MSP-FOUNDATION Online Practice Questions and Answers

Which risk response encourages collaboration on risk management activities?

A. Avoid

B. Reduce

C. Share

D. Prepare contingent plans

Which is a characteristic of a programme?

A. It manages the planning, monitoring and control of projects

B. It co-ordinates, directs and oversees the implementation of a set of related projects and activities

C. It delivers one or more outputs in accordance with an agreed business case

D. It defines an organization's approach to achieving its corporate objectives in a given area of business

What can programme leaders do to influence key stakeholders?

A. Analyze stakeholder influence and interest

B. Produce a stakeholder map to show areas of interest

C. Create a programme communications plan

D. Hold visioning workshops to draft the vision statement

Which is an assurance management technique?

A. Issue management

B. Gated reviews

C. Quality management

D. Change control

Which is MOST LIKELY to trigger premature closure of a programme?

A. The scope of one of the key projects has been changed

B. There is a change of senior responsible owner

C. The programme is no longer aligned with corporate strategy

D. The last tranche has been completed as per the programme plan

Which of the following statements about the core elements of successful communications is true?

1.

Stakeholder analysis is required

2.

Audit trail is established

A. Only 1 is true

B. Only 2 is true

C. Both 1 and 2 are true

D. Neither 1 or 2 is true

Which is a response option to an identified threat?

A. Identify the tranche in which it might materialize

B. Assign responsibility for it to the Programme Manager

C. Accept the risk

D. Adjust the risk appetite

Which transformational flow process results in the achievement of outcomes?

A. Delivering the Capability

B. Realizing the Benefits

C. Managing the Tranches

D. Closing a Programme

What role has a focus on designing benefit measures within a programme to track business performance against targets?

A. Benefits Realization Manager

B. Senior Responsible Owner

C. Programme Manager

D. Business Change Manager

What term represents the desired state of the organization achieved after transition?

A. Capability

B. Output

C. Benefit

D. Outcome