A programme is considering two possible designs for a new data centre. The programme manager wants to make an evidence-based decision. The team has gathered data on cost, energy efficiency, and scalability. What is the most appropriate next step in the options analysis?

Ask the project managers to vote on which design they prefer.

Defer the decision until more data is available, even if this delays the programme.

Evaluate each option against agreed criteria, such as cost, energy efficiency, and scalability, and select the one that best meets the programme's objectives.

Choose the option with the lowest initial cost, because budget is always the most important factor.

According to MSP, what is the recommended approach for determining the appropriate layers of decision-making within a programme?

Delegate all decisions to the programme team to speed up delivery

Align decision layers with the programme's governance structure and the nature of the decisions

Use the same decision layer for all programmes regardless of context

Make all decisions at the highest governance level to ensure consistency

What is the primary purpose of data gathering and reporting in the Decisions theme?

To satisfy external audit requirements

To automate all decision-making processes

To provide accurate and timely information to support decision-making

To create a historical record of all programme activities

In the MSP Decisions theme, which role is primarily responsible for ensuring that decisions are made in a timely manner and that the decision-making process is followed?

The Senior Responsible Owner (SRO)

A large infrastructure programme has a central programme board that currently makes all significant decisions, including those that only affect individual work streams. Work stream leads are becoming bottlenecks because they must wait for board approval before adjusting their own delivery plans. The programme manager wants to speed up decision-making without losing control. Which approach best addresses this?

Create a new decision committee composed of all work stream leads to make all decisions collectively.

Empower work stream leads to make any decision they want, and have the programme board only review decisions after they are implemented.

Keep all decisions at the programme board but reduce the frequency of board meetings to allow more time for analysis.

Delegate decisions that affect a single work stream to the relevant work stream lead, and keep the programme board focused on decisions that affect the programme as a whole or cross work streams.

MSP Practitioner (5th edition)

Domain 2Objective 8

2.8 Decisions Theme (chapter 10) MSP-PRACTITIONER-5TH-EDITION Practice Questions (Page 4)

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A programme is considering two possible designs for a new data centre. The programme manager wants to make an evidence-based decision. The team has gathered data on cost, energy efficiency, and scalability. What is the most appropriate next step in the options analysis?
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According to MSP, what is the recommended approach for determining the appropriate layers of decision-making within a programme?
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What is the primary purpose of data gathering and reporting in the Decisions theme?
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In the MSP Decisions theme, which role is primarily responsible for ensuring that decisions are made in a timely manner and that the decision-making process is followed?
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A large infrastructure programme has a central programme board that currently makes all significant decisions, including those that only affect individual work streams. Work stream leads are becoming bottlenecks because they must wait for board approval before adjusting their own delivery plans. The programme manager wants to speed up decision-making without losing control. Which approach best addresses this?
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