Prince Flashcards
Which product summarizes progress and is used to decide whether to amend the project scope or stop the project?
End Stage Report
If the Project Board instructs the Project Manager to implement a request for change, which document would contain details of that change?
Issue Report
Upon what environment is PRINCE2 based?
Customer/supplier
Which is a purpose of the Managing Product Delivery process?
Project Plan
Which describes risk impact?
The effect of the risk on the delivery of project objectives
Customer’s quality expectations form a specific and precise list of Acceptance criteria are often expressed in broad terms as a means to gain common
understanding of general quality requirements.
Mastered
If an informal issue is defined as a problem or concern, where should it first be recorded?
Daily Log
Which is an objective of the quality review technique?
To assess that a product conforms to set criteria
Which risk response type is appropriate to respond to an opportunity?
Exploit
Which statement describes the responsibilities of a risk actionee?
Carrying out a risk response action to respond to a particular risk
Which is a purpose of a Project Brief?
Ensure that there is a common understanding of the starting point for the project
Which is a purpose of a Project Product Description?
Define the quality required of the project’s product
Which role is responsible for the management of a risk assigned to it?
Risk owner
Which is NOT a purpose of the Organization theme?
Define the level of tolerance for each level of the project management team
Which characteristic distinguishes a project from regular business operations?
Introduces business change
Which statement defines a risk?
An uncertain event, or set of events that, should it or they occur, will have an effect on the achievement of objectives
Which of the following is the Business Case used for during the Managing a Stage Boundary process?
Justify the continuing viability of the project
Which statement describes the Implement’ step within the recommended risk management procedure?
Take planned action to respond to a risk
Which is NOT an objective of the Controlling a Stage process?
Update the Business Case with any changes agreed with the Project Board
Update the Business Case with any changes agreed with the Project Board
Both 1 and 2 are true
If a project’s benefit tolerance is forecast to be exceeded, to whom should this be escalated to for a decision?
Corporate/programme management
Which is a type of issue?
An off-specification
Which statement about the Directing a Project process is FALSE?
Covers the day-to-day activities of the Project Manager
Identify the missing word in the following sentence, A project’s output is produced during a project but the [?] for the project are often only realized after the project
has closed.
benefits
Which of the following describes a use of a Configuration Item Record?
Record the change in a product’s status
What process is used by the Project Manager to maintain focus on delivery of a stage’s products within agreed tolerances?
Controlling a Stage
Which is part of the PRINCE2 definition of a project?
A temporary organization that is created for the purpose of deliveringbusiness products
Why is a Project Brief produced?
To provide a full and firm foundation for the initiation of a project
Which is a benefit of using PRINCE2?
Provides for the efficient and economic use of management time
Which is an objective of the Controlling a Stage process?
Prevent scope creep’ by monitoring products for uncontrolled change
Which is a purpose of the Managing a Stage Boundary process?
Provide the Project Board with sufficient information for approving the next stage
What should influence the Project Board’s decision whether to delegate its Project Assurance responsibilities?
Having insufficient time to perform the role
Which should be used to document any uncompleted work that needs to be done to a project product after the project has closed?
Follow-on action recommendations
Which theme defines the accountability for realization of the project’s benefits?
Organization
Which is NOT a purpose of a Benefits Review Plan?
Define the periodover which the cost-benefit analysis will be based
Which is an objective of the Directing a Project process?
Ensure corporate or programme management has an interface to the project
Which is an objective of the Closing a Project process?
Review the performance of the project against its baseline
Which describes a risk event?
The area of uncertainty in terms of the threat or opportunity
Where should the names of those who are to approve a product be recorded?
Product Description
Which is one of the three levels of plan in PRINCE2?
Team Plan
In which product does a Project Manager define the time and cost tolerances for the work to be done by a Team Manager?
Work Package
Which is a purpose of the Starting up a Project process?
Prevent poorly conceived projects from ever being initiated
Identify the missing words in the following sentence. The purpose of the Starting up a Project process is as much about [?] as it is about requesting authorization to
initiate viable
projects,
preventing poorly-conceived projects from ever being initiated
Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence.
Following initiation, the Controlling a Stage process is used to manage and control each [ ?] of a project.
management stage
Identify the missing words in the following sentence.
A benefit of adopting PRINCE2 is that it can be applied to [ ? ] - and can easily be implemented alongside specialist techniques.
any type of project
What process provides the information required to decide whether to authorize the delivery of a project?
Directing a Project
Which does a Project Manager produce to define and control the work to be done?
Work Package
Which statement about risks is FALSE?
A risk that a project’s product is incomplete is known as an off-specification
Which role is part of the project management team?
Change Authority
Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence. During a quality review meeting [ ? ] any identified defects.
the agreed actions should be recorded for
Which PRINCE2 principle helps to address a concern that the project team may NOT have worked on a similar project?
Learn from experience
Which is NOT included in the PRINCE2 definition of a project?
A project is part of business as usual’
Which theme addresses the need to have a strategy for communicating with stakeholders?
Organization
Which product records any project outcomes perceived as negative by stakeholders?
Business Case
Which role is part of the Project Board?
Senior Supplier
Identify the missing word in the following sentence.
The PRINCE2 method addresses project management with four integrated elements: principles, themes, [ ? ] and tailoring PRINCE2 to the project environment.
processes
Which is the Change Authority role permitted to authorize?
Changes to the project that do not exceed a defined budget
Who does the Team Manager report to and take direction from?
Project Manager
Which project characteristic suggests that projects should have a defined start and a defined end?
Temporary
What do customer’s quality expectations identify?
Standards that must be used in order to meet the level of quality needed
Identify the missing words in the following sentence.
At the end of a stage, the [ ? ] should be used to check whether there is a requirement to send copies of the End Stage Report to external interested parties.
Communication Management Strategy
In which product would you find a product’s quality tolerance defined?
Product Description
What is described as an organization’s unique attitude towards risk taking?
Risk appetite
Why would the Project Manager escalate an issue to the Project Board?
The issue is forecast to cause a deviation beyond stage tolerance and advice is required
Which is a purpose of the Directing a Project process?
Delegate day-to-day management of the project to the Project Manager
What theme defines and implements the means by which the project will verify that products meet business requirements?
Quality
Which is a purpose of an End Project Report?
Review how well the project performed against the Project Initiation Documentation used to authorize it
Which is a task of product-based planning?
Write the Project Product Description
What product would enable the Project Manager to review how a Work Package is performing against its cost tolerance?
Checkpoint Report
Identify the missing words in the following sentence. A Project Manager agrees the [ ? ] with a Team Manager.
Work Package cost tolerance
Which level of management uses the mechanisms established by the Progress theme to control any unacceptable deviations?
All levels of management
Which is the Issue Register NOT used for?
Capture any threats or opportunities that might have an impact on astage
Which is a typical core activity within configuration management?
Quality inspection
Identify the missing words in the following sentence. A purpose of the Plans theme is to [ ?] the project’s plans
provide a framework to design, develop and maintain