Which product records any project outcomes perceived as negative by stakeholders?
ABusiness Case
BProject Plan
CCommunication Management Strategy
DProject Product Description
What needs to be in place to ensure effective issue and change control?
AConfiguration management system
BManage by exception
CQuality planning
DInformation needs for stakeholders
Which statement applies to Stage Plans?
AAlways have the same duration as the Project Plan
BAre produced at the same time as the Project Initiation Documentation
CAssist the Project Manager in the day-to-day running and control of the project
DProvide a baseline against which the Project Board monitor overall progress
Which is a recommended quality review team role?
AProject Manager
BAssurance
CProject Support
DAdministrator
Which is a recommended quality review team role?
AProject Manager
BAssurance
CChair
DProducer
Which is a purpose of a Project Product Description?
ARecords the costs and timescales for delivery of the project's final product
BShows the dependencies between the project's products to aid planning
CProvides a list of all the products to be delivered by the project
DDefines what the project must deliver in order to gain acceptance
Which of the following statements about quality assurance and Project Assurance is true?
AProject Assurance is the responsibility of the corporate organization; quality assurance is the responsibility of the Project Board
BProject Assurance is independent of the Project; quality assurance is only independent of the Project Manager
CProject Assurance may be delegated within a project; quality assurance must be undertaken by the Project Board
DProject Assurance ensures compliance to standards within the project environment; quality assurance ensures compliance across the organization
Who carries out audits that are independent of the project?
AQuality assurance
BProject Assurance
CProject Support
DProject Manager
Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence. During a quality review meeting [ ? ] any identified defects.
Aa solution should be designed for
Ban issue should be created for
Cthe agreed actions should be recorded for
Dthe chair will approve the solution to
Which statement about the quality review technique is FALSE?
AIt enables a check to be made on a product's fitness for purpose
BIt defines the quality responsibilities of the project team
CIt supports the management of future changes by providing a baseline for a product
DIt is used to gain wider acceptance of a product by involving key interested parties
Which is part of quality control?
AUndertake quality reviews
BWrite Product Descriptions
CProvide assurance that the project is being conducted properly
DDocument the customer's quality expectations
Which should be funded by a change budget?
AIncrease in agreed scope
BInitiation stage
CChange Authority
DHandover activities
Which is part of quality control?
ADocument the project's acceptance criteria in the Project Product Description
BDefine the quality responsibilities of those involved in the production of the products
CProduce quality records to show that the planned quality activities have been carried out
DMaintain the corporate organization's quality management system
Which of the following statements about customer's quality expectations and acceptance criteria are true?
Customer's quality expectations form a specific and precise list of measurable criteria that a project product should meet in order to be acceptable to key stakeholders.
Acceptance criteria are often expressed in broad terms as a means to gain common understanding of general quality requirements.
AOnly 1 is true
BOnly 2 is true
CBoth 1 and 2 are true
DNeither 1 or 2 are true
Why is it crucial that the Project Product Description clearly defines acceptance methods?
AEnables Project Assurance to authorize quality activities
BDefines how all project products will be reviewed and approved
CDefines how it will be proven that the completed project product meets the customer's expectations
DProvides confirmation that all project products have met their quality criteria
Which is a purpose of the Quality theme?
AEstablish how the project will ensure that all products created meet their requirements
BEstablish quality assurance to maintain the quality management system
CIdentify all the products of the project to ensure the scope has been adequately defined
DDetermine the communication needs of the organization's quality assurance function
Which statement defines a risk?
AA certain event occurring in the future that will have a negative impact on the project's objectives
BAn event that has already occurred that the Project Manager must deal with immediately
CAn uncertain event, or set of events that, should it or they occur, will have an effect on the achievement of objectives
DAn uncertain event, or set of events that, should it or they occur, will be automatically escalated to the Project Board for a response
Which risk response type is appropriate to respond to an opportunity?
AAccept
BFallback
CExploit
DTransfer
Identify the missing word in the following sentence. The risk response type [ ? ] can be used to respond to a threat and an opportunity.
AAvoid
BReduce
CShare
DTransfer
Which is NOT considered when defining risk tolerance?
AA Project Board's attitude towards risk taking
BThe allocated risk budget
CAn organization's risk appetite
DThe amount of risk a Project Board considers acceptable
Which should be funded from a change budget?
AThe Starting up a Project process
BA fallback plan
CAn agreed change to the scope of a project
DA change to a plan, within allocated tolerances, due to poor estimating
Identify the missing words in the following sentence. The role of [ ? ] is responsible for carrying out a risk response action to respond to a particular risk.
AProject Assurance
BProject Support
Cthe risk actionee
Dthe risk owner
Which is a purpose of the Risk theme?
AEstablish a method for the implementation of continuous improvement during the project
BIdentify, assess and control problems that have occurred
CProvide the Project Board with a time-driven control to capture all project risks
DEstablish a cost-effective procedure to identify, assess and control risks
Which document should record the agreed amount of risk budget for a project?
AProject Brief
BProject Plan
CRisk Management Strategy
DRisk Register
Which statement describes the 'Implement' step within the recommended risk management procedure?
ATake planned action to respond to a risk
BImplement the responsibilities for risks defined in the Risk Management Strategy
CAssess the proximity of a risk
DIdentify the level of risks that can be tolerated by the project