Question 49 of 200 from exam PRINCE2-PRACTITIONER: Practitioner Project Management Certification

Question 49 of 200 from exam PRINCE2-PRACTITIONER: Practitioner Project Management Certification

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HOTSPOT - Additional Information -

Project Board
Senior User | Executive Senior Supplier |
Outcon Account ‘emcee Chief Executive Officer Director of
| Information Technology
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User Project Business Supplier
Assurance Project Project
| Director of Assurance Assurance
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Compltance Payroll Director of
Director of Manager Facilities
Research &
Development
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Key:

Within the project management team
From the customer

From the supplier

= = = Project Assurance responsibility

Further information on some resources who could be involved in the project: He represents Outcome which is a recruitment agency that provides specialist outsourcing resources.

Outcome provided the Outcome Account Manager: consultants who carried out the feasibility study and the same consultants will be providing support and guidance to the Information Technology and Facilities teams during the project.

She was transferred from the Information Technology Division 12 months ago.

She is responsible for ensuring a cost-conscious Director of Finance Division: approach is adopted in all operational and project activities across the Ministry of Food Hygiene.

Reports to the Director of Information Technology.

He provides computer hardware to all business functions but has little awareness of the Hardware Manager: needs of his colleagues working in software.

Reports to the Director of Finance.

He is a very experienced and efficient qualified accountant who has much of the responsibility of running the Payroll Manager: Finance Division on behalf of the Director of Finance.

He has been involved in drafting the Ministry's business strategy and assisting in a full business risk assessment.

He also drafted the corporate Business Case standards.

Using the Project Scenario and the additional information provided for this question in the Scenario Booklet, answer the following question about roles on the Outsourcing project.

Hot Area:

Assertion, Reason
The Outcome Account Manager should | TruelFalse | Senior Suppliers are TrueiFalse
be appointed as a Senior Supplier for the responsible for the
project. provision of supplier
resources.
The Director of Finance would be an True-False | The Senior Supplier must | True+False
appropriate choice for the role ofa demonstrate that the
Senior Supplier. forecast benefits are
realized.
‘After being selected in stage 3, a True False | The Senior Supplieris TrueiFalse
representative from the selected service responsible for assessing
provider should join the Project Board as the viability of the project
a Senior Supplier in stage 4. approach.
Aspecialist outsourcing consultantfrom | True-False | Supplier assurance ensures | True-False
Outcome wouldbe an appropriate choice that supplier stafldards are
to provide supplier assurance during met and used effectively.
stage 2.
The Hardware Manager would be an True/False | The Senior Supplieris TruelFalse
appropriate choice for the role of Senior accountable for the quality
Supplier. of the products delivered
by the supplier(s)
The Payroll Managerisan appropriate _| True/False | Business assurance should | True/False

choice to provide business assurance.

be undertaken by someone
with an accountancy
qualification.

Explanations

Assertion, Reason
The Outcome Account Manager should | True}False| Senior Suppliers are TruelFalse
be appointed as a Senior Supplier for the responsible for the
project. provision of supplier
resources.
The Director of Finance would be an True¥False | The Senior Suppliermust | True+False
appropriate choice for the role ofa demonstrate that the
Senior Supplier. forecast benefits are
realized.
‘After being selected in stage 3, a TruelFalse | The Senior Supplieris TroelFalse
representative from the selected service responsible for assessing
provider should join the Project Board as the viability of the project
a Senior Supplier in stage 4. approach.
A specialist outsourcing consultant from | True/False | Supplier assurance ensures | TruesFalse
Outcome wouldbe an appropriate choice that supplier stafldards are
to provide supplier assurance during met and used effectively.
stage 2.
The Hardware Manager would be an TruelFalse | The Senior Supplier is TruelFalse
appropriate choice for the role of Senior accountable for the quality
Supplier. of the products delivered
by the supplier(s)
The Payroll Managerisan appropriate _ | True!False | Business assurance should | TruelFalse

choice to provide business assurance.

be undertaken by someone
with an accountancy
qualification.