Quiz introduction

In this quiz, you will test your understanding of major project delivery and performance. You will use your learning from the previous weeks of this course to respond to a series of questions.

Successful completion of this quiz will help you to:

• recall the features of programmes and portfolios and how these management approaches are used

• describe the key features of major project performance

• identify characteristics of major project performance.

On completion of this activity you will have demonstrated that you have met the following course outcomes:

• identify the key characteristics of projects, programmes and portfolios

• understand the key challenges in the delivery of a major project

• interpret the performance of historical major projects

• discuss major project performance related to time and budget and explain the causes for major projects to often go over-budget and be delayed

• describe the success of a project according to different criteria and stakeholders’ perspective.