When making some budget estimates for the project or programme, it is important for the project manager to allow for some contingencies. Is this statement correct?
Project monitoring and control seeks to achieve which of the following in programme and project management?
1. Monitor the compliance of the contractor to his obligations
2. Agree with the supplier on the schedules and milestones to achieve
3. Identify and remedy any deviations as and when they occur
4. Calculate the damages to be payable in the event of contract breach
Critical path methodology seeks to determine which of the following in ensuring effective management of projects and programmes? Select ALL that apply.
The client and the contractor are negotiating on a contract for the programme to be carried out. The programme is said to be affected by a lot of uncertainties making it for the parties to plan effectively. There is a high possibility of the schedule and scope changing during the programme. To take this into account, the client suggests that they make a use of contract variation clause. Is the client correct?
The client and the contractor have a dispute. The contractor has breached one of the terms of the contract. They are settling the matter in court. When looking at the matter the court, they realize that the breach cannot be remedied E.P.M (L6M5 2022 Revision Questions) Page 18 through financial compensation. They order specific performance to the contractor. Is this a correct decision?
What is the role of remedial action plan (RAP) in project and programme management?
Which of the following statement correctly describes the use of liquidated damages in managing programme performance?
It is important to ensure that contract variations are well managed in programme management. Which of the following describes how variation will be managed before the project begins?
1. Negotiating on a contract variation clause that will explain how the changes are made
2. Discussing during negotiation how the costs of variation will be share amongst the parties
3. Being honest and transparent about the effects of variations on programme performance
4. Communicating with the other party all the variations that needs to be done on time
Which of the following situations is specific performance an appropriate remedy to be applied in the breach of contract? Select ALL that apply.
Which of the following is a benefit of using specific performance as a remedy to breach of contract?
Which of the following should be included in a termination for convenience clause?
1. the notice period required for termination
2. the amount of work done and completed to date
3. the number of suppliers who covered by the clause
4. the amount of compensation the other party is entitled to
Which of the following activities occur during programme closure stage?
1. defining acceptance criteria
2. obtaining client acceptance
3. transferring the programme deliverables
4. drafting performance specifications
Which of the following statements relates to the project audits that can be carried out by the programme manager? Select ALL that apply.
A project has been completed and an audit has been arranged to examine the project’s overall performance. The project manager wants an audit that will give reliable and fair results while remaining impartial. He suggests that they use external audits to achieve this. Is this a correct option?
Global Constructors Limited (GCL) is a construction company. They have just completed a project for the building and construction of an international airport for the government. The project manager (PM) is currently preparing for the closure of the project. In doing this, he is using the predetermined criteria to establish whether or not the client is satisfied and happy with the way that the project has been done. He is also finding and communicating with the client (government) of how and when the responsibility of the completed work will be E.P.M (L6M5 2022 Revision Questions) Page 22 transferred. They agree on a suitable time for all this to be done. Which of the following is the PM focused on?
1. Project audit and performance review
2. Installation of project deliverables
3. Indemnifying of project deliverables
4. Obtaining the client’s acceptance
Which of the following statements defines ‘underlying assumptions’ as one of the components of organisational culture? Select ALL that apply.
Programme manager wants to implement a change process in the project that they are currently undertaking. One of the first processes he wants to do is to avoid any potential resistance by persuading the stakeholders as not doing this could delay the project. He decides to use a ‘logical’ method to persuade all the necessary stakeholders. What is it that the project manager needs to do to successfully achieve his task?
Coercion as a method to change the attitudes of stakeholders may result in what disadvantage?
Where can coercion as method to change the attitudes of employees be used in a programme?
A component of human resource management concerned with incentivizing performance is known as…
Which of the following is a feature of a warranty in a contractual agreement between the buyer and the supplier?
Which of the following types of cultures did Charles Handy identify?
In examining the four main types of organisational culture, there are three important qualifications. Which of the following is not one of these?
What is meant by the term 'organisational culture'?
What is the 'cultural web'?
Which of the four main types of culture requires the organisation to rely on committees, structures, logic and analysis?
