why are assumptions useful?

they help identify the constraints

What is a business case?

The justification of a project.

what is one of first things you would want to assess with change?

the change is likely to have on the project

What does SMART stand for?

Specific, Measurable, Achieveable, Relavant, Time-Bound

Which one of these answers are apart of the Top-down process and not the Bottom-Up process?

Circumstances surrounding the project

What are 4 key Stakeholder responsibilities (B2)

Project managers, Technical teams, Clients, Project sponsor

What does 'ISO' stand for?

Internal Organisation for Standards

What are the deliverables of a project?

The agreed outcomes of the project.

What is an Observation of resulting processes?

Observing someone use the system, to see if it is being used as intended

What is an Interim review?

Reviews that happen at set times throughout the project

Name 3 ways for checking progress (D2)

With meetings. Recording progress. Checkpoints

How do you monitor and track progress (D2)

By keeping a calendar of progress, the start and end date

What is the first step in the change management process?

Project manager submits change request

what is a comman cinstraint?

availability of staff when required

What is a Return on Investment?

The money/savings made from a project, compared to how much it costed.

What are the goals of a project?

What the project is aiming to create.

What are the current quality standards?

ISO IEC 25010:2011 and ISO 9000

What is a 'Direct Changeover'?

Where a new system goes online as the old system goes offline

What's an advantage of having meetings over other communication methods?

Meetings are more formal, planned and involve many parties

What does 'SMART' stand for?

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timebound

Which of these benefits could be caused by growing a business?

The organisation becomes more productive

what is external benchmarking?

is a method of collecting and analyzing performance metrics

How often should the PM hold meetings with the client?

No frequent schedule, depending on the stage of the project

Define the term of project mandate?

the first document required to initiate a project

What is a stakeholder (B2)

