Who would be responsible for maintaining the Configuration Item Records?

• A.Project Manager
• B.Project Support
• C.Project Assurance
• D.Team Manager

Correct Answer: B

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Testlet 1
Project Scenario
Calendar Project (Note: The companies and people within the scenario are fictional.) There has been a reduction in fie number of orders at the MNO Manufacturing Company due in part to the increased marketing activities of its competitors. To help counter this, the company has decided to create a promotional calendar for next year for all its current and prospective customers. The end product of this project will be a prepared calendar pack, ready for printing. The design of the calendar will be similar to one sent out previously, and must reflect the company image as described in the existing corporate branding standards. Another project is currently producing a new company logo when is to be printed on each page of the promotional calendar. The prepared calendar pack will consist of:
Design for each month - correctly showing at public holidays and new company logo

Selected photographs- 12 professionally-produced photographs, showing different members of staff

Selected paper and selected envelope - for printing and mailing the calendar

Chosen label design - a competition to design a label will be held as part of this project

List of customers - names and addresses of customers to whom the calendar will be sent.

The project is currently in initiation and will have two further stages:
Stage 2 will include tie activities to:
Create the customer fast using information from the Accounts and Marketing departments

Confirm compliance with the Data Protection Legislation

Create a design for each month - this will be done by the internal creative team

Select and appoint a professional photographer

Gather photograph design ideas from previous project and agree photographic session schedule

Prepare a production cost forecast

Select paper and envelope.

Stage 3 will include the activities to:
Produce and select tie professionally-taken photographs

Hold the label design competition and choose the label design

Assemble the prepared calendar pack.

A production cost forecast, based on the options and costs for the paper, envelope, printing and marketing of the calendar is to be produced in stage 2. However, the actual production and distribution of the calendars is not within the scope of the project. The product cost forecast will be reviewed by the Project Board to determine whether tie project should continue.
It is now 05 October and the prepared calendar pack must be delivered to the print company by 30 November, to enable printing and distribution of the calendar in time for Christmas. The cost of the activities to develop the specialist products and the cost of the project management activities are estimated to be £20,000. There is a project time tolerance of +1 week /-2 weeks and a project cost tolerance of +
£6,000 / -£6,000. A change budget of £500 has been allocated but there is no risk budget.

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The project is at the end of stage 4. The project manager has changed the benefits management approach. It
now includes all the activities necessary to measure the increased revenue.
Who should approve this update?

• A.Corporate management
• B.Project board
• C.Project assurance
• D.Project manager

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Which of the following is not a factor to consider when determining the length of a stage?

• A.The amount of resources available h the short term
• B.The technical stages within the project
• C.The amount of risk associated with the project
• D.How far ahead you can sensibly plan n detail

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While preparing the Configuration Management Strategy, the Project Manager considered the options for change control. He decided to recommend a change budget of £250k, but was undecided on the Change Authority to recommend.
Which option is an appropriate Change Authority for the Outsourcing project?

• A.The selected service provider to approve and implement all changes.
• B.The Director of Facilities and the Director of Information Technology to approve all changes.
• C.Senior User(s) and Project Assurance representatives, within the limits of the recommended change budget.

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It is now late October and the project is in stage 3. The label design competition has been held and the photos of the staff have been taken. The CEO and Marketing Director still need to choose the winning label design and the 12 photos for the calendar. However, the Executive has learned that two competitors are issuing calendars to MNO's customers by the middle of November. After analyzing the impact of this Issue, one of the options the Project Manager has presented to the Project Board is to close the project prematurely.
There are a number of key facts relating to this project that would need to be recorded if the project Y-e to be closed now.
Which product should show that the project has been closed prematurely and has not achieved the objectives defined in the Project Initiation Documentation (PID)?

• A.Benefits Review Plan
• B.Project closure notification
• C.End Project Report
• D.Exception Report

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