Module 3 - Process Walkthrough

Question 1

What is an exception ?

Answer 1

A situation where the project is forecast to deviate beyond the tolerance levels

Question 2

Who provides the project mandate for the project ?

Answer 2

Corporate, Programme management or the customer

Question 3

Which process is triggered by the project mandate ?

Answer 3

Starting up a project process

Question 4

During which process is the project brief created ?

Answer 4

Starting up a project process

Question 5

When is the outline business case produced ?

Answer 5

Starting up a project process

Question 6

When is the business case produced ?

Answer 6

Initiating a project process

Question 7

How often is the business case updated ?

Answer 7

At every stage boundary

Question 8

When is the communication management approach created ?

Answer 8

Initiating a project process

Question 9

What is the communication management approach ?

Answer 9

Guideline for how communication the project will be executed, both with internal and external stakeholders

Question 10

What management products are produced during the SU process ?

Answer 10

ISP
Product description
Project brief
Project product description

Question 11

What management products are produced during the IP process ?

Answer 11

BMA
PID
Business case
Change control approach
Communication management approach
Quality management approach
Risk management approach

Question 12

List the processes in PRINCE2

Answer 12

Starting up a project process
Initiating a project process
Controlling a stage process
Managing product delivery process
Managing stage boundary process
Closing a project process
Directing a project process

Question 13

Who provides the project mandate ?

Answer 13

Corporate, programme management or customer

Question 14

How many PRINCE2 Processes are there ?

Answer 14

7

Question 15

Which PRINCE2 Process could span for multiple stages ?

Answer 15

Directing a project process

Question 16

In what process is the end project report created ?

Answer 16

Closing a project process

Question 17

Who executes the controlling a stage process ?

Answer 17

Project manager

Question 18

Which process is executed during a management stage to deal with the day to day management of the stage ?

Answer 18

Controlling a stage

Question 19

Whens the end stage report created ?

Answer 19

Managing a stage boundary process

Question 20

What is the PID ?

Answer 20

collection of components, each activity in the the IP process produces components of the PID

Question 21

True or False ? he outputs from the MSB and IP processes are what the project board needs to decide whether they should go ahead with a project

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What is a work package ?

Answer 22

a way for the project manager to group work activities together and assign work to a team or team manager to produce one or more product

Question 23

What is a highlight report ?

Answer 23

A report updating the project board on the stage progress

Question 24

What is a checkpoint report ?

Answer 24

Used by a team manager to report to the project manager between CS process and MPD process

Question 25

What are the five activities in directing a project process

Answer 25

Authorise initiation
Authorise the project
Authorise a stage or exception plan
Give ad hoc direction
Authorise project closure

Question 26

What does the directing a project process need to authorise initiation ?

Answer 26

Project brief and iSP

Question 27

What does the directing a project process need to authorise the project ?

Answer 27

PID and BMA for first checkpoint
SP and ESR for second checkpoint