many QualityManagement Systems willlhere be?

a). Three

• b). Two

)') One

d). None .18. Which product is an input la the Project Plan during Initiation

,a). The Project Approach

b). The Project Initiation Document

c). The Business Case

d). Project Management team structure

19. Which activity produces a Team Plan

}'f. Authorize a Work Package

b). Execute a Work Package

c). Review Work Package Status

• d). Accept a Work Package

1 20. Which of the following agreements are covered in the Quality Management Strategy?

a). When each product will be tested

b). By whom each product will be tested

t c). The techniques and standards to be used

,<I). All of the above

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21. Quality responsibilities, both within and external to the project, are defined in whichprocess?

a). Starting Up a Project

b). Managing a Stage Boundary

)3). Initiating a Project

d). Directing a Project

22. Which process may be carried out by external suppliers using their own specialisttechniques?

a). Managing a Stage Boundary

b). Starting Up a Project

c). Directing a Project

"d~~ Managing Product Delivery

23. What provision in Planning can be made for implementing Requests for Change?

a). Project and Stage Tolerances.

,b). A Change Budget.

c). Contingency Plans.

d). Adding a contingency margin in estimates.

24. What is the fundamental principle behind the process "Managing Product Delivery"?

a). Before a Work Package is allocated to the team, there should be agreement with theProject Board on what is to be delivered

)r( A controlled break between Project Manager and product creation/provision by thirdparty Suppliers

c). To ensure that regular progress reports are made

d). To allow Quality Assurance to check the product quality

25. What is a direct input to the Quality Management Strategy?

a). The Corporate Quality Plan

b). The Business Case

c). Quality Reviewers Assignments

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26. Where it is forecast that a deviation beyond tolerance will occur, which product will containas assessment of the various options?

rf. Exception Plan

b). Highlight Report

• c). Exception Report

d). The next Stage Plan

27. Where, minimally, should the Lessons Log be updated?

/3J. Planning a Stage

~ b). Reporting Stage End

c). Updating a Project Plan

d). Producing an Exception Plan

28. Apart from the Issue Register, which other product may be updated in the activity Captureand examine issues and risks

a). The Stage Plan

rh1- The Risk Register

c). The Work Package

d). The Business Case

29. As part of Review Work Package Status the Project Manager looks al Checkpoint Reports,Work Packages status and what other product?

a). The Project Plan

P). The Quality Register

c). The Business Case

d). The Risk Register

30. Which report is senl by a Team Manager 10 the Project Manager?

a). Highlight Report

.1». Checkpoint Report

c). Exception Report

d). End Stage Report

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1 31. In which activity are team plans produced?

a). Execute a Work Package

~ b). Accept a Work Package

..e). Authorize a Work Package

d). Review Stage Status

32. In which process is the Quality Register updated?

)I'). Deliver a Work Package


c). Review Stage Status

d). Review Work Package Status

'\ 33. When does a Team Manager report on the status of a Work Package to the ProjectManager?

a). Weekly Checkpoint Reports.

b). On completion of the Work Package.

c). On an ad hoc basis triggered by the activity Review Work Package Status

• d). At the frequency defined in the Work Package.

34. In which Activity are Checkpoint Reports created?

,a). Execute a Work Package

b). Review Work Package Status

c). Report Highlights

d). Review Stage Status

35. Which one of these is NOT a Managing Product Delivery (MP) activity?

a). Accept a Work Package


.c:j. Assess Work Package Progress

d). Deliver a Work Package


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36. In PRINCE2 all potential changes are dealt with as ... ?

J)' Requests For Change, b). Issues

cl· Off·Specifications

d). Exceptions

"137. The configuration of the final deliverable of the project is -

a). The single end product

A b). The sum total of its products

c). The interim products

,9). Its product description

38. When should reviewers be appointed for a Quality Review?

a). Project Planning time.

b). Stage Planning time.

"e). Quality Review preparation phase.

d). Project Quality Planning time.

39. If the Project needs staff to handle Configuration Management, they would be part of whichgroup?

p). Project Support


c). Specialist Team

d). Programme Directorate

'1 40. Authorize a Stage or Exception Plan considers what?•

J'l. An Exception Report

b). Monthly progress

c). Next Stage Plan

• d). An Exception Plan

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41. When is a Stage deemed 10 be in exception?

