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Using the Scenario, answer the following questions.
Column 1 is a list of areas of interest to be included in the communications planned for the Pittville project. For each area of interest
in Column 1, select from Column 2 the MOST appropriate stakeholder group to which it will apply. Each selection from Column 2
can be used once, more than once or not at all.
Service Solution 3: 'New learning campus on Old Fire Station Headquarters site, close Pittville High
School and transfer all further education units in the Pittville area'.
Based on information available so far, which 2 critical success factors does this option deliver against?
Which 2 attributes demonstrate that this option supports the key CSF Potential achievability?
Scoping Solution 2: '20% increase in rate of participation, 75-85 education courses, 15-20%
improvement in qualification success rate'.
Which 2 statements are correct about this entry in the Options Framework?
Which 2 statements should be recorded under the Proposed charging mechanisms heading?
The current establishment of support staff will be able to absorb 30% growth in numbers of 16 - 18-year-old learners.
This information has been:
1. Entered in the benefits register
2. Classed as a cash-releasing benefit.
Which 2 statements apply to these entries?
The rationalization of courses will increase the utilization of teaching staff from 75% to 90% and improve
teacher/pupil ratios.
During which activity should the project manager capture this information?
The benefits realization strategy states that the following:
1. Benefits will be entered in the benefits register
2. Only cash-releasing benefits will be tracked in the benefits register.
Which 2 statements apply to these entries?
Answer the following questions about the benefits realization strategy, framework and plans that have been drafted for
the Pittville project.
Decide whether the entry is appropriate for the document identified and select the responses that support your decision.
Remember to select 2 answers to each question.
The Management Case states that the Western Area Learning Improvements Programme Director is ultimately responsible for:
1. Delivering the benefits of the Pittville project
2. Ensuring arrangements have been made to realize the benefits.
Which 2 statements apply to these entries?
Using the Scenario, answer the following questions about the Commercial Case for the Pittville project.
The following questions include only true statements about the project, but only two statements are appropriate entries for the
suggested heading of the Commercial Case.
Remember to select 2 answers to each question.
Which 2 statements should be recorded under the Required services heading?
The Consortium has appointed its own assurance on the Western Area Learning
Improvement Programme.
Which action should be completed by this role?
The Economic Case in the FBC has been completed and the Senior Responsible Owner, has asked that assurance of the
investment decision be held for the project before the benefits realization plans are produced.
Should assurance of the investment decision be held at this point?
Spending objectives, existing arrangements and business needs are now being considered for the Pittville project.
Which entry is NOT a business need?
The best and final offers have been returned for the delivery of the new campus. The preferredsupplier was Piaffeco, which was
the same supplier that delivered the neighbouring Marshgate High School.
Should Economic Appraisals be prepared for the best and final offers for the discarded service providers on the short list?
The Local Education Authority Director has agreed to be the Senior Responsible Owner. Therefore, they are ultimately responsible
for the realization of benefits resulting from the Pittville project.
Should the responsibilities for the benefits realization arrangements be documented in the Economic Case?
Which 2 attributes demonstrate that this option supports the key CSF Supply-side capacity and capability?
Answer the following questions about the actions taken when preparing the Economic Case within the Full Business Case (FBC).
The Outline Business Case (OBC) was based on the following preferred way forward:
Decide whether the action taken represents an appropriate application of the Five Case Model for this project and select the
response that supports your decision.
Since the OBC, the Government has established that students from the country do not have to pay university tuition fees. There
has been a further 15% increase in interest for taking a Welsh language course at Pittville University.
Should the service scope and underlying assumptions be amended?
Using the Scenario, answer the following questions.
What should be prepared to demonstrate how the Pittville project will fit with other initiatives, such as the development of Work Based Learning throughout the Western Area?
The Financial Appraisal includes a sensitivity analysis of the new campus based on varying forecasts for future demand.
Is this an appropriate application of the Five Case Model for the project?
Answer the following question about the Economic Case within the Outline Business Case
(OBC).
The Preferred Way Forward is the Service Solution to provide a new Learning Campus on the
Old Fire Station Headquarters site and to close and transfer all further education units in the
Pittville area. However there are concerns that the project timescale may be difficult to keep
due to the following reasons:
. Planning authority consent may delay the schedule because the site is in a conservation
area
. Staff and students could be opposed to moving location.
Lines 1 to 5 in the table below consist of an assertion statement and a reason statement. For each
line identify the appropriate option, from options A to E, that applies. Each option can be used once,
more than once or not at all.
Answer the following questions about the actions taken when preparing the Economic Case within the Full Business Case (FBC).
Decide whether the action taken represents an appropriate application of the Five Case Model for this project and select the response that supports your decision.
Since approval of the OBC, there has been an attractive bid for the Old Fire Station Headquarters site by a supermarket company.
The bid is 15% higher than the original amount that the site was valued at.
Should the FBC production be delayed while the ranking of the options in the OBC is reassessed?
Answer the following question about spending objectives for the Pittville project.
The following questions include only true statements about the Pittville project, but only 1 statement is an appropriately defined
SMART spending objective for the stated outcome.
Which is an appropriately defined SMART spending objective for increased 16-18 year-old learners participation?
TESTED 23 Nov 2024
