Planning, Scope, Schedule & Resource Management
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Why is the business case important throughout the project life cycle, not just at the start?
- AIt is only relevant once, before the project starts, and can then be filed away unchanged until the closure report is written at the end
- BIt exists purely to record the project team's names
- CIt should be reviewed and updated as the project progresses, so it continues to justify continued investment as circumstances change✓
- DIt replaces the need for a schedule
Answer: The business case must remain valid throughout delivery, so it is reviewed and updated at key points to confirm the project still represents a worthwhile investment as circumstances evolve.
Which sequence BEST reflects the stages of benefits management?
- AIdentification, definition, planning, tracking and realisation of benefits✓
- BCosting, procurement, contracting and then the closure of the supplier agreements
- CRisk identification, analysis, response planning and closure of the risk register
- DScope, schedule, budget and quality baselining, carried out in that fixed order
Answer: Benefits management progresses through identifying potential benefits, defining and planning how they will be measured, then tracking and realising them, often after project outputs are in use.
Which of the following BEST describes a typical information management process on a project?
- AIdentification, analysis, response and closure of each of the risks recorded in the project's risk register
- BRequest, evaluation, recommendation and implementation of the changes raised against the baselined plans
- CPlanning, identification, control and status accounting of the configuration items held under the project's baselines
- DCollection, storage, curation, dissemination, archiving and, eventually, destruction of information✓
Answer: Information management covers the full life cycle of project information: how it is collected, stored, curated, shared, archived and ultimately destroyed when no longer needed.