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a). When Project tolerances have been exceeded

,.b). When Stage tolerances have been exceeded

c). As soon as a Request for Change or Off-Specification has been received

~ d). As soon as current forecasts for the end of the Stage deviate beyond the delegatedtolerance bounds

42. If there is a request to change a baselined product, and the change can be done within thestage or Work Package tolerances, how can the decision to implement the change bemade?

a). Team Manager's decision

.p). Project Manager's decision

• c). Project Board decision

d). Raise a Risk

1 43. What is the first job carried out on a Project Issue?.a). Allocation of a priority.

p). Logging.

c). Decision on what type of issue.

d). Impact Analysis.

44. Which document describes a failing of a product to meet the customer's requirements?

a). Exception Report

• b). Off-Specification

c). Follow-on Action Recommendations

P{ Issue Register

45. In a Quality Review which role does PRINCE2 suggest must ensure that all reviewers areprovided with the relevant review products?

.1)~ Presenter

b). Administrator

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46. Which of the following is NOT a Project Board control?

~1. Work Package Authorisation

b). Highlight Report

c). Exception assessment

d). Exception Report

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47. What function creates, maintains and monitors the use of a Quality System?

a). Project Support

b). Quality Planning

c). Quality Control

.ft). Quality Assurance

48. What product provides a summary of quality checks held?

a). Issue Register

b). Risk Register

c). Quality Register

}). End Stage Report

49. Quality Management is ensuring that?

a), A Quality Management System is created

,0). The quality expected by the customer is achieved

c). Quality Criteria are met

d). Product Quality Criteria are set

50. ~Derivation· provides a list of products that may be inputs into the creation of a product andis a heading in which Management Product?

a). Configuration Management Audit Report

,b). Product Description

c). Team Plan

d). Work Package

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51. Which of these statements is FALSE?

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a). The Project Plan is an overview of the total project.

b). For each stage identified in the Project Plan, a Stage Plan is required.

c). An Exception Plan needs the approval of the Project Board.

9'). At least one Team Plan is required for every Team Manager.

52. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

a). The two standard elements to tolerance are time and cost.

b). Tolerance is the permissible deviation from a plan without bringing the deviation tothe attention of the next higher authority

c). Separate tolerance figures should be given for time and cost.

p( The Project Board have absolute discretion to set new tolerances at Project andStage Plan levels whenever they wish 10 whatever levels they wish.

53. Which control allows the Project Board to manage its commitment of resources?

a). Exception report

b). Authorize a Work Package

r)' Authorize a stage

d). Give ad hoc direction

54. Does PRINCE2 mandate a minimum number of Stages? - if so what is therecommendation?

a). One

,b). Two

c). Three

d). It makes no difference

55. Which Stage does PRINCE2 recommend should always be used?

a). Implementation

b). Testing

c). Start-up

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56. In terms of Configuration Management what are described as the assets of a Project?

a). The Resources

b). The Plans

,c). The Products

d). The Business Benefits

57. How many basic steps are there in a Quality Review?

a). Two

b). Three

c). Four

d). Five

58. Which role does PRINCE2 suggest should check that a product is ready for QualityReview?

a).

b).

c).

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Project Manager

Administrator

Presenter

Chair

59. For a Quality Review, who is responsible for advising on suitable reviewers?

a). Producer

b). Review Chair

c). Project Assurance

d). Project Manager

60. In which process would a filing system be set up?



sf Initiating a Project

d). Managing a Stage Boundary

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1. When should a Product Description be written?

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a). At the start of the project.

b). As soon as possible after the need for the product has been identified.

c). At the start of the Stage.

d). After the product has been created.

2. Which one of these is NOT a key criterion for producing a Product Flow Diagram?

a). Are the products clearly and unambiguously defined?

b). On what other products is each product dependent?

c). Is any product dependant on a product outside the scope of the project?

d). Which products can be developed in parallel?

3. Which one of these forms part of a PRINCE2 plan?

a). The Issue Register

b). Error List

c). The Risk Register

d). Points at which progress will be monitored and controlled

4. Which of these is NOT a particular objective of an End stage assessment?

a). Check that the need for the project has not changed.

b), Review the next Stage Plan against the Project Plan.

c). Disseminate useful lessons learned.

d). Review the tolerances set for the Work Packages.

5. Defining when, and by whom, a product will be tested is part of which activity?

a). Prepare the Quality Management Strategy

b). Authorize Work Package

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6. The activity which is designed 10 update the Project Plan with new forecasts is in whichprocess?

a). Directing a Project

b). Managing a Stage Boundary.

c). Controlling a Stage

d). Closing a Project

7. When should a Product Description be baselined?

a). As soon as it is available in draft form.

b). When the associated product has passed its quality check.

c). When the plan containing its creation is baseHned.

d). As soon as it is written.

