AMP TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A A+
✅When effectively implemented, what is one of the key roles of governance?
A Provide confidence that the business case is the best option for the current circumstances
and that there will be no changes as the project is being delivered.
B Provide confidence that the plans that have been developed will guarantee that the project
will be delivered on time and to budget.
C Provide confidence to all stakeholders that projects are being well managed and the most
appropriate financial and technical controls are being exerted.
D Provide confidence to all project team members that their jobs are secure at least from the
period of the project start to the handover. Answer: C
✅Governance could best be defined as:
A the framework of authority and accountability that defines and controls the outputs,
outcomes and benefits from projects, programmes and portfolios.
B the framework that structures a review of the project, programme or portfolio and aids a
decision to be made about whether to continue with the next phase or stage of progress.
C the framework that is used for selection, prioritisation and control of an organisation's
projects and programmes in line with its strategic objectives and capacity to deliver
D the framework used by the organisation and approved by the project board at project
initiation that allows the definition of the terms of reference for the project. Answer: A
✅Who is best placed in the project to manage sponsor and user expectations?
A The senior management team.
B The project manager.
C The project management office.
D The project team. Answer: B
✅Where in the project life cycle would the project manager typically be appointed?
,A At the start of the concept phase.
B At the start of the definition phase.
C At the start of the development phase.
D At the end of the handover stage. Answer: B
✅Which of the following best describes a project's business case?
A The definition of why the project is required and the desired benefits.
B A statement of what the project will deliver in terms of products/ deliverables
C The reason why the project wants the project to proceed.
D A statement as to how the project fits into the long-term aims of the project sponsor
Answer: A
✅What information would be expected as content for a business case?
A A detailed schedule of the project.
B An outline of the project management team.
C An outline of the estimated costs of implementing the project.
D A detailed breakdown of the scope of the project. Answer: C
✅Which of the following statements about the business case is true?
A The business case should always be referred to throughout the project
B The business case once written will never change.
C The business case becomes the project manager's responsibility, once the project is in the
implementation phase.
D The business case contains key information on how the project will be performed. Answer:
A
✅The responsibility for development and production of the business case is primarily with:
A the project manager
B jointly shared between the project manager and project sponsor.
C the project sponsor.
,D the project steering group/committee. Answer: C
✅Which of the following would not be considered as part of the business case?
A Safety plan for the project.
B Implementation options.
C Stakeholder identification.
D Business benefits. Answer: A
✅What is the importance of having a business case?
A It allows the sponsor to use the document as a baseline to calculate project slippage.
B It provides an overview of the project team performance at each stage of delivery.
C It shows how the project manager is performing in delivering the project
D It allows the sponsor to decide on project continuously when used at gate review Answer:
D
✅Which one of the following does not describe the prime purpose of the business case?
A To define the strategic direction for the project.
B To describe the operational impact of project delivery.
C To show how the project tasks will be scheduled to achieve success criteria.
D To document the benefits of the various options that have been considered. Answer: C
✅Which of the following is most true of the business case?
A It provides details of the overarching approach to be taken to move the current to a future
desirable state using a coordinated and structured approach.
B It evaluates the benefit, cost and risk of alternative project options and provides a rationale
for the preferred solution.
C It demonstrates the relationship between the costs of undertaking a project, initial and
recurrent, and the benefits likely to arise from the changed situation, initially and recurrently.
D It describes each major element in the work breakdown structure (WBS) describing the
work content, resources required, the time frame of the work element and a cost estimate.
Answer: B
, ✅How does having a business case help an organisation?
A It provides a documented account of the decisions that have been made and by whom in
the planning of the project's finances, ensuring the project's compliance with recognized
governance standards
B It provides an overview of how the project will deliver the scheduled progress over the
period agreed between the project manager, sponsor and other key stakeholders associated
with the project.
C It provides a means by which the sponsor can monitor the project manager's performance
in relation to the plans documented in the business case and highlight points at which a
change of project manager may be necessary.
D It provides a recognized framework by which project spending proposals can be recorded,
reviewed and audited to learn lessons about how efficiently the organisation is deploying
funds to achieve its targeted returns. Answer: D
✅What aspects of benefits realisation would be considered as most important to note in
the business case?
A Who is going to be responsible for carrying out each of the projects activities.
B How the benefits will be realised, measured and the stakeholders involved
C What type of contract is going to be used to procure delivery of the project.
D Which benefits should be realised first and then the subsequent order Answer: B
✅Which statement regarding the purpose of the business case would be the most true?
A Once agreed the business case will become the baseline by which the project will be
deployed,
B It will act as a reference for the project team regarding the specific processes to be used
for project delivery.
C It will determine which stakeholders are most eligible to become members of the steering
group,
D It will be referred to throughout the project in order to make decisions about the
continuing viability of the project. Answer: D
✅What aspect of business case development will assist project management the most?
