1 - Overview/Context

Question 1

What is the relationship between project volume and variety?

Answer 1

The higher the project volume the lower the variety.

Question 2

What are the two main project management bodies of knowledge?

Answer 2

APM - Association of Project Management - UK

PMI - Project management institute - US

Question 3

What is the general statndard for Project management processes?

Answer 3

PRINCE2

Question 4

What are the 5c’s in the project environment?

Answer 4

• Complexity
• Context
• Completness
• Customer Focus
• Competitiveness

Question 5

Project complexity can be broken down into which acronym and what does it stand for?

Answer 5

MODeST

• Mission
• Organisation
• Delivery
• Stakeholders
• Team

Question 6

What is the ICOM model?

Answer 6

Modelling a project as a system, with:

• Inputs
• Constraints
• Outputs
• Mechanisms

Question 7

What are the 4D’s of Project life cycle?

Answer 7

• Define it
• Design it
• Do it
• Develop it

Question 8

What are the three basic priorities?

Answer 8

Time, Quality and Cost? Zone in the middle is the no-brain zone.

Question 9

What strategic choices must be made?

Answer 9

Conformance vs Performance

Question 10

What are the three branches of Project Scope Management?

Answer 10

• Inititation
• Scope Change Control
• Scope Plan

Question 11

What are some aspects included in a scope statement?

Answer 11

Justification
Stakeholders
Requirements
Deliverables
Constraints
Exclusions
Milestones