A person who is interested and financially supports the project

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1
why are assumptions useful?
they keep the project realistic
they're fun to guess
they help boost team morale
they help identify the constraints
2
Which of these factors does not need to be reviewed?
Amount of staff illness
The total money spent on the project
The date that the project was completed
What could be learned for future projects
3
What can you use to track your progress?
Stop Watch
Microsoft To-Do
Gantt Chart
A calendar
4
Which one of these is not one of the logs that has to be executed in the process of closure
Risk log
Issue log
Quality log
Finance log
5
What is included in the 'Quality and Review' Section?
User Acceptance Testing
Anger
A buffet
Denial
6
What is a business case?
Any judgements made during the project.
The justification of a project.
A brief synposis of the project.
Another word for a briefcase.
7
The waterfall model is the ___ representation of the software development life cycle.
Simplest.
Easiest.
Most complex.
Best.
8
what is one of first things you would want to assess with change?
how to stop it
how it happened
the change is likely to have on the project
who is at falt
9
how can you establish someone’s expertise?
they tell you
observing their practice
they're the owners child
they have a book on the project
10
What does SMART stand for?
Standard Mixed Aims Reverred Targets
Specific, Measurable, Achieveable, Relavant, Trackable
Specific, Measurable, Achieveable, Relavant, Time-Bound
Smart, Measurable, Achieveable, Relavant, Time-Bound
11
Which one of these answers are apart of the Top-down process and not the Bottom-Up process?
Circumstances surrounding the project
Aggregate the estimates to produce an overall estimate for the project
Break down every task into individual components
Attribute estimates to each individual component
12
What are 4 key Stakeholder responsibilities (B2)
Tracking progress, meetings, technicians
Ethusiasm, coastal, laid back, important
Meetings, calls, involvement, uninterest
Project managers, Technical teams, Clients, Project sponsor
13
What does 'ISO' stand for?
International Standards of Organisations
Internal Organisation for Standards
International Organisation of Standards
Internal Standards for Organisations
14
Which one of these answers is not classed as a key stakeholders?
Sponsor
Development team
Clients
Suppliers
15
What are the deliverables of a project?
What the project is aiming to create.
The aims of a project.
What the project might order from Deliveroo.
The agreed outcomes of the project.
16
What is an Observation of resulting processes?
Observing if the project has an incident.
Where the system is used by a small sample of the public.
Observing someone use the system, to see if it is being used as intended
Looking at a database, to see if the correct info is being inputted.
17
What is an Interim review?
Reviews that are for interviewing candidates
Reviews that happen when the project is complete
Reviews that happen at set times throughout the project
Reviews that happen once.
18
which one of the following is a testing strategy?
regression testing
systems testing against requirements
all of them
unit testing against unit specification
19
What is the formula to calculate severity?
Probability / Impact
Money Lost * Probability
(Probability + Impact) / 100
Probability * Impact
20
Which of these is an internal risk?
Changes in politcal environment
Poor implementation and process problems
Dishonesty by employees
Competition risks
21
Which of these is an appropriate contingency for a power cut?
Hire a contractor to do the work instead
Accept the risk
Ring the power company, and demand it to be fixed
Use a backup generator
22
what is defect removal technique?
quality check
walkthrough at the end
searching for issue
peer review
23
Name 3 ways for checking progress (D2)
With meetings. Recording progress. Checkpoints
Doing nothing, allowing everything to chance, general scope
Knowing everything, being there, quietness
Reading, writing, poetry
24
How do you monitor and track progress (D2)
Money and Suppliers
By keeping a calendar of progress, the start and end date
By counting every day which goes by.
Watching the moon cycles in the sky every night
25
why is managing change one of the most difficult things to do?
it's unpredictable
it doesn't matter
we don't like it
it rearly happens
26
how can change cause Anger or denial?
it's someones fault
We don’t like it
things are out of our control
it shouldn't of happened
27
What is the first step in the change management process?
Changes are implemented
Project manager submits change request
David made a mistake
Management review changes
28
what is a comman cinstraint?
availability of staff when required
accidents or ingeries
a global pandemic
no money for the project
29
What is the first stage of the waterfall model?
Construction and testing.
Requirements analysis.
Identification of stakeholders.
Design.
30
Which of these is not a constraint?
Assumptions
Quality
Time
Cost
31
What is a Return on Investment?
The refunds given, during project development.
The turnover a project makes
The money/savings made from a project, compared to how much it costed.
The benefits that come from a project
32
What are the goals of a project?
What the project hopes to achieve.
What will be produced by the project.
What the project is aiming to create.
Those things scored in a football match.
33
What are the current quality standards?
ISO IEC 25010:2001 and ISO 9000
ISO IEC 25010:2001
ISO IEC DIS 25019
ISO IEC 25010:2011 and ISO 9000
34
Why use fluent English and appropriate technical language for project documentation?
It's more professional
You will get a good review on the internet
You will secure a large contract
The client will give you a bonus
35
Name 2 other types of Stakeholders (B2)
Competition and other businesses
Clients and Government
Record progress and meetings.
Contractors and Suppliers
36
Which one of these answers is not an external risk?
Governance risks
Operational risks
Market risks
Quality risks
37
What is a 'Direct Changeover'?
Where the client pays the money before you hand over a system
Where 2 systems run side by side
Running a trial of the new system before implementation
Where a new system goes online as the old system goes offline
38
What is the missing word?: ______ Cost Plan
Logistics
Functional
Finance
Forecast
39
What is the most important & challenging phase in the project lifecycle
the project planning phase
the budget planning phase
team members planning phase
time planning phase
40
What's an advantage of having meetings over other communication methods?
Meetings are more formal, planned and involve many parties
Meetings allow the PM to tell his team that they are doing a terrible job
Some companies provide snacks during meetings
Meetings give you the opportunity to tell the client they're wrong
41
Which three bodies set code of conduct standards?
Apple, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard
BCS, PMI, Microsoft
BCS, PMI, APM
BCS, Apple, Microsoft
42
Who submits the change request in the change management process?
Project manager
Client
Anyone
Management team
43
What does 'SMART' stand for?
Specific, Maintainable, Actionable, Reachable, and Time-Sensitive
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reachable, and Timely
Special, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Timely
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timebound
44
Which of these benefits could be caused by growing a business?
The organisation doesn't need to risk assess.
The organisation becomes more productive
The workers get better pay
The customers get a better experience
45
Who is the Project initiation document for?
Only the clients
Only the project manager
Stakeholders
David
46
What is the final stage of the waterfall model?
Review and feedback.
Requirements analysis.
Acceptance testing.
Implementation and delivery.
47
what is external benchmarking?
is a method of analyzing performance method
is a method of collecting and analyzing performance metrics
is a method of collecting performance metrics
is a method of standard checking project
48
What have memo's widely been replaced by as technology has evolved?
Facebook
Text Messages
Emails
Video Calling
49
How often should the PM hold meetings with the client?
Every day
Two times a week
No frequent schedule, depending on the stage of the project
Every week
50
Define the term of project mandate?
the first document required to initiate a project
the documents for ideas for the project
document for counting budget
the second document for results
51
What is a stakeholder (B2)
Not a part of the organisation
A person who is interested and financially supports the project
Stakeholding is a money laundering scheme
Stakeholders are the disinterest
52
What does PID stand for in the project lifecycle?
project information document
project initiation document
project instruction document
project intelligence document

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