Prepare Efficiently with Latest PRINCE2 Foundation Exam Study Materials

Question #1

Which of the following products is used after the Starting Up a Project process to capture and maintain information on all of the identified threats and opportunities relating to the project?

A. Risk Management Strategy

B. Risk Register

C. Issue Register

D. Quality Register

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Correct Answer: B

Question #2

Which of the following is within the context of the Closing a Project process?

A. Provide an opportunity to ensure that all unachieved goals and objectives are identified

B. Provide a means by which an exception process can be implemented

C. The continuing correct focus of the project should be checked at the end of each stage

D. Used for each delivery stage of the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #3

The creation of an Exception Plan often follows which situation?

A. A time or cost slippage occurs during a management stage

B. An Exception Report being submitted to the Project Board

C. A Stage Plan is updated due to an urgent corrective action being taken

D. An Issue Report being created

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Correct Answer: B

Question #4

Which PRINCE2 role has a specific responsibility for referring to the Project Board if any delegated limits of authority or allocated change budget are forecast to be exceeded?

A. Team Manager

B. Project Assurance

C. Change Authority

D. Project Manager

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Correct Answer: C

Question #5

Which role does PRINCE2 state would contribute expertise in specialist tools and techniques such as planning and control tools and risk analysis?

A. Team Manager

B. Senior Supplier

C. Project Support

D. Project Assurance

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Correct Answer: C

Question #6

Who carries out audits independent of the project to check that the processes are in place for quality planning and control?

A. Project Board

B. Project Assurance

C. Quality Assurance

D. Project Support

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Correct Answer: C

Question #7

Which of the following does PRINCE2 recognize as being project characteristics?1. Projects are the means by which we introduce business change2. Projects have a defined start and end3. No project is unique4. Projects often cross the normal functional divisions within an organization

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1, 2, 4

C. 1, 3, 4

D. 2, 3, 4

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Correct Answer: B

Question #8

Which role would have the assurance responsibility of monitoring any risks in the production aspects of the project?

A. Senior User

B. Team Manager

C. Senior Supplier

D. Executive

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Correct Answer: C

Question #9

Which is a typical core activity within configuration management?

A. ssue management

B. uality inspection

C. dentification

D. reparation

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Correct Answer: C

Question #10

Which role is the key decision-maker on the project management team and is ultimately accountable for the project's success?

A. Corporate or programme management

B. Change Authority

C. Project Manager

D. Executive

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Correct Answer: D

Question #11

Which BEST describes the senior user role when tailoring the organization theme?

A. An ‘agile sponsor’

B. An ‘executive sponsor’

C. A ‘coach’

D. A ‘super product owner’

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Correct Answer: D

Question #12

Which product would the Project Manager use for gathering Work Package progress information?

A. Highlight Report

B. Daily Log

C. Checkpoint Report

D. Product Status Account

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Correct Answer: C

Question #13

What is an objective of the Directing a Project process?

A. Enable the Project Board to be accountable for the project's success

B. Ensure that corporate or programme management has an interface to the project

C. Enable the Project Manager to be accountable for the project's success

D. Ensure there's a common understanding of how project progress will be monitored and controlled

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Correct Answer: B

Question #14

What is the purpose of the Risk Management Strategy?

A. Describes in detail each risk identified in the project and how each risk should be managed

B. Describes how each risk owner and risk actionee will manage and fund the actions to mitigate each risk

C. Describes the risk response actions taken to mitigate the project's risks

D. Describes the techniques and standards to be applied and responsibilities for achieving effective risk management procedures

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Correct Answer: D

Question #15

Which PRINCE2 role has a specific responsibility for referring to the Project Board if any delegated limits of authority or allocated change budget are forecast to be exceeded?

A. Team Manager

B. Project Assurance

C. Change Authority

D. Project Manager

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Correct Answer: C

Question #16

According to PRINCE2, the quality review technique complements the use of which of the following?

A. Product Descriptions

B. Quality Assurance

C. Issue and change control procedure

D. The customer's quality expectations

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Correct Answer: A

Question #17

Which of the following steps involves preparing specific management responses for identified threats?

A. Identify

B. Assess

C. Implement

D. Plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #18

According to PRINCE2, which of the following is a statement about the quality which the customer requires from the project product?

