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Question #1

Scenario Additional Information During the initiation stage the Project Manager met with the Marketing Director to find out more about the requirements of the promotional calendar and recorded the following notes: There has been a reduction in the order numbers at the MNO Manufacturing due in part to the increased marketing activities of its competitors. 10% of customers have not re-ordered in this financial year and staff morale is poor. A number of skilled staff have left as a result and replacement staff

A. Benefits will be lost if the project is not completed on time

B. A recruitment campaign to fill the existing staff vacancies will need to take place in the next 12 months

C. Additional 10% increase in orders in year two

E. The print company requires a 2 week notification period of the calendar pack delivery

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Correct Answer: D

Question #2

Additional Information Chief Executive Officer (CEO): He started the company 25 years ago and knows his job very well. He injured his leg two years ago which has restricted his visits to the engineering area. As CEO he has an overall perspective of the business strategic requirements and the authority to commit resources as required. Marketing Director: She has been with the company for three years, following a successful career with a publicity company. She has the ability to represent the needs of the bus

A. He joined the company last year with huge enthusiasm and is keen to increase sales

B. He can provide an evaluation of the potential impact the calendar will have on sales

C. He is able to advise on suitable stakeholder engagement of current and prospective customers

D. He would like to move into the Marketing department in the future and sees this as an opportunity to work closely with the Marketing Director

E. He can resolve any conflict in requirements between the Sales department and the Marketing department

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Correct Answer: BD

Question #3

It is now late October and the project is in stage 3. The label design competition has been held and the photos of the staff have been taken. The CEO and Marketing Director still need to choose the winning label design and the 12 photos for the calendar. However, the Executive has learned that two competitors are issuing calendars to MNO's customers by the middle of November. After analyzing the impact of this Issue, one of the options the Project Manager has presented to the Project Board is to close the p

A. Benefits Review Plan

B. Exception Report

C. End Project Report

D. Risk Register

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Correct Answer: CD

Question #4

Additional Information Chief Executive Officer (CEO): He started the company 25 years ago and knows his job very well. He injured his leg two years ago which has restricted his visits to the engineering area. As CEO he has an overall perspective of the business strategic requirements and the authority to commit resources as required. Marketing Director: She has been with the company for three years, following a successful career with a publicity company. She has the ability to represent the needs of the bus

A. She has been with the company for three years

B. She previously had a successful career in publicity

C. She is able to represent the business needs of MNO Manufacturing

D. She has authority to commit the marketing budget, from which the project will be funded

E. She requires more experience working with the engineering industry

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Correct Answer: C

Question #5

Additional Information Further information on some resources who could be involved in the project: Outcome Account Manager: He represents Outcome which is a recruitment agency that provides specialist outsourcing resources. Outcome provided the consultants who carried out the feasibility study and the same consultants will be providing support and guidance to the Information Technology and Facilities teams during the project. Director of Finance Division: She was transferred from the Information Technology

A. Retain because he accepts that outsourcing is the best solution

B. Replace with 'Director of Finance Division' because she can ensure a cost-conscious approach to the project that gives value for money

C. Retain because he has the right level of authority to be able to control the strategic nature of the Outsourcing project

D. Add 'Director of Finance' because she understands the operation of the Information Technology Division and the Facilities Division

E. Replace with 'Payroll Manager' because he is a very experienced and efficient qualified accountant

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Correct Answer: B

Question #6

Additional Information Chief Executive Officer (CEO): He started the company 25 years ago and knows his job very well. He injured his leg two years ago which has restricted his visits to the engineering area. As CEO he has an overall perspective of the business strategic requirements and the authority to commit resources as required. Marketing Director: She has been with the company for three years, following a successful career with a publicity company. She has the ability to represent the needs of the bus

A. He is responsible for the organization's procurement activates

B. He is responsible for the performance of supplier contracts

C. He was an engineer and worked in that area before taking up his current position

D. He can influence the external supplier's Business Case

E. He is not appropriate for the role of Executive or Senior User

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Correct Answer: CD

Question #7

Drop down the right answer from Column 1 to column 2. Hot Area:

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Correct Answer: B

Question #8

Product Summary A list of customers will be collated. This will use existing information from the Accounts department about current customers, and existing information from the Marketing department about prospective customers. Using the tariff of mailing costs available from the Post Office, a production cost forecast will be produced to allow the CEO and the Marketing Director to decide whether to continue with the project. If they decide to continue, they will give the approval to launch the internal labe

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 - £500'

E. Add 'Cost tolerance - +£6k 1-£6k

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Correct Answer: AB

Question #9

Scenario Additional Information During the initiation stage the Project Manager met with the Marketing Director to find out more about the requirements of the promotional calendar and recorded the following notes: There has been a reduction in the order numbers at the MNO Manufacturing due in part to the increased marketing activities of its competitors. 10% of customers have not re-ordered in this financial year and staff morale is poor. A number of skilled staff have left as a result and replacement staff

B. Use a professional photographer to create the photographs for the calendar

C. Create the photographs for the calendar internally

D. Outsource the creation of the calendar to a professional marketing company

E. Do nothing

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Correct Answer: S

Question #10

Which of the following statements is NOT correct? The Learn from Experience principle suggests that lessons should be actively sought...

