QUESTION 24
You are appointed as project manager on a major project that started several months earlier. The project has many diverse stakeholders, and you discover that a stakeholder communications planhas not been completed.
State two possible negative effects of not having an effective stakeholder communications plan for the project:

QUESTION 25
It is your responsibility as a project professional to promote diversity and inclusion in both your actions and the actions of your team.

QUESTION 26
You are managing a construction project aimed at developing a new eco-friendly office building. You are tasked with ensuring that sustainability measures are effectively monitored and reported.
At which point in the project life cycle should you implement sustainability measures?

QUESTION 27
PESTLE is a technique that can be used to determine factors that may impact or influence a project’s business case. What does the letter “S” in PESTLE represent?

QUESTION 28
Which of the activities below would provide final assurance of a project?

QUESTION 29
You are the project manager of a promotional campaign project that’s currently in the development phase.
The project sponsor is concerned about the project’s financial performance and has asked you to send them an update report.
Which of the three following reports could be used to highlight the project’s current financial position?
* Business case.
* Cash flow.
* Benefits forecast.
* Actual costs versus forecasted costs.
* Investment appraisal.
* Earned value analysis.

QUESTION 30
Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of an integrated project management plan?

QUESTION 31
You are managing a project to develop and deploy a new finance management software system for a client.
The project has been deployed and is now in the post-deployment support phase. This phase requires ongoing technical support and maintenance after the software is deployed. The workload can vary significantly over time, is likely to evolve over time, and quick response times are essential.
Question: Based on the features of different contractual relationships and methods of supplier reimbursement, state the most appropriate contract type for the post-deployment phase. (1 mark) Question: Explain four reasons why this would be the most suitable. (4 marks)

QUESTION 32
Which of the following are not typical responses to risks?
* Complete root cause analysis to understand why the situation has occurred.
* Reduce the probability of the threat occurring or the impact on the project.
* Change objectives or practices to change the cause of the threat so it can no longer occur.
* There are no acceptable or viable approaches to take to avoid or reduce, so the threat and any residual risk must be managed.
* Prepare a risk management plan to document the risk and give it to your sponsor.
* Pass the responsibility for bearing the impact of the threat from one party to another.

QUESTION 33
You are tasked with writing a business case for a new internal software project within your organization. You are considering how your organizational practices and norms would affect the project, thinking through the roles, governance structure, life cycle choice, etc.
What is the most appropriate analysis technique that you would use to compare organizational practices and norms?

QUESTION 34
You are managing a project to transform your organization’s ways of working. You are currently in the definition phase, working with team members and stakeholders to establish the project’s scope. Because the project impacts the entire organization, it is highly visible. As such, there are many highly invested stakeholders to manage, and the project’s budget is under tight scrutiny.
Identify two techniques that can be used to gather requirements from stakeholders with limited time:

QUESTION 35

QUESTION 36
You are the project manager for a construction company tasked with building a new housing development.
Conflicts have arisen between the architects and builders regarding construction methods. Additionally, the health and safety team is concerned about reported incidents.
Explain five impacts that conflict within this project could create.

QUESTION 37
A financial services company is launching a new banking product for which the sponsors have set a challenging timeline for an initial launch. The stakeholders have provided a list of conflicting requirements to be included in the new product design and build.
The project manager has decided to deliver the project in an iterative life cycle due to the time constraints.

QUESTION 38
Select the correct options from the drop-down lists: (2 marks)

QUESTION 39
You are in the design phase of a project to deliver offices on a newly acquired plot of land. You have now completed extra surveys and discovered that the ground conditions are a lot softer than expected, meaning the design and delivery will be far more complex and costly. You did not account for this in your risk register.
Which of the following statements about the project business case is true?

QUESTION 40
Quality control activities help to prevent problems being passed on to customers. State two quality control checks that may be carried out during a project: