LO3 Projet Context

Q1 - A project context is only concerned with external factors?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False - the project context considers both internal and external factors

Q2 - An example of a political context might be the impending election of a new mayor.

• True

• False

Q3 - The Association for Project Management (The APM) sometimes refer to a project’s context as the project environment.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True - however this should not to be confused with the environmental aspects of projects (e.g. recycling, energy use, etc.)

Q4 - Accommodating a more elderly passenger base on a transport network is an example of which of the PESTLE factors.

• a) Political

• b) Economic

• c) Sociological

• d) Technological

• e) Legal

Answer explanation

C - Sociological, the human factor

Q5 - The project will need to understand the context to help understand the needs and wants of the stakeholders

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True - only by exploring the wider aspects of the project can the project team be fully appraised of the potential risks that stakeholders might pose to the project