Theme: progress

Question 1

The purpose of the progress theme is…

Answer 1

to establish mechanisms to monitor and compare actual achievements against those planned in order to provide a forecast for the project objectives, including its continued viability and control any unacceptable deviations

Question 2

Progress ensures that for each level of the project management team the level above can…

Answer 2

• monitor progress
• compare achievements with plan
• review plans & options against future situations
• detect problems
• identify risks
• initiate corrective action
• authorize future work

Question 3

Time-driven controls

Answer 3

Checkpoint report

Highlight report

Question 4

Event-driven controls

Answer 4

Exception report

End-stage report

Question 5

Project Board controls

Answer 5

Authorizations:
- initiation
- project
- stage
- closure
Highlight reports
Exception report
Issue reports
Exception assessments

Question 6

Project Manager controls

Answer 6

Authorizations: work packaged
Progress updates: checkpoint report
Exception/Changes: daily log, issue register, product status account, quality register, risk register

Question 7

Min. requirements (rules + document)

Answer 7

P2 must:

1. Define its approach to controlling progress in PID
2. Be managed in stages
3. Set tolerances and be managed by exception against those tolerances
4. Review the business justification when exceptions are raised
5. Learn lessons

Document: PID

Question 8

Control in the project is provided by

Answer 8

Delegating authority downwards
Divide the project into management stages
Raising exceptions
Time-driven and event-driven progress reporting

Question 9

Match tolerance to the document:
Time, cost, scope
Risk
Quality
Benefit

Answer 9

Match tolerance to the document:

• Time, cost, scope - Project plan, Stage plan, Work package
• Risk - Risk management approach, stage plan, work package
• Quality - project product description, product descriptions
• Benefit - business case