A. When Starting a Project

B. When Initiating a Project

C. As the project progresses

D. As the project closes

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Correct Answer: CE

Question #11

Additional Information Chief Executive Officer (CEO): He started the company 25 years ago and knows his job very well. He injured his leg two years ago which has restricted his visits to the engineering area. As CEO he has an overall perspective of the business strategic requirements and the authority to commit resources as required. Marketing Director: She has been with the company for three years, following a successful career with a publicity company. She has the ability to represent the needs of the bus

A. She can represent the Marketing department

B. She previously had a successful career in publicity

C. The Marketing department will help to deliver the benefits of this project

E. A number of the products will be produced by the Sales department and the Marketing department

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Correct Answer: BE

Question #12

In which Management product would the Project Board specify where the authority for change requests lies? A. Risk Management Strategy

B. Quality Management Strategy

C. Communication Strategy

D. Configuration Management Strategy

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Correct Answer: C

Question #13

Additional Information Further information on some resources who could be involved in the project: Outcome Account Manager: He represents Outcome which is a recruitment agency that provides specialist outsourcing resources. Outcome provided the consultants who carried out the feasibility study and the same consultants will be providing support and guidance to the Information Technology and Facilities teams during the project. Director of Finance Division: She was transferred from the Information Technology

Additional Information Further information on some resources who could be involved in the project: Outcome Account Manager: He represents Outcome which is a recruitment agency that provides specialist outsourcing resources. Outcome provided the consultants who carried out the feasibility study and the same consultants will be providing support and guidance to the Information Technology and Facilities teams during the project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #14

Who is responsible for ensuring that Communication Management Strategy is appropriate and that planned communication activities actually take place? A. Project Assurance

B. Project Manager

C. Corporate or Programme Management

D. Project Support

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Correct Answer: AB

Question #15

Which of the following principles describes this statement?" xxx defines tolerances for each project objective to establish limits of delegated authority"

A. Manage by stages

B. Focus on products

C. Manage by exception

D. Learn from experience

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Correct Answer: C

Question #16

There are four steps in the Risk Management procedure, what are they? A. Identify, Assess, Resource, Implement

B. Identify, Evaluate, Resource, Implement

C. Identify, Assess, Plan, Implement

D. Identify, Evaluate, Plan, Implement

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Correct Answer: B

Question #17

In the PRINCE2 Quality review technique, who would most likely carry out the role of administrator:

A. Project manager

B. Project support

C. Team Manager

D. Project Assurance

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Correct Answer: B

Question #18

Product based planning focuses on which of the following: 1. Creating product descriptions 2. Identifying activities 3. Creating a Product hierarchy 4. Creating a Product sequence

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 2, 3, 4

C. 1, 3, 4

D. 1, 2, 4

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Correct Answer: S

Question #19

PRINCE2 proposes 3 levels of Plan, which are they?

A. Initiation, Project and Stage Plans

B. Project, Stage and Exception Plans C

D. Project, Stage and Team Plans

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Correct Answer: DF

Question #20

Scenario A central government department, the Ministry of Food Hygiene (MFH), faces increasing pressure to cut costs, better manage suppliers' performance and reduce the confusion caused by inadequate internal controls, outdated standards and outdated technology. External consultants were employed to conduct a feasibility study to identify options to address the problems, and the likely costs and benefits. The following options were considered: Do nothing. Re-engineer selected business functions. Outsource

A. Due to market conditions a suitable service provider may not be found, possibly leading to premature closure of the project

B. Owing to employment contract changes staff may resist outsourcing, which would make it difficult to transfer staff to the selected service provider

C. MFH's operations may be reduced and the 1a-year contract may not achieve its estimated value of £80m, which would reduce the service provider's profit

D. The initial estimates, taken from the feasibility study report, indicate that the project will take two years to complete, which means that the business problems would remain for this period

E. The management stages recommended by the consultants may not be appropriate, resulting in confusion in planning

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Correct Answer: D

Question #21

Scenario A photographer from Portraits Ltd, a professional photographic company, has taken on the role of Team Manager after taking some time to understand the requirements of the project. A contract for their services has been set up and is being monitored by the Purchasing Manager and a Work Package has been agreed. This contract specifies that the photographer must arrange a meeting with the Engineering Manager to establish a schedule for the photo sessions to minimize the impact on the Engineering staff

