Which of these is a key aspect of Programme Management?

A. Business as usual reporting

B. Strategic direction

C. Benefits management

D. Managing the project schedules

Which of the following is the responsibility of a project manager?

A. Ensuring a project is aligned to the organisation's strategy.

B. Focusing on project benefits and aligning priorities.

C. Achieving the project's success criteria.

D. Improving process, tools and techniques used in a project

Scheduling can best be defined as the process used to determine:

A. overall project duration.

B. project cost estimating.

C. the project management plan.

D. sub-contractor's responsibilities

The main outcome of risk identification, in a risk management process, is to:

A. identify and determine the relative importance of the project risks.

B. identify and describe all risks that might occur on the project.

C. identify and determine the responses to the project risks.

D. identify and describe risks that have occurred on previous projects

Which one of the following is NOT typically associated with a project's context?

A. The issues and areas that matter to stakeholders.

B. Technical, social or political considerations.

C. The environment in which the project is being carried out.

D. The sequence and dependencies of activities.

Which one of the following best describes stakeholders?

A. Anyone who has heard about the project.

B. Anyone who has an opinion about how the project should be managed.

C. People wanting to be members of the project team.

D. People who are affected by the project in some way.

Which type of projects needs to consider environmental constraints?

A. Construction projects only.

B. Construction and petrochemical projects only.

C. All but IT projects.

D. All projects.

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.

What aspects of benefits realisation would be considered as most important to note in the business case?

A. Who is going to be responsible for carrying out each of the projects activities.

B. How the benefits will be realised, measured and the stakeholders involved

C. What type of contract is going to be used to procure delivery of the project.

D. Which benefits should be realised first and then the subsequent order

Implementation of plans and verification of performance is most likely to occur in:

A. the deployment phase.

B. the definition phase

C. the concept phase.

D. the adoption phase

Which factor is likely to have the biggest influence over the success of communication?

A. The size of the communication plan.

B. The method of communication chosen.

C. The age range of those communicating.

D. The type of project being delivered.

A typical issue management process could follow the steps:

A. identification, escalation. action, resolution.

B. assessment, escalation, closure, resolution.

C. assessment, planning, action, response.

D. identification, planning, response, resolution.

Which of the following would be considered as a valid objective for the post project review?

A. Plan the next project for the project team.

B. Make proposals for the operation of the project deliverables.

C. Improve future estimating accuracy.

D. Plan how to complete the objectives of the project.

What is the main objective of RAM?

A. To provide a clear and concise summary of tasks or deliverables and the specific. responsibilities defined.

B. To provide an outline of the reporting structure to assist in day-to-day management of the project.

C. To provide an outline of the scope of the project and the specific deliverables that have been agreed for the project.

D. To provide an outline of the specific costs of the project and which key deliverables they are allocated to.

Which of the following statements about estimating is true?

A. Post project reviews are a prime source of estimating data.

B. An estimated cost for a project must be 10 per cent to be any use

C. If you cannot estimate task durations to within 20 per cent there is no point in developing a schedule.

D. The project manager should always add 10 cent to peoples duration estimates to allow for natural optimism