Scenario:
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, DND is one of the largest worldwide automakers. It first gained global recognition after introducing a sports car, which quickly became highly demanded by sports car lovers around the world. Alec Law, the CEO of DND, and his management team recently decided to embark on a new project, i.e., the production of alternative fuel cars, which would use an alternative fuel source instead of traditional petroleum fuels, as the other cars of the company do, in order to promote sustainable and low- carbon transportation. For the implementation of this project, the company decided to follow the guidelines of ISO 21502 on project management.
During the development of the project governance framework, the company took into account several factors, including, among others, the legal context of stakeholders. In the project governance, the company also included oversights on the management frameworks and the project life cycle. In order to determine the project life cycle, the external environment was considered, including information on studies that related to similar projects. In addition, the company decided to separate this project governance from its overall governance.
Moreover, the company developed a project organization, where the roles, responsibilities, and authorities in the project were defined. In addition, the responsibilities of the project office and project assurance, among others, were defined. The project organization also included a customer representative. Once the project organization was developed and approved by the project board, it was communicated only to the project team.
As the project was entering its design stage, the project board made a change in the structure of the project organization since one of the work package leaders had resigned from the project in order to be involved in another project of the company.
Question:
In scenario 1, DND considered studies related to similar projects when analyzing its external environment. To which external factor do studies belong?

• A. Commercial database
• B. Marketplace conditions
• C. Academic research

What is the purpose of benefit management?

• A. To assist the sponsoring organization and the customer in realizing the desired benefits of a project from the project's outcomes
• B. To enable the project to continue to be relevant, justifiable, and beneficial in the organizational context
• C. To ensure that the project still meets the organization's needs and stakeholder expectations, and that risks are at an acceptable level

Scenario:
Tricko is a clothing manufacturer headquartered in Milano, Italy. The company was founded in 2010 by Mario, a famous Italian fashion designer. Over the last few years, the company has seen immense growth and now has a chain of stores across multiple European cities. Following industry trends, the top management of Tricko concluded that the company should establish an online store. As such, they required Lily, an experienced IT engineer, to develop a brief for this potential project. After several meetings and discussions, the top management approved the project brief and assigned Lily as the project manager. For this project, she was instructed to use the guidelines of ISO 21502 on project management.
Lily initiated the project by mobilizing the project team, which included four web developers, two network engineers, and one systems analyst. In order to ensure that every team member is fully aware of their roles and responsibilities, Lily developed team performance domains which would link each project activity with the individuals responsible for undertaking it. She explained to the team members that it is important to clearly understand their roles and responsibilities, considering that the team composition cannot be reassessed or revised once the project plan is authorized to be executed. In addition, Lily defined in a document the project's contribution to the overall objectives of Tricko, which reflected the relevant project requirements and their associated acceptance criteria.
Following that, Lily worked with the project team to discuss project costs. She suggested the team initially establish cost estimates only for the first phase of the project and then for the entire project. In addition, she required cost estimates to be expressed in currency valuations and in labor hours. One of the network engineers suggested that each team member should provide an estimate, and then the team should reach an agreement for a joint estimate. On the other hand, one of the developers suggested establishing an estimate for the costs after the closure of the project, such as advertising and promotion costs. Lily agreed with their suggestions and asked them to provide a total estimate as soon as possible.
Based on the total estimate provided by the project team, Lily developed the project budget and created a list of project activities, divided them into smaller items, and assigned a budget for each item.
Question:
Lily claimed that the team composition cannot be reassessed or revised once the project plan is authorized to be executed. Is this acceptable?

• A. No, the team composition can be reassessed and revised, where necessary
• B. No, the team composition can be reassessed or revised only at the start of each project phase or work package
• C. Yes, the team composition cannot be reassessed or revised once the project plan is authorized to be executed

Which of the following belongs to adaptive changes?

• A. Introducing a practice new to the practitioners
• B. Introducing a practice that is new to the organization, but not the industry
• C. Reintroducing a familiar practice

Which of the following statements describes a project termination by extinction?

• A. The project is closed with the intention to resume at another time in the future
• B. The project is closed due to the integration of project outputs to the operations of the parent organization
• C. The project is closed due to its failure or successful completion