Plan Progressive Delivery Process MSP-FOUNDATION-5TH-EDITION Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11expert · hard

   A manufacturing company is planning a programme to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system across multiple plants. The programme manager is defining tranches. The first tranche is planned to include the finance module for all plants, while the second tranche includes the supply chain module. However, the supply chain module depends on data from the finance module. What is the most significant risk in this tranche definition?

   • AThe tranches do not deliver a coherent set of capabilities that can be operated together, creating dependency issues
   • BThe programme manager should have involved the SRO in defining the tranches
   • CThe tranches should have been defined by plant, not by module
   • DThe tranches are too small and will not deliver enough benefit to justify the programme
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2. 12foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a key activity in the 'plan progressive delivery' process?

   • AConducting a post-project review to capture lessons learned
   • BUpdating the risk register with new risks identified during delivery
   • CDefining the tranches and the delivery steps within each tranche
   • DAllocating resources to individual project teams
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4. 13expert · hard

   A pharmaceutical company is planning a programme to implement a new quality management system. The programme manager has defined the tranches, but the business change manager for the research division has raised concerns that the tranche sequence does not align with the division's capacity to absorb change. What should the programme manager do?

   • AEscalate the concern to the SRO for a decision on whether to change the tranches
   • BAsk the project managers to accelerate their delivery to compensate for the readiness issue
   • CRevisit the tranche definition with the business change manager to align with business readiness
   • DProceed with the tranches as planned and address readiness issues during delivery
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5. 14foundation · easy

   Which role is primarily responsible for developing the delivery plan in the 'plan progressive delivery' process?

   • AThe programme manager
   • BThe programme office
   • CThe business change manager
   • DThe senior responsible owner (SRO)
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6. 15foundation · easy

   Within the MSP framework, where does the 'plan progressive delivery' process fit in relation to the other processes?

   • AIt is performed concurrently with the 'delivering the capability' process
   • BIt is performed only once, at the very start of the programme, and never revisited
   • CIt is performed after the 'identifying a programme' process and before the 'managing the tranches' process
   • DIt is performed at the end of the programme, just before the 'closing a programme' process
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