Project Roles Flashcards
Which of the following statements about the role of the project sponsor is false?
A A project sponsor is an advocate for the project and the change it brings about.
B A project sponsor writes and owns the project management plan.
C A project sponsor is able to work across functional boundaries within an organisation.
D A project sponsor is prepared to commit sufficient time and effort to support the project.
B A project sponsor writes and owns the project management plan.
Which statement best describes a responsibility of the project sponsor?
A Monitoring progress and use of the project resources.
B Analysing the project team’s productivity.
C Ensuring the benefits of the project are realised.
D Planning project evaluation reviews for lessons learned.
C Ensuring the benefits of the project are realised.
What is a key role of the project manager?
A Coordinating the development of the project management plan.
B Conducting benefits realisation reviews.
C Reviewing progress against success criteria and checking that the planned business benefits will be achieved.
D Authorising any changes to the business case.
A Coordinating the development of the project management plan.
The group whose remit is to set the strategic direction of a project is commonly known as:
A the project management team.
B primary user group.
C steering group.
D supplier group.
C steering group.
Which stakeholders are likely to form the main part of a project governance board?
A Project sponsor, profit manager and quality manager.
B Corporate management, project sponsor, quality manager and project office.
C Sponsor, supplier representative and user representative.
D Sponsor, project manager and senior project team members.
C Sponsor, supplier representative and user representative.
Who in the project is responsible for benefits realisation?
A The senior management of the organisation
B The project manager
C The sponsor
D The end users
C The sponsor
Which of the following role is primarily responsible for defining goals and creating vision for the operability of the project’s outputs?
A Project sponsor
B Product owner
C User
D Business case owner
B Product owner
What is an example of a project management office activity that would be most likely undertaken to support a project?
A Developing the project management plan.
B Developing the business case.
C Carrying out a health check.
D Carrying out day-to-day resource management.
C Carrying out a health check.
When effectively implemented, what is one of the key roles of governance?
A Provide confidence that the business case is the best option for the current circumstances and that there will be no changes as the project is being delivered.
B Provide confidence that the plans that have been developed will guarantee that the project will be delivered on time and to budget.
C Provide confidence to all stakeholders that projects are being well managed and the most appropriate financial and technical controls are being exerted.
D Provide confidence to all project team members that their jobs are secure at least from the period of the project start to the handover.
C Provide confidence to all stakeholders that projects are being well managed and the most appropriate financial and technical controls are being exerted.
Governance could best be defined as:
A the framework of authority and accountability that defines and controls the outputs, outcomes and benefits from projects, programmes and portfolios.
B the framework that structures a review of the project, programme or portfolio and aids a decision to be made about whether to continue with the next phase or stag of progress.
C the framework that is used for selection, prioritisation and control of an organisation’s projects and programmes in line with its strategic objectives and capacity to deliver.
D the framework used by the organisation and approved by the project board at project initiation that allows the definition of the terms of reference for the project.
A the framework of authority and accountability that defines and controls the outputs, outcomes and benefits from projects, programmes and portfolios.
Who is best paced in the project to manage sponsor and user expectations?
A The senior management team
B The project manager
C The project management office
D The project team
B The project manager
Where in the project life cycle would the project manager typically be appointed?
A At the start of the concept phase.
B At the start of the definition phase.
C At the start of the development phase.
D At the end of the handover stage.
B At the start of the definition phase.
