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

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

Which activity is responsible for updating the stage plan with actual during Controlling a Stage?

• A. Report Highlights
• B. Take corrective action
• C. Review the stage status
• D. Review work package status

Scenario
Additional Information
Product Description

Quality notes from the Daily Log
The Director of Information Technology Division (DIT) has been asked to ensure that any changes to the outsourced staff employment contracts adhere to employment law. The DIT will review future job descriptions of the transferred staff before the final contract is signed with the selected service provider.
The service level agreement between MFH and the selected service provider will specify the type and quality of service required. The selected service provider must follow the industry standards for providing outsourced services.
MFH has a quality management system which contains a document control procedure for all its documentation, however this does not include change management.
All project documents will be subject to a quality review. Nominated products will require a formal approval record signed-off by the quality review chair.
Extract from the draft Quality Management Strategy (may contain errors) Introduction
1. This document defines the approach to be taken to achieve the required quality levels during the project.
2. The Project Board will have overall responsibility for the Quality Management Strategy.
3. Project Assurance will provide assurance on the implementation of the Quality Management Strategy.
Quality management procedure - Quality standards
4. The selected service provider will operate to industry standards for providing outsourced services.
5. MFH document standards will be used.
Records
6. A Quality Register will be maintained to record the planned quality events and the actual results from the quality activities.
7. Configuration Item Records will be maintained for each product to describe its status, version and variant.
8. Approval records for products that require them will be stored in the quality database.
Roles and responsibilities
9. The DIT will check that the employment contracts for outsourced staff adhere to employment law.
10. Team Managers will provide details of quality checks that have been carried out.
11. Team Managers will ensure that the Quality Register is updated with the names of team members who are involved in the review process.
12. The Senior User will review the Product Descriptions of the products to be produced by the selected service provider to ensure that they can be achieved.
Which statement applies to the Introduction section?

• A. Delete entry 1 because the project approach is defined in the Project Brief.
• B. Move entry 3 to the Roles and responsibilities section because this is a quality responsibility.
• C. Delete entry 3 because it is the Project Manager's responsibility to implement the Quality Management Strategy.
• D. Delete entry 2 because this is the Project Manager's responsibility.

The project is approaching the end of stage 3, and stage 4 is being planned as part of the 'managing a stage boundary' process.
Which action should the project manager carry out as part of the 'update the project plan' activity?

• A. Include the actual time and cost of the work to prepare the 'marketing materials' in the project plan.
• B. Update the project's business case to show any new key risks that have been identified.
• C. Ensure that the team manager for the work package 'delivered pilot courses' is included as a resource.
• D. Include the tolerances for the work package 'delivered pilot courses' in the project plan.

Extract from the Project Product Description (with errors)

The information in Column 1 may be entered in the Product Description for the chosen label design. Column
2 is a list of the quality headings (excluding Quality Method) in a Product Description. For each entry in Column 1 decide if it should be included in the Product Description headings shown and select the heading from Column 2 under which it should be recorded.
Drop down the right answer.