✅When effectively implemented, what is one of the key roles of governance?
A Provide confidence that the business case is the best option for the current circumstances
and that there will be no changes as the project is being delivered.
B Provide confidence that the plans that have been developed will guarantee that the project
will be delivered on time and to budget.
C Provide confidence to all stakeholders that projects are being well managed and the most
appropriate financial and technical controls are being exerted.
D Provide confidence to all project team members that their jobs are secure at least from the
period of the project start to the handover. Answer: C
✅Governance could best be defined as:
A the framework of authority and accountability that defines and controls the outputs,
outcomes and benefits from projects, programmes and portfolios.
B the framework that structures a review of the project, programme or portfolio and aids a
decision to be made about whether to continue with the next phase or stage of progress.
C the framework that is used for selection, prioritisation and control of an organisation's
projects and programmes in line with its strategic objectives and capacity to deliver
D the framework used by the organisation and approved by the project board at project
initiation that allows the definition of the terms of reference for the project. Answer: A
✅Who is best placed in the project to manage sponsor and user expectations?
A The senior management team.
B The project manager.
C The project management office.
D The project team. Answer: B
✅Where in the project life cycle would the project manager typically be appointed?
,A At the start of the concept phase.
B At the start of the definition phase.
C At the start of the development phase.
D At the end of the handover stage. Answer: B
✅Which of the following best describes a project's business case?
A The definition of why the project is required and the desired benefits.
B A statement of what the project will deliver in terms of products/ deliverables
C The reason why the project wants the project to proceed.
D A statement as to how the project fits into the long-term aims of the project sponsor
Answer: A
✅What information would be expected as content for a business case?
A A detailed schedule of the project.
B An outline of the project management team.
C An outline of the estimated costs of implementing the project.
D A detailed breakdown of the scope of the project. Answer: C
✅Which of the following statements about the business case is true?
A The business case should always be referred to throughout the project
B The business case once written will never change.
C The business case becomes the project manager's responsibility, once the project is in the
implementation phase.
D The business case contains key information on how the project will be performed. Answer:
A
✅The responsibility for development and production of the business case is primarily with:
A the project manager
B jointly shared between the project manager and project sponsor.
C the project sponsor.
,D the project steering group/committee. Answer: C
✅Which of the following would not be considered as part of the business case?
A Safety plan for the project.
B Implementation options.
C Stakeholder identification.
D Business benefits. Answer: A
✅What is the importance of having a business case?
A It allows the sponsor to use the document as a baseline to calculate project slippage.
B It provides an overview of the project team performance at each stage of delivery.
C It shows how the project manager is performing in delivering the project
D It allows the sponsor to decide on project continuously when used at gate review Answer:
D
✅Which one of the following does not describe the prime purpose of the business case?
A To define the strategic direction for the project.
B To describe the operational impact of project delivery.
C To show how the project tasks will be scheduled to achieve success criteria.
D To document the benefits of the various options that have been considered. Answer: C
✅Which of the following is most true of the business case?
A It provides details of the overarching approach to be taken to move the current to a future
desirable state using a coordinated and structured approach.
B It evaluates the benefit, cost and risk of alternative project options and provides a rationale
for the preferred solution.
C It demonstrates the relationship between the costs of undertaking a project, initial and
recurrent, and the benefits likely to arise from the changed situation, initially and recurrently.
D It describes each major element in the work breakdown structure (WBS) describing the
work content, resources required, the time frame of the work element and a cost estimate.
Answer: B
, ✅How does having a business case help an organisation?
A It provides a documented account of the decisions that have been made and by whom in
the planning of the project's finances, ensuring the project's compliance with recognized
governance standards
B It provides an overview of how the project will deliver the scheduled progress over the
period agreed between the project manager, sponsor and other key stakeholders associated
with the project.
C It provides a means by which the sponsor can monitor the project manager's performance
in relation to the plans documented in the business case and highlight points at which a
change of project manager may be necessary.
D It provides a recognized framework by which project spending proposals can be recorded,
reviewed and audited to learn lessons about how efficiently the organisation is deploying
funds to achieve its targeted returns. Answer: D
✅What aspects of benefits realisation would be considered as most important to note in
the business case?
A Who is going to be responsible for carrying out each of the projects activities.
B How the benefits will be realised, measured and the stakeholders involved
C What type of contract is going to be used to procure delivery of the project.
D Which benefits should be realised first and then the subsequent order Answer: B
✅Which statement regarding the purpose of the business case would be the most true?
A Once agreed the business case will become the baseline by which the project will be
deployed,
B It will act as a reference for the project team regarding the specific processes to be used
for project delivery.
C It will determine which stakeholders are most eligible to become members of the steering
group,
D It will be referred to throughout the project in order to make decisions about the
continuing viability of the project. Answer: D
✅What aspect of business case development will assist project management the most?
