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1. Which two elements, though not mandatory, may be considered for inclusion into the project's plan structure?
The inclusion of a change budget and a contingency budget depends on each project's circumstances. The answer to this question is found on page 172 of the PRINCE2 Manual.
2. Which of the following are activities of the sub-process Identifying Activities and Dependencies (PL3)?
Simply identifying products is insufficient for scheduling and control purposes. The activities required to create or change the planned products also have to be identified and the Identifying Activities and Dependencies (PL3) sub-process is used for this purpose. The answer to this question is found on page 176 of the PRINCE2 Manual.
3. What happens once a risk has been identified?
The Project Manager (with assistance from those with Project Assurance responsibilities) is responsible for the analysis and monitoring of risks once they have been identified. The risk management cycle can be found on page 254 of the PRINCE2 Manual.
4. Which of the following is not an element of a PRINCE2 plan?
The elements of a PRINCE2 plan can be found on page 220 of the PRINCE2 Manual.
5. Which are the levels of plan that PRINCE2 proposes?
The different levels of plans used in PRINCE2 reflect the needs of the different levels of management involved in the project. Details of the different levels of plan are found on page 224 of the PRINCE2 Manual.
6. When is the Project Plan first baselined?
The Project Plan is first baselined once the Project Initiation Document has been approved by the Project Board in Authorising a Project (DP2); subsequent versions of the Project Plan are baselined at the end of each stage, when they are approved by the Project Board in Authorising a Stage or Exception Plan (DP3). The answer to this question is found on pages 77 and 277 of the PRINCE2 Manual.
7. The product-based planning technique has the following advantages:
You can read more about the benefits of product-based planning on page 293 of the PRINCE2 Manual.
8. The Product Checklist will typically not carry information on which of the following:
The Product Checklist is produced in the sub-process Defining and Analysing Products (PL2). It is an optional product in a project. The composition of the Product Checklist is found on page 367 of the PRINCE2 Manual. You can also read more about the Product Checklist on page 174 of the PRINCE2 Manual.
9. PRINCE2 projects are planned based on:
Product-based planning is a key technique of PRINCE2. It focuses on the final product and ensures that all breakdowns and activities contribute towards the final product. The answer to this question is found on page 293 of the PRINCE2 Manual.
10. Which of the following statements is true of the Planning process?
The sub-process Designing a Plan (PL1) should only need to be performed once during the project, to ensure conformity between plans. The other sub-processes of Planning are applied in the production of all plan levels (i.e. project, stage and team). You can read more about the scalability of the Planning process on page 170 of the PRINCE2 Manual.
11. In the creation of which documents would the Planning process be used?
A plan is defined as 'a document, framed in accordance with a predefined scheme or method, describing how, when and by whom a specific target or set of targets is to be achieved. A plan is a design of how identified targets for products, timescales, costs and quality can be met.' Some documents (e.g. Project Quality Plan and Communication Plan) are not real plans as defined in PRINCE2, and do not make use of the Planning process in their creation. You can read more about plans on page 219 of the PRINCE2 Manual.
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