Project Management

Question 1

What are the six aspects of project performance to be managed?

Answer 1

Costs
Timescales
Quality
Scope
Benefits
Risk

Question 2

What are the main characteristics of project work that distinguish it from ‘business as usual’?

Answer 2

Change
Temporary 
Cross-functional 
Unique
Uncertainty

Question 3

What is project management?

Answer 3

Project management is the planning, delegating, monitoring & control of all aspects of the project, to achieve the project objectives within the expected PERFORMANCE TARGETS for time, cost, quality, scope, benefits & risk.

Question 4

What is the definition of a project?

Answer 4

A temporary organisation that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according to an agreed business case.

Question 5

What does a project manager do?

Answer 5

Plan
Delegate
Monitor
Control

Question 6

What makes a project a Prince2 project?

Answer 6

• Applying Prince2’s principles
• Meeting the minimum requirements set out in the Prince2 themes
• Includes the project processes that satisfy the purpose and objectives of the Prince2 processes
• Use Prince2 recommended techniques