While preparing the project plan, the project manager and BuildyBrick's planning specialist use the product flow and data from previous projects to determine that the utilities and systems can be delivered in parallel as separate work packages.
Is this an appropriate application of the 'plans' practice, and why?

• A. Yes, because data from previous projects should determine the schedule without reviewing the dependencies between the products
• B. No, because setting work-package tolerances determines the order in which products must be produced
• C. Yes, because product dependencies determine sequence, and independent work packages may be planned to run in parallel
• D. No, because work delivered by the same supplier must be scheduled sequentially and should avoid running in parallel

PLANS
Here are three items of information included in the stage 2 plan.
Under which heading (A-F) should each item be recorded?
Choose only ONE heading for each item of information. Each heading may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

• A. Budget
• B. Tolerances
• C. Planning assumptions and prerequisites
• D. Monitoring, control and reporting arrangements
  Item 1:
  The plan assumes that limited familiarity with new sustainable technologies will increase the likelihood of design errors, so additional time has been allowed for quality control.
  Item 2:
  During stage 2, the project manager will send the project board a summary of design progress every two weeks.
  Item 3:
  Stage 2 will produce architectural visualizations of the proposed building and its landscaped surroundings.
• E. Dependencies
• F. Products to be delivered

During stage 1, the City Council purchasing team must prepare the contract that will govern BuildyBrick's later design and construction work. The project manager agrees with the purchasing team the products, time and cost for this work package.
Which practice is being applied through the 'controlling a stage' process?

• A. Business case
• B. Plans
• C. Organization
• D. Quality

BuildyBrick's planning specialist suggests that the project manager should prepare stage plans only for stages
2 and 4, while BuildyBrick should prepare the stage plans for stages 3 and 5 because suppliers will deliver most of the work.
Is this an appropriate application of the plans practice, and why?

• A. Yes, because the project manager should prepare stage plans only for stages involving more than one supplier
• B. No, because each external supplier should prepare the complete stage plan for the stage in which it works
• C. No, because the project manager remains responsible for preparing each stage plan; team managers may prepare team plans and detailed work package information
• D. Yes, because the specialist supplier should own the stage plan whenever it delivers most of the stage products, and team managers can prepare the relevant information

At the end of the initiation stage, the Regeneration Manager submits the project plan and business case for review. The Portfolio Director releases funding for both stages 2 and 3 and instructs the project manager to provide only a progress report at the end of stage 2, without a project board decision before stage 3 begins.
Is this an appropriate application of the 'manage by stages' principle, and why?

• A. Yes, because the Portfolio Director, as the commissioning authority, has the right to determine the reporting frequency and format that best suit portfolio-level oversight
• B. No, because the project board must review the continued viability of the business case and authorize the next stage at each stage boundary, rather than approving multiple stages in advance
• C. No, because it is the City Council, rather than the Portfolio Director, that should hold the authority to commit funding across multiple stages of the project
• D. Yes, because the project manager is authorized to manage the project on a day-to-day basis within set tolerances throughout each stage, without requiring additional project board decisions