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The Mandate
(The Project Mandate should provide the terms
of reference for the project and should contain
21. Product triggers a PRINCE2® project?
sufficient information to identify at least the
prospective executive of the Project Board).
22. First activity performed by the Project Board? Authorising Initiation (see diagram)
Authorising Initiation
(Authorising a Project is the second activity and
comes at the end of the initiation stage as the
project progresses).
23. Which affirmative decision by the Project Board
marks the point at which a PRINCE2® project starts?
Each Stage Plan (or replacement for a Stage
Plan – i.e. an Exception Plan) needs to be
authorised by the Board before the PM has the
authority to run it
Authorising a Project
(During the Starting up a Project (SU) process
we aim to identify any good and obvious
reasons why the project should not commence.
We also generate a crude picture of how the
24. Which is the first activity in which the Project Board project will flow. We need enough detail to justify
asks themselves? “Do we have a valid Business the cost of more detailed planning in the
Case?” Initiation Stage)
30. Created after the Board approves Initiation? The Quality Management Approach
The Outline Business Case
31. Which one of the following is created before the
(The Project Brief is needed by the Project
Board approves Initiation?
Board to Authorise (approve) Initiation).
The Quality Log is created in the Directing a
Project process- NOT
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33. How does the Starting Up process support the Learn
The Lessons Log is created
from Experience principle?
The Initiation Stage Plan is created
34. How does the Starting Up a Project process support
the Manage By Stages principle? This is the plan for the first stage of the project,
supporting the principle.
The Project Management Team is appointed
36. How does the Initiating a Project process support Each plan and each report has a lessons section
the Learn from Experience principle? which supports the Learn from Experience
principle, to avoid planning delivery strategies
that encountered problems in the past.
The Full Business Case is created.
37. How does the Initiating a Project process support
the Continued Business Justification principle? Continued Business Justification is all about
benefits.
The Communication Management Approach is
created.
38. How does the Initiating a Project process support The Principle of Roles & Responsibilities is all
the Defined Roles & Responsibilities principle? about who has what accountability and
responsibility within the project and how team
members will communicate (which is recorded in
the Communications Management Approach).
The PID is assembled.
39. How does the Initiating a Project process support
The PID contains details of how the method is to
the Tailor to Suit the Project Environment principle?
be tailored for a specific project. (Activity 1 of the
IP process).
Authorising Initiation
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Controlling a Stage process.
46. How does the Managing a Stage Boundary process Stage tolerances are proposed but not set in
support the Focus on Products principle? the Managing a Stage Boundary process. Stage
Tolerances are specifically set in the Directing a
Project process by the project board.
The End Project Report is created in the Closing
a Project (CP) process, not the Managing a
Stage Boundary process.
The Next Stage plan is created
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The End Stage Report is created in Managing
Stage Boundary but this has no bearing on
Manage By Stages
The Next Stage plan and the End Stage report
are created.
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A Work Package will have its tolerance set in the
Controlling a Stage process by the PM as part of
Authorising a Work Package.
57. Which of the following is NOT an activity of Closing This is an activity of the Directing a Project
a Project? process. All the other options are activities
described in the manual as being part of the
Closing a Project Process.
Follow on actions
58. Which of the following is NOT an activity of Closing Follow On Actions are an output, not an activity
a Project ? from the Closing a Project process. They come
specifically from the activity of Hand over
products.
Communication Management Approach
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