8. Given that producing a Product Breakdown Structure and a Product Flow Diagram are twoof the steps of product-based planning, what is another?

a). Identifying activities and dependencies.

b). Writing Product Descriptions.

c). Scheduling.

d). Defining and analysing products.

9. What is created first in product-based planning?

a). Product Descriptions for all significant products

b). Project Product Description

c). Product Flow Diagram

d). Product Breakdown Structure

10. A Product Group in a Product Breakdown Structure is:

a). A full, complete and unambiguous description of the properties of a product

b). A consensually agreed name for a number of products with similar characteristics

c). The sequence of production of a number of products

d). The name given to the Configuration Items in the Configuration Library

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11. What is the correct sequence of creation, recommended in the manual, of:

1) Product Flow Diagram2) Product Breakdown Structure3) Product Descriptions?

a). 2, 1, 3

b). 1,2,3

c). 3,2, 1

d). 2,3, 1

12. Which of the following options is NOT part of a plan's composition?

a). Plan Description.

b). Planning assumptions.

c). Monitoring and control

d). Impact on the business case.

13. Which one of these items is listed as a component of a PRINCE2 Plan?

a). The project organisation.

b). External Dependencies

c). Issues Register.

d). Error lists.

14. A typical Exception Plan covers what period?

a). From the problem to the end of the Work Package

b). From the problem to the end of the relevant plan

c). The solution of the problem

d). The work needed to put the Project back within its tolerances

15. Which of the following statements is correct?

a). Project, Stage and Team Plans are all mandatory

b). Project, Stage and Team Plans are all optional

c). Team plans are recommended but optional

d). Team Plans and Exception Plans are mandatory


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16. Which of these processes does not use the common planning approach?



c). Initiating a Project

d). Managing a Stage Boundary

17. What is the first step in the Planning approach?

a). Define and Analyze Products

b). Identify Activities and Dependencies

c). Design the Plan

d). Schedule

18. Which document lists the major products of a plan with their key delivery dates?

a). Product Description

b). Product Breakdown Structure

c). Checkpoint Report

d). Product Checklist

19. What are described as "the backbone of the management information system required forany project"?

a). Highlight Reports

b). Plans

c). The control points

d). End Stage Assessments

20. Given that producing a Product Breakdown Structure and a Product Flow Diagram are twoof the steps of product-based planning, which is another?

a). Identifying activities and dependencies

b). Writing the Project Product Description

c). Scheduling

d). Defining and analysing products

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21. In a Product Breakdown Structure what category of product is a Highlight Report?

al. Quality

b). Specialist

cl· Technical

d). Management

22. Which statement is NOT a fundamental principle of "Closing a Project"?

a). A clear end la a project provides a useful opportunity to take stock of achievementsand experience

b). A clear end to a project provides an opportunity to ensure that all unachieved goalsand objectives are identified

c). A clear end to a project provides the opportunity to evaluate achievement of all theexpected benefits

d). A clear end to a project is always more successfullhan the natural tendency to driftinto use and subsequent modification of the product

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

a). Work Packages

b). Product Descriptions

c). Stages

d). Quality Reviews

24. In the PRINCE2 approach, stages and their durations are defined by reference to:

a). The technical skills required.

b). The length of the project.

c). The budget allocated to the project.

d). How far ahead it is sensible to plan in detail.

25. The PRINCE2 concept of "management stages" equates to:

a). the delivery of a major product

b). commitment of resources and authority to spend

c). the use of a particular set of specialist skills

d). design, build and implementation


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26. Which activity may trigger a premature close to the project?

a). Take Corrective Action

b). Report Highlights

c). Confirm Project Closure

d). Give Ad Hoc Direction

27. Are the majority of PRINCE2 controls described as...

a). Technique-based

b). Exception-based

c). Event Driven

d). Time Driven

28. By what are technical stages typified?

a). They overlap with each other.

b). The use of a particular set of specialist skills.

c). Technical names.

d). Irregular spans of time.

29. Which statement is INCORRECT? Stages are.

a). The amount of work defined in a Work Package

b). Partitions of the Project with decision points

c). Collections of Activities and Products whose delivery is managed as a unit

d). The element of work controlled by the Project Manager on behalf of the ProjectBoard

30. Whose responsibility is it to set tolerances for each Stage Plan?

a). The Project Manager


c). The Project Board

d). Corporate or programme management

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10 B

11 D12 D13 B14 B15 C

16 A17 C18 C19 B20 B

21 D22 C23 C24 D25 B

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quality management strategy

clear end

decision points

business case

risk registerd

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