A. Customer's quality expectations

B. Quality criteria

C. Acceptance criteria

D. Quality Management Strategy

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Correct Answer: A

Question #19

Which integrated element is described as being the guiding obligations and good practices which determine whether the project is genuinely using PRINCE2?

A. Principles

B. Processes

C. Themes

D. Tailoring PRINCE2 to the project environment

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Correct Answer: A

Question #20

Identify the missing words in the following sentence... A PRINCE2 project is and controlled on a stage-by-stage basis?

A. Planned, monitored

B. Developed, reported

C. Designed, assigned

D. Planned, produced

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Correct Answer: A

Question #21

Which of the following is a prioritized list of measurable definitions of the attributes required for the set of products to be acceptable to key stakeholders?

A. Acceptance criteria

B. Quality criteria and related tolerance

C. Project Product Description

D. Product Status Account

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Correct Answer: A

Question #22

Which is the base product against which the Project Board and Project Manager can assess progress, issues and questions regarding ongoing viability?

A. Benefits Review Plan

B. Project Brief

C. Project Initiation Documentation

D. Product Status Account

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Correct Answer: C

Question #23

According to PRINCE2, which of the following are the aspects of project performance to be managed?

A. Processes, themes, principles

B. Time, cost, quality, people

C. Time, cost, quality

D. Time, cost, quality, scope, benefits, risk

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Correct Answer: D

Question #24

Which is a key objective of running a workshop?

A. o make daily progress visible to the delivery team and key stakeholders

B. o encourage collaboration and create the defined outputs from the event

C. o communicate decisions to the wider stakeholder community

D. o make day-to-day decisions on behalf of the delivery team within a sprint

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Correct Answer: B

Question #25

Which of the following are the integrated elements which make up the structure of PRINCE2?

A. Principles, Themes, Processes, Tailoring to the project environment

B. Outputs, Outcomes, Benefits

C. Organization, Plans, Progress, Business Case, Risk, Quality, Change

D. Time, Cost, Quality, Scope, Benefit, Risk

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Correct Answer: A

Question #26

Which product identifies how changes to products will be controlled and where the products will be stored?

A. Product Description

B. Configuration Item Record

C. Configuration Management Strategy

D. Issue Register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #27

Which PRINCE2 principle is supported by the setting of tolerances for the three levels of plan?

A. Manage by stages

B. Manage by exception

C. Continued business justification

D. Learn from experience

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Correct Answer: B

Question #28

Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence... The [?] is used by the Project Manager to capture and maintain information on all of the identified threats and opportunities relating to the project.

A. Risk Register

B. Risk Management Strategy

C. Issue Register

D. Risk owner

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Correct Answer: A

Question #29

Which process has a specific objective to record any information or lessons that can help later stages of this project and/or other projects?

A. Directing a Project

B. Managing Product Delivery

C. Managing a Stage Boundary

D. Initiating a Project

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Correct Answer: C

Question #30

Which of the following is FALSE regarding PRINCE2 principles?

A. A project should have a customer/supplier environment

B. A project should manage by exception

C. A project should focus on products

D. A project should be tailored to suit the project environment

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Correct Answer: A

Question #31

Which process ensures that provision has been made to address any open issues of risks, with follow-on action recommendations?

A. Closing a Project

B. Controlling a Stage

C. Directing a Project

D. Initiating a Project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #32

What is defined within the Organization theme?

A. Project resource requirements

B. Project acceptance criteria

C. Responsibilities for managing teams

D. Jobs for individuals to perform

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Correct Answer: C

Question #33

Which of the following is a prioritized list of measurable definitions of the attributes required for the set of products to be acceptable to key stakeholders?

A. Acceptance criteria

B. Quality criteria and related tolerance

C. Project Product Description

D. Product Status Account

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Correct Answer: A

Question #34

According to PRINCE2, Which of the following would be used to pay for a request for change and possibly any analysis costs?

A. Contingency

B. Tolerance

C. Change budget

D. Risk budget

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Correct Answer: C

Question #35

Which is a purpose of the Starting up a Project process?

A. Provide the information required for the Project Board to decide whether it is worthwhile initiating the project

B. Ensure the strategy on how the quality expected by the customer will be achieved

C. Look for lessons to be learned from this project

D. Document how changes to products will be captured and reviewed

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Correct Answer: A

Question #36

What is an objective of the Managing a Stage Boundary process?

