While selecting the project approach, the team identifies that a traditional delivery method and the proposed use of external suppliers could make the sustainability requirements harder to achieve. The risk is recorded in the project log for consideration during initiation.
Is this an appropriate application of 'starting up a project', and why?

• A. Yes, because the way the project work will be delivered directly influences how the management approaches are designed, and identifying risks early helps ensure the PID accurately reflects how sustainability will be managed
• B. Yes, because the primary purpose of assessing the project approach at this stage is to clarify the prospective obligations of the project team and each external supplier when delivering the project products
• C. No, because any sustainability requirements that the project must satisfy should be captured as user quality expectations in the project product description, not as risks in the project log
• D. No, because a risk that is classified as manageable does not pose a threat to overall project viability and should be deferred for consideration during the initiation stage when more detailed planning takes place using the traditional delivery method

During stage 3, the foundations team manager tells the project manager that the completed foundations may have changed rainwater flow onto a neighbouring property. The project manager notes the concern in the project log but dismisses it without assessment and instructs the team to continue because the design has planning approval.
Is this an appropriate application of the 'capture issues and risks' activity, and why?

• A. No, because the team manager should report the concern only in the next scheduled checkpoint report
• B. Yes, because recording the concern in the project log is sufficient before allowing delivery to continue
• C. Yes, because the project manager may dismiss an informally raised concern without further investigation
• D. No, because the project manager should assess an informally raised concern before deciding what action to take

At the start of stage 3, an approved request for change adds a promotional video to the stage. BuildyBrick has agreed to produce it, a product description has been prepared, and the project manager now needs to instruct the BuildyBrick team manager to begin the work.
During which 'controlling a stage' activity should this instruction be given?

• A. Capture issues and risks
• B. Authorize a work package
• C. Evaluate work package status
• D. Take corrective action

Immediately after initiation is authorized, the Head of the Portfolio Office instructs the LouisShopping project to adopt the Council's mature issue management approach without any project-specific review or tailoring.
Is this an appropriate application of the issues practice, and why?

• A. No, because product version control must be decided outside the issue management approach by the delivery teams alone
• B. No, because the project manager should consider the nature of the products, delivery method and project context when preparing the issue management approach
• C. Yes, because a mature organizational approach should always be used without alteration
• D. Yes, because portfolio funding gives the portfolio office authority to prohibit all project-level tailoring