Question 121

Additional Information

Further information on some resources who could be involved in the project:
Outcome Account Manager: He represents Outcome which is a recruitment agency that provides specialist outsourcing resources. Outcome provided the consultants who carried out the feasibility study and the same consultants will be providing support and guidance to the Information Technology and Facilities teams during the project.
Director of Finance Division: She was transferred from the Information Technology Division 12 months ago. She is responsible for ensuring a cost-conscious approach is adopted in all operational and project activities across the Ministry of Food Hygiene.
Hardware Manager: Reports to the Director of Information Technology. He provides computer hardware to all business functions but has little awareness of the needs of his colleagues working in software.
Payroll Manager: Reports to the Director of Finance. He is a very experienced and efficient qualified accountant who has much of the responsibility of running the Finance Division on behalf of the Director of Finance. He has been involved in drafting the Ministry's business strategy and assisting in a full business risk assessment. He also drafted the corporate Business Case standards.
Which 2 alternative actions apply to the proposed business assurance for this project?
  • Question 122

    The project is at the end of stage 4. The project manager has changed the benefits management approach. It now includes all the activities necessary to measure the increased revenue.
    Who should approve this update?
  • Question 123

    Which of the following statements would NOT be included in the Project Product Description?
  • Question 124

    The team member collating the list of customers has now forecast that it will NOT be complete by the end of
    this stage as originally planned, due to a number of new prospective customers' details not yet being available.
    What action should the team member take?
  • Question 125

    Additional Information Product Description

    Quality notes from the Daily Log
    The Director of Information Technology Division (DIT) has been asked to ensure that any changes to the outsourced staff employment contracts adhere to employment law. The DIT will review future job descriptions of the transferred staff before the final contract is signed with the selected service provider.
    The service level agreement between MFH and the selected service provider will specify the type and quality of service required. The selected service provider must follow the industry standards for providing outsourced services.
    MFH has a quality management system which contains a document control procedure for all its documentation, however this does not include change management.
    All project documents will be subject to a quality review. Nominated products will require a formal approval record signed-off by the quality review chair.
    Extract from the draft Quality Management Strategy (may contain errors) Introduction
    1.This document defines the approach to be taken to achieve the required quality levels during the project.
    2.The Project Board will have overall responsibility for the Quality Management Strategy.
    3.Project Assurance will provide assurance on the implementation of the Quality Management Strategy.
    Quality management procedure - Quality standards
    4.The selected service provider will operate to industry standards for providing outsourced services.
    5.MFH document standards will be used.
    Records
    6.A Quality Register will be maintained to record the planned quality events and the actual results from the quality activities.
    7.Configuration Item Records will be maintained for each product to describe its status, version and variant.
    8.Approval records for products that require them will be stored in the quality database. Roles and responsibilities
    9.The DIT will check that the employment contracts for outsourced staff adhere to employment law.
    10.
    Team Managers will provide details of quality checks that have been carried out.
    11.
    Team Managers will ensure that the Quality Register is updated with the names of team members who are involved in the review process.
    12.
    The Senior User will review the Product Descriptions of the products to be produced by the selected service provider to ensure that they can be achieved.
    Although it is not specified in the current corporate branding standards, the MFH corporate logo should be shown on the front page of the service level agreement.