A. Request authorization to start the next stage

B. Ensure that all threats and opportunities for the current stage have been closed

C. Make certain that work on products allocated to the team for the next stage is authorized and agreed

D. Implement actions to resolve tolerance deviations from the Stage Plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #37

Which of the following is FALSE regarding an Exception Report?

A. It describes a forecast deviation of stage or project level tolerance

B. It contains recovery options and a recommendation

C. It replaces a Stage Plan or Project Plan

D. It describes the consequences of the deviation

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Correct Answer: C

Question #38

Which of the following would be used to pay for an issue which would increase scope and possibly any related analysis costs?

A. Contingency

B. Tolerance

C. Change budget

D. Risk budget

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Correct Answer: C

Question #39

Identify the missing word in the following sentence... A PRINCE2 project has defined for each project objective to establish limits of delegated authority?

A. Allowances

B. Tolerances

C. Roles

D. Deviations

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Correct Answer: B

Question #40

What needs to happen when new detailed requirements are added to a timebox?

A. Requirements of a similar level of effort should be removed

B. More people should be added to the delivery team

C. The delivery milestones should be reviewed and re-planned

D. Formal change control should be applied

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Correct Answer: A

Question #41

Which of the following is NOT a step within the risk management procedure?

A. Assess

B. Communicate

C. Plan

D. Propose

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Correct Answer: D

Question #42

Within the PRINCE2 customer/supplier environment, what is a supplier responsibility?

A. Define what the acceptance criteria are for the project product

B. Ensure the resources are made available to deliver the required result

C. Secure the funding for the project

D. Specify the desired project outcomes

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Correct Answer: B

Question #43

The Managing Product Delivery process views the project from which role's perspective?

A. Team Manager

B. Senior Supplier

C. Project Support

D. Project Manager

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Correct Answer: A

Question #44

When is the Communication Management Strategy created?

A. When designing and appointing the project management team

B. During the initiation stage

C. When producing a more detailed stage plan for the next stage of the project

D. As soon as the Project Board have authorized the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #45

According to PRINCE2, Which of the following would be used to pay for a request for change and possibly any analysis costs?

A. Contingency

B. Tolerance

C. Change budget

D. Risk budget

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Correct Answer: C

Question #46

Which is an objective of the Managing a Stage Boundary process?

A. Ensure the host site is able to support the products

B. Any movement away from the direction agreed at the start of the stage is monitored to avoid uncontrolled change

C. To record any information or lessons that can help later stages of this project and/or other projects

D. Ensure risks and issues are kept under control

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Correct Answer: C

Question #47

Which of the following steps would involve the sending of information regarding project threats or opportunities to any external stakeholders?

A. Identify

B. Communicate

C. Implement

D. Plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #48

Which process ensures that plans for achieving the expected benefits are managed and reviewed?

A. Closing a Project

B. Initiating a Project

C. Directing a Project

D. Starting up a Project

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Correct Answer: C

Question #49

The reviewer(s) and approver(s) of a particular product are identified in which of the following?

A. The Quality Management Strategy

B. The quality criteria

C. The product's related Product Description

D. The Project Initiation Documentation

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Correct Answer: C

Question #50

Effective risk management is a pre-requisite to which of the following principles?

A. Continued business justification

B. Manage by exception

C. Focus on products

D. Tailor to suit the project environment

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Correct Answer: A

Question #51

The reviewer(s) and approver(s) of a particular product are identified in which of the following?

A. The Quality Management Strategy

B. The quality criteria

C. The product's related Product Description

D. The Project Initiation Documentation

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Correct Answer: C

Question #52

Which is the BEST method of communication to gather feedback?

A. Receiving emailed diagrams to encourage discussion

B. Conducting online surveys to obtain a range of opinions

C. Meeting face-to-face to encourage an exchange of views

D. Discussing over the telephone to gather feedback quickly from stakeholders

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Correct Answer: C

Question #53

How does PRINCE2 define a project?

A. A temporary team that is created to direct and oversee a collection of related projects in order to deliver outcomes and benefits related to the organization's strategic objectives

B. A temporary organization that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according to an agreed Business Case

C. A permanent organization that is created for the purpose of realizing one or more business benefits

D. A permanent team that is created to deliver a series of business change initiatives

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Correct Answer: B

Question #54

Which role would represent the interests of the people who will be operating the project's products?

