Module 9 - Progress theme Flashcards
What is the purpose of the progress
To establish mechanisms to monitor and compare actual achievements against those planned
What three levels are progress monitored
Project level
Stage level
Work package level
What management products are used for progress reporting ?
Highlight report
End stage report
End project
What type of report is used for the project and team managers ?
Checkpoint report
What are the six project tolerances ?
Time
Cost
Quality
Scope
Benefits
Risk
Who sets overall requirements and tolerance levels for the project ?
Corporate, Programme management or customer
Who has overall control of the project ?
Project board
Who has control of work packages ?
Team manager
What is a time driven control ?
Take place at predefined periodic intervals
What is event driven control
Takes place when a specific event occurs
Provide an example of a time driven control
Monthly highlight report
Weekly checkpoints
Provide an example of an event driven control
Creation of the PID
End of the financial year
What happens if forecasts for project tolerances are exceeded
Project board no longer has authority to direct the project
When is an exception plan requested
When stage forecasts exceed tolerances
True or false: The end stage report provides the project board with details of progress towards the end of each management stage
True
How many exceptions are there in PRINCE2
6
What is the purpose of the configuration item record ?
The purpose of a configuration item record is to provide a record of such information as the history, status, version and variant of each configuration item
Is plan level an example for measuring tolerances ?
No
Is the following a PRINCE 2 minimum requirement for managing progress: A project must review the business justification when exceptions are raised
yes
Is the following a PRINCE 2 minimum requirement for managing progress: A project must set tolerances and be managed by exception against these tolerances
Yes
