PRINCE2F People: organizations, teams, and leadership Practice Question
What is the difference between Project Assurance and a quality review?
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Project Assurance is a role providing ongoing independent oversight; a quality review is a technique to evaluate product quality
Project Assurance is a continuous, independent oversight role for the Project Board, while a quality review is a specific technique to assess product quality at a point in time.
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Project Assurance is a role providing ongoing independent oversight; a quality review is a technique to evaluate product quality
Why this is correct
Project Assurance is an ongoing role delivering independent oversight of the project's viability and compliance to the board, whereas a quality review is a structured technique applied at a point in time to evaluate whether a specific product meets its quality criteria.
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Project Assurance is performed by the Project Manager; quality review is performed by the team
Why it's wrong here
Project Assurance is independent of the Project Manager, being delegated by the Project Board to assure stakeholders that the project remains viable; the Project Manager cannot self-assure. It is tempting because the Project Manager does oversee quality activities, but quality reviews examine products against criteria, not project viability.
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There is no difference; quality review is another name for Project Assurance
Why it's wrong here
Project Assurance is an ongoing role checking the project's viability, governance and business case on the Project Board's behalf; a quality review is a time-boxed event examining one product against agreed criteria. They operate at different levels, so equating them fails the scenario. The overlap in product-focus makes the confusion tempting.
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Project Assurance focuses on benefits; quality review focuses on products
Why it's wrong here
Project Assurance monitors the business case, risks and project viability across all themes, not benefits alone; quality review examines a specific product against its quality criteria. The option mislabels Assurance's scope, which spans the whole project, tempting because benefits sit within the business case Assurance does cover.
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