A. Project Support will maintain the Risk Register

B. The evaluated net effect of all risks will be updated at the end of each stage and included in the End Stage Report

C. The Change Authority will report monthly to the Project Manager on the status of the change budget

D. Risks that are likely to occur within the next two weeks should be recorded as imminent

E. A summary of risks will be maintained and included with the monthly Highlight Reports to the Project Board

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Correct Answer: CD

Question #22

Product Summary A list of customers will be collated. This will use existing information from the Accounts department about current customers, and existing information from the Marketing department about prospective customers. Using the tariff of mailing costs available from the Post Office, a production cost forecast will be produced to allow the CEO and the Marketing Director to decide whether to continue with the project. If they decide to continue, they will give the approval to launch the internal labe

Product Summary A list of customers will be collated. This will use existing information from the Accounts department about current customers, and existing information from the Marketing department about prospective customers

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Correct Answer: C

Question #23

Scenario: Techniques, processes and procedures 1. Any threat that may result in a loss of MFH data must be escalated immediately. Joint agreements 2. Work is to start at the beginning of week 2 (Stage 4). 3. The project will take two years to complete, at an estimated cost of £2.5m. Tolerances 4. None. Constraints 5. MFH staff must not be involved in any heavy lifting during the removal of existing IT equipment. 6. Installation work must take place during MFH normal working hours. 7. +£10,000 / -£25,000. Re

A. Delete entry 2 because this interface will be contained in the Communication Management Strategy

B. Delete entry 3 because this interface will be contained in the project control section of the Project Initiation Documentation

C. Amend entry 4 to 'The transferred products relating to the services provided by the Facilities Division'

D. Add 'Project Board, with responsibility for communicating progress to corporate management' to

E. Operations and maintenance Interfaces

F. Add 'Facilities Team Manager, with responsibility for the transfer of services provided by the Facilities Division' to Development Interfaces

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Correct Answer: B

Question #24

Scenario Additional Information During the initiation stage the Project Manager met with the Marketing Director to find out more about the requirements of the promotional calendar and recorded the following notes: There has been a reduction in the order numbers at the MNO Manufacturing due in part to the increased marketing activities of its competitors. 10% of customers have not re-ordered in this financial year and staff morale is poor. A number of skilled staff have left as a result and replacement staff

A. The Marketing department believes that sending a promotional calendar to current and prospective customers will increase orders by at least 10%

B. 10% of customers have not re-ordered in this financial year

C. 1,500 orders are expected, each with an average profit of £2k

D. The Marketing department believes that the effect of a good company image, portrayed by a successful calendar, will last into a second year

E. MNO Manufacturing is experiencing a fall in orders due in part to the increased marketing activities of its competitors

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Correct Answer: S

Question #25

Scenario: Techniques, processes and procedures 1. Any threat that may result in a loss of MFH data must be escalated immediately. Joint agreements 2. Work is to start at the beginning of week 2 (Stage 4). 3. The project will take two years to complete, at an estimated cost of £2.5m. Tolerances 4. None. Constraints 5. MFH staff must not be involved in any heavy lifting during the removal of existing IT equipment. 6. Installation work must take place during MFH normal working hours. 7. +£10,000 / -£25,000. Re

Scenario: Techniques, processes and procedures 1. Any threat that may result in a loss of MFH data must be escalated immediately

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Correct Answer: AC

Question #26

Project Scenario Calendar Project (Note: The companies and people within the scenario are fictional.) There has been a reduction in fie number of orders at the MNO Manufacturing Company due in part to the increased marketing activities of its competitors. To help counter this, the company has decided to create a promotional calendar for next year for all its current and prospective customers. The end product of this project will be a prepared calendar pack, ready for printing. The design of the calendar wil

A. There can be no time tolerances for any of the stages

B. All of the project level time tolerance can be allocated to stage 2

C. The Stage Plan for stage 2 could create some additional project time tolerance by allowing no time tolerance in Team Plans

D. Additional time tolerance for the project could be found by adding extra resources without affecting other tolerances

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Correct Answer: BE

Question #27

Additional Information Chief Executive Officer (CEO): He started the company 25 years ago and knows his job very well. He injured his leg two years ago which has restricted his visits to the engineering area. As CEO he has an overall perspective of the business strategic requirements and the authority to commit resources as required. Marketing Director: She has been with the company for three years, following a successful career with a publicity company. She has the ability to represent the needs of the bus

Additional Information Chief Executive Officer (CEO): He started the company 25 years ago and knows his job very well. He injured his leg two years ago which has restricted his visits to the engineering area

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Correct Answer: AC

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