Project Management Structure (Roles) Flashcards
The project context describes
A. The needs of influential and powerful project stakeholders
B. The technical difficulties of the project being undertaken
C. The skills and capability of the project manager
D. The environment within which a project is undertaken
D
Rationale: The “environment” refers to all the factors that may affect the delivery of a project. These factors provide the context for conducting the project.
The project manager is responsible for
A. The number of change requests accepted
B. Ongoing viability of the business case
C. Realising the project benefits
D. Managing delivery of the defined deliverables
D
Rationale: The sponsor is accountable for the business case and its associated benefits. The PM is responsible for producing the projects deliverables in accordance with the project plan.
One responsibility of the steering group is to
A. Co-ordinate planners
B. Provide overall strategic direction of the project
C. Ensure delivery to time and against plan of the project
D. Undertake configuration management
B
Rationale: Co-ordinating planners, delivery against plan and configuration
management are all internal to the project, the Steering Group are not involved
in the day-to-day management. They will ensure the sponsor is aware of any
external factors that could affect the strategic direction of the project.
What is the role of the project sponsor?
A. To develop a technical understanding of the project deliverables
B. To carry out investment appraisals of each of the business options
C. To maintain a detailed view of the project through daily meetings with the Project Manager
D. To ensure the business achieves benefits from the project
D
Rationale: The sponsors focus is on value for money: did the project realise the
anticipated benefits?
Which of the following is the responsibility of the users?
A. Define acceptance criteria
B. Define success factors
C. Assess change requests
D. Perform configuration management
A
Rationale: Users are the beneficiaries of the products being developed by the project.
They have to determine what constitutes an acceptable deliverable.
What is the Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)?
Define who is responsible for each of the project’s
deliverables or work packages.
For each work package, the people Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed, and Support people are delegated (RACIS)
Responsible - who will produce this Work Package
Accountable - who will approve this WP
Consulted - who will we get to help with WP
Informed - who will we inform that this WP has started/concluded
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