PRINCE2-PRACTITIONER Online Practice Questions and Answers

MANAGING PRODUCT DELIVERY

During the 'execute a work package' activity, the team manager for the 'training venue specifications' needs to obtain sign off for completed products.

Who should review these sign off records within the 'execute a work package' activity?

A. Executive

B. Training Delivery Manager

C. Project manager

D. Project assurance

Who would be responsible for maintaining the Configuration Item Records?

A. Project Manager

B. Project Support

C. Project Assurance

D. Team Manager

Starting Up a project is triggered by which of the following?

A. Legislation

B. Corporate Strategy

C. Risks

D. Mandate

During previous projects, stakeholders became confused when using a number of separate project registers. Therefore, when preparing the risk management approach, the project manager created a risk register template and added it to an integrated project register. This register is a spreadsheet that includes project assumptions, issues, dependencies, and now risks, on separate pages.

Is this appropriate for a risk register, and why?

A. Yes, because the project registers should be tailored to meet the needs of the organization.

B. Yes, because risks are often identified as a result of issues being raised.

C. No, because an integrated project register should include the quality register as well.

D. No, because assumptions and dependencies are sources of risk.

The project is approaching the end of stage 4 and all work will be completed as planned. The project manager is now preparing a plan for acceptance and the handover of the 'capability to provide health and safety training'. Is this appropriate, and why?

A. Yes, because a plan should be created to measure the number of courses carried out after project closure.

B. Yes, because a separate closure stage plan should be created during stage 4.

C. No, because closure activities should have been planned at the end of stage 3.

D. No, because user acceptance of the project's products should have taken place throughout the project.

Whilst identifying the mailing costs for the calendars the Project Manager was surprised to find the costs could vary considerably depending on the size of the package and the delivery service used. For the purpose of this project, the Project Manager has selected an appropriate service but feels that a corporate standard for postage would have reduced the time and effort invested. It could reduce the company's overheads by up to ?0k per year. How should the Project Manager record this observation within the project?

A. Produce a project mandate, outlining the potential savings to be achieved by the introduction of a corporate standard.

B. Make a note of the observation in the Daily Log to be transferred to a Benefits Review Plan at the end of the project.

C. Record the observation in an Exception Report to the Project Board.

D. Make an entry in the Lessons Log for future consideration by corporate management.

Using the Project Scenario and the Extract from Stage Plan for stage 3 provided as additional intonation for this question in the Scenario Booklet, answer the following 5 questions.

The Stage Plan for stage 3 has been produced.

The Engineering Manager insists that there are to be no interruptions to operations whilst photographs are being taken of the engineering staff performing their everyday duties and operating machinery. Two weeks ago the professional

photographer produced the photo session schedule based on the operational staff schedule. The operational staff schedule is produced weekly and maintained by the Engineering Manager.

None of the ?00 change budget has been used to date and this is available for the stage.

Which 2 statements apply to the Budgets section?

A. Amend entry 15 because it should also include the cost of management activities.

B. Delete entry 16 because timescales should NOT be shown under the heading of budgets.

C. Delete entry 17 because the risk budget should be shown in the Risk Management Strategy.

D. Add 'Change budget - ?00'.

E. Add 'Cost tolerance - +?k 1-?k

At the end of stage 2, the specialist `e-learning course' supplier will be selected. As a result, it is decided that the quality management approach will not be created until the end of stage 2, to take into account this supplier's standards and

techniques.

Is this appropriate, and why?

A. Yes, because the quality management approach should take into account the supplier's standards, tools and techniques.

B. Yes, because the product description for each product will define the required quality approach within each stage.

C. No, because the quality management approach should be created during the initiation stage and updated later.

D. No, because the quality management approach should be limited to ABC Company's quality standards.