A. Senior Supplier

B. Executive

C. Change Authority

D. Senior User

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Correct Answer: B

Question #55

Which of the following is a statement about the quality expected from the project product?

A. Quality criteria

B. Customer's quality expectation

C. Acceptance criteria

D. Acceptance record

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Correct Answer: A

Question #56

Which of the following is mandatory in a PRINCE2 project?

A. Use of a separate person as Team Manager

B. Use of management stages

C. Use of Exception Plans

D. Use of Team Plans

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Correct Answer: B

Question #57

Identify the missing words in the following sentence... A purpose of the Quality theme is to [ ? ]

A. Provide a systematic approach which ensures that issues possibly affecting the project's quality performance target are managed appropriately

B. Ensure any threats to the quality targets are identified, assessed and controlled

C. Provide all personnel involved in the project with information regarding whether the targets of time, cost and quality are achievable

D. Ensure the project's products meet business expectations

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Correct Answer: D

Question #58

What factors need to be taken into consideration when identifying the number of management stages required?1. Where key decisions points need to be2. The amount of risk within the project3. The number of technical stages4. How confident the Project Board and Project Manager are with proceeding

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1, 2, 4

C. 1, 3, 4

D. 2, 3, 4

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Correct Answer: B

Question #59

What type of progress control is a Checkpoint Report?

A. Event-driven

B. Exception-based

C. Time-driven

D. Ad hoc-based

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Correct Answer: C

Question #60

Which role does PRINCE2 state would contribute expertise in specialist tools and techniques such as planning and control tools and risk analysis?

A. Team Manager

B. Senior Supplier

C. Project Support

D. Project Assurance

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Correct Answer: C

Question #61

What is a purpose of a Lessons Report?

A. Used to understand the detailed nature, purpose, function and appearance of a product

B. Allow the corporate group responsible for any quality management system to refine, change and improve the standards

C. Provide useful information regarding product status

D. Keep the Project Board and any other stakeholders informed of stage progress

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Correct Answer: B

Question #62

Please refer to A.9 in the PRINCE2 Manual. (A summary of issues and risks would be included but the End Stage Report is not used to 'capture and maintain' information regarding issues and risks.This would be in the respective Registers.)

A. Capture and maintain information regarding issues and risks

B. Document the project's acceptance criteria

C. Escalate a stage-level tolerance threat to the Project Board

D. Give a summary of progress to date

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Correct Answer: D

Question #63

Are the following statements regarding The Managing Product Delivery process true or false?1. Towards the end of the last stage, this process will invoke the Closing a Project process2. The Team Manager obtains approval for completed products from the authorities identified in the Product Description

A. Only 1 is true

B. Only 2 is true

C. Both 1 and 2 are true

D. Both 1 and 2 are false

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Correct Answer: B

Question #64

Which role is the key decision-maker on the project management team?

A. Corporate or programme management

B. Change Authority

C. Project Manager

D. Executive

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Correct Answer: D

Question #65

Which statement about the ‘directing a project’ process is CORRECT?

A. The project board may pull reports from the information radiator

B. As a minimum, the project board should receive oral reports from the project manager

C. The project board should attend the delivery team’s daily stand up meeting

D. The project board should receive regular reports focusing on cost and time overruns

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Correct Answer: A

Question #66

Which of the following PRINCE2 themes will help with the identification, assessment and control of threats and opportunities?

A. Business Case

B. Risk

C. Change

D. Organization

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Correct Answer: B

Question #67

In which process may a premature close of the project be authorized?

A. Directing a Project

B. Controlling a Stage

C. Managing a Stage Boundary

D. Closing a Project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #68

Which role is responsible for the design and appointment of the project management team?

A. Project Manager

B. Executive

C. Senior User

D. Project Assurance

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Correct Answer: B

Question #69

According to PRINCE2, which of the following are the aspects of project performance to be managed?

A. Processes, themes, principles

B. Time, cost, quality, people

C. Time, cost, quality

D. Time, cost, quality, scope, benefits, risk

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Correct Answer: D

Question #70

Which step in the issue and change control procedure would be used to evaluate the alternative options to respond to an issue?

A. Propose

B. Examine

C. Capture

D. Decide

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Correct Answer: C

Question #71

Which BEST describes the senior user role when tailoring the organization theme?

A. An ‘agile sponsor’

B. An ‘executive sponsor’

C. A ‘coach’

D. A ‘super product owner’

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Correct Answer: D

Question #72

According to PRINCE2, which of the following is a statement about the quality which the customer requires from the project product?

A. Customer's quality expectations

B. Quality criteria

C. Acceptance criteria

D. Quality Management Strategy

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Correct Answer: A

Question #73

Which of the following Plans are approved by the Project Manager?

A. Project Plan

B. Team Plan

C. Exception Plan

D. Stage Plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #74

Identify the missing word in the following sentence... A PRINCE2 project focuses on the definition and delivery of, in particular their quality requirements?

A. Benefits

B. Products

C. Activities

D. Outcomes

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Correct Answer: B

Question #75

Which product would be updated to show that a decision has been made on an off-specification which has now been closed?

A. Quality Register

B. Daily Log

C. Issue Report

D. Risk Register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #76

Which process is predicated on dividing the project into management stages?

A. Starting Up a Project

B. Managing a Stage Boundary

C. Closing a Project

D. Initiating a Project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #77

Who carries out checks independent of the project to ensure that the processes are in place for quality planning and control?

A. Project Board

B. Project Assurance

C. Quality Assurance

D. Project Support

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Correct Answer: C

Question #78

Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence... Change can only be considered in relation to an established [ ? ]

A. Baseline

B. Situation

C. Product

D. Specification

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Correct Answer: A

Question #79

Which product would be updated to show that a decision has been made to accept an off- specification?

A. Quality Register

B. Daily Log

C. Issue Report

D. Risk Register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #80

What is used to pass responsibility to a Team Manager for the production of one or more products?

A. Exception Plan

B. Work Package

C. Product Description

D. Checkpoint Report

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Correct Answer: B

Question #81

The period of time for which it is possible to accurately plan in detail is known as?

A. The predicting period

B. The planning horizon

C. The stable schedule

D. The panorama plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #82

Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence... Effective risk management helps to ensure the [?] are met

A. Outcomes and benefits

B. Stakeholder's needs

C. Project objectives

D. Quality criteria of each product

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Correct Answer: C

Question #83

Which PRINCE2 role has a specific responsibility for managing the information flows between the directing and delivering levels of the project?

A. Project Manager

B. Project Support

C. Team Manager

D. Senior User

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Correct Answer: A

Question #84

Which is NOT a purpose of the Organization theme?

A. Define a projectmanagement team structure

B. Define the level of tolerance for each level of the project management team

C. Define the Project Board's responsibility for directing the project

D. Define which role is accountable for the project's success

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Correct Answer: B

Question #85

Which of the following tasks is the first to be performed on receipt of a new issue?

A. Assess its impact on the project's objectives

B. Determine whether the issue is a request for change, off-specification or a problem/concern

C. Escalate if it is beyond the delegated authority

D. Identify options to resolve the issue and submit a recommendation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #86

Which best describes a purpose of the Benefits Review Plan?

A. Used to define how and when a measurement of the project's benefits can be made

B. Documents the justification for undertaking the project

C. Provides all the right information for decisions to be made regarding continued business justification

D. Describes just the benefits which are only to be delivered after the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #87

Which PRINCE2 role has a specific responsibility for briefing non-technical management on supplier aspects of the project?

A. Team Manager

B. Project Manager

C. Senior Supplier

D. Team member

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Correct Answer: C

Question #88

Which of the following is a statement about the quality expected from the project product?

A. Quality criteria

B. Customer's quality expectation

C. Acceptance criteria

D. Acceptance record

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Correct Answer: A

Question #89

What environment does PRINCE2 assume?

A. Third party

B. Customer/Supplier

C. Fixed-price contract

D. Management and Specialist

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Correct Answer: B

Question #90

Please refer to section 10.3.2.1 in the PRINCE2 Manual. (Exception Plans are only produced if requested by the Project Board. Team Plans and the use of seperate people as Team Managers are optional in PRINCE2)

A. Use of Team Managers

B. Use of management stages

C. Use of Exception Plans

D. Use of Team Plans

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Correct Answer: B

Question #91

Which best describes the purpose of a Benefits Review Plan?

A. Used to define how and when a measurement of the project's benefits can be made

B. Documents the justification for undertaking the project, based on estimated costs, the benefits to be gained and offset by any associated risks

C. Provides all the right infiormation for decisions to be made regarding continued business justification

D. Describes only those benefits to be delivered during the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #92

Identify the missing word in the following sentence... A Project Board member is responsible for [?] Assurance

A. Product

B. Risk

C. Quality

D. User

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Correct Answer: D

Question #93

Which product identifies how changes to products will be controlled and where the products will be stored?

A. Product Description

B. Configuration Item Record

C. Configuration Management Strategy

D. Issue Register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #94

Which of the following is a concession?

A. When a product fails to meet its quality criteria

B. When an off-specification is raised by the Senior User

C. When an off-specification is accepted by the Project Board or Change Authority without immediate corrective action

D. When a known error is no longer a problem

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Correct Answer: C

Question #95

Which of the following products are routinely produced as part of the Managing a Stage Boundary process?1. Next Stage Plan2. Updated Project Plan3. Exception Plan4. Updated Business Case

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 2, 3, 4

C. 1, 3, 4

D. 1, 2, 4

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Correct Answer: D

Question #96

A characteristic of a project is that they come with an element of uncertainty. Which of the following PRINCE2 themes will help with the identification and management of such uncertainty?

A. Quality

B. Risk

C. Change

D. Organization

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Correct Answer: B

Question #97

What type of control is a report which is sent from the Team Manager to the Project Manager, at the intervals agreed in the Work Package?

A. Event-driven

B. Exception based

C. Time-driven

D. Ad-hoc

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Correct Answer: C

Question #98

What is a purpose of the Initiating a Project process?

A. Delegate day-to-day management of the project to the Project Manager

B. Answer the do we have a viable and worthwhile project?

C. Understand the work that needs to be done to deliver the project's products before committing to a significant spend

D. Enable the Project Board to be provided with sufficient information so that it can review the success of the current stage

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Correct Answer: C

Question #99

Which is NOT an objective of PRINCE2 stages?

A. Provide an opportunity to assess the project viability

B. Identify the necessary Work Packages

C. Allow clarification of the impact of an external influence

D. Ensure that key decisions are made prior to work needed to implement them

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Correct Answer: B

Question #100

How does the Progress theme assist the Project Board to assess project viability at regular intervals?

A. Sends regular Checkpoint Reports to the Project Board

B. Only one management stage is authorized at a time

C. Creates Exception Reports when tolerances are forecast to be exceeded

D. Reports to the Project Board during project closure

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Correct Answer: B

Question #101

Which statement correctly describes the differences between Project Assurance and quality assurance?

A. Project Assurance provides assurance to the project's stakeholders whereas quality assurance provides assurance to the wider corporate or programme organization

B. They are both the responsibility of the Project Board, but Project Assurance may be delegated

C. Quality assurance is internal to the project, whereas Project Assurance is independent of the project

D. Project Assurance must be independent of the Project Manager, whereas quality assurance is the responsibility of the Project Manager

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Correct Answer: A

Question #102

Which is NOT an event-driven control?

A. Highlight Report

B. Exception Report

C. Project Initiation Documentation

D. End of a stage

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Correct Answer: A

Question #103

Which of the following best defines a project output?

A. The information required for decision-making purposes

B. The measurable improvement resulting from an outcome

C. The result of the change derived from using the project's outputs

D. Any one of the project's specialist products

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Correct Answer: D

Question #104

Which process would be triggered by the request to initiate a project?

A. Starting Up a Project

B. Controlling a Stage

C. Initiating a Project

D. Directing a Project

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Correct Answer: D

Question #105

Which is assumed to be a supplier's responsibility in the PRINCE2 customer/supplier environment?

A. Specify the desired result

B. Provide the resources and skills to deliver the desired result

C. Pay for the project

D. Specify the benefits of the project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #106

Which is an objective of the Closing a Project process?

A. Provision has been made to address any open issues or risks with follow-on action recommendations

B. Request authorization to start the next stage

C. Prepare an Exception Plan as directed by the Project Board

D. Ensure that the planned products are delivered to expectations and within tolerance

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Correct Answer: A

Question #107

The Controlling a Stage process is used for which of the following?

A. Day-to-day management of each management stage of a project

B. Closure of the project prematurely or at the project's natural end

C. Creation and quality control of the specialist products

D. Preparing a Stage Plan near the end of each stage

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Correct Answer: A

Question #108

Which role is part of the project management team?

A. Change Authority

B. Stakeholder

C. Quality assurance

D. Corporate or programme management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #109

Which of the following would the Project Board only authorize one at a time?

A. Work Packages

B. Stages

C. Team Plans

D. Product Description

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Correct Answer: B

Question #110

What should be emphasized when tailoring the PRINCE2 Progress theme?

A. Monitoring what is being delivered

B. Tracking time and cost

C. Planning resources

D. Assessing the impact of risks

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Correct Answer: A

Question #111

Are the right people being involved in writing Product Descriptions is a question for which role to answer?

A. Project Manager

B. Project Assurance

C. Team Manager

D. Project Support

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Correct Answer: B

Question #112

Identify the missing word in the following sentence. The purpose of the [?] theme is to identify, assess and control uncertainty.

A. Change

B. Plans

C. Quality

D. Risk

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Correct Answer: D

Question #113

Please refer to section 1.3 and 'Programme' in the Glossary of the PRINCE2 Manual. (Note that a collection of related projects being directed to deliver outcomes and benefits related to the organization's strategic objectives would be a programme NOT a project)

A. A temporary team that is created to direct and oversee a collection of related projects in order to deliver outcomes and benefits related to the organization's strategic objectives

B. A temporary organization that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according to an agreed Business Case

C. A permanent organization that is created for the purpose of realizing one or more business benefits

D. A permanent team that is created to deliver a series of business change initiatives

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Correct Answer: B

Question #114

Which product would the Project Manager use for gathering Work Package progress information?

A. Highlight Report

B. Daily Log

C. Checkpoint Report

D. Product Status Account

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Correct Answer: C

Question #115

Which of the following is a Project Board control?

A. Project-level tolerance

B. Stage-level tolerance

C. Checkpoint Report

D. Quality Register

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Correct Answer: B

Question #116

When is the Communication Management Strategy created?

A. When designing and appointing the project management team

B. During the initiation stage

C. When producing a more detailed stage plan for the next stage of the project

D. As soon as the Project Board have authorized the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #117

In which product would a product's quality tolerance be defined?

A. Project Product Description

B. Product Description

C. Stage Plan

D. Quality Management Strategy

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Correct Answer: B

Question #118

Once a product has been completed, from who would the Team Manager get approval for its completion?

A. Project Manager

B. The authority defined in the quality responsibilities section of the product's Product Description

C. Quality Assurance as part of their independent audits

D. Project Support

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Correct Answer: B

Question #119

Which of the following steps would involve the identification of threats or opportunities to the project in terms of their cause, the event and the affect on objectives?

A. Identify

B. Assess

C. Implement

D. Identify

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Correct Answer: D

Question #120

According to PRINCE2, it is seldom desirable, or possible, to plan an entire project in detail at the start. Which one of the following is given as a reason for this?

A. It can be difficult to predict the actual performance of resources

B. All aspects of planning become more difficult the further into the future they extend

C. Sufficient detail is only known once the relevant stage has begun

D. The supplier is unlikely to comprehend the detailed schedule

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Correct Answer: B

Question #121

Which PRINCE2 theme has a purpose to facilitate communication and control by defining the means of delivering the products?

A. Plans

B. Progress

C. Organization

D. Change

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Correct Answer: A

Question #122

Which is an objective of the quality review technique?

A. To identify a product's quality criteria

B. To provide assurance that the project is being conducted properly

C. To assess that a product conforms to set criteria

D. To ensure that staff are properly trained in the quality methods

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Correct Answer: C

Question #123

If used, in which process would a Team Plan be created?

A. Managing Product Delivery

B. Managing a Stage Boundary

C. Directing a Project

D. Controlling a Stage

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Correct Answer: A

Question #124

Which is a purpose of the ‘controlling stage’ process?

A. To execute and deliver the project product

B. To establish whether the project is complete

C. To report stage progress to the project board

D. To draft the plan for the next stage’s work

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Correct Answer: C

Question #125

Identify the missing words in the following sentence... A Benefits Review Plan is used to show [?]

A. Opportunities which, if occurred, would have a favourable impact on the projects costs and benefits

B. Resources required to measure the expected benefits

C. An investment appraisal for the project

D. The project's outputs and outcomes

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Correct Answer: B

Question #126

What is NOT an objective of the Directing a Project process?

A. Ensure there is authority to deliver the project's products

B. Ensure that corporate or programme management has an interface to the project

C. Provide sufficient information to enable the continuing viability of the project to be assessed

D. Management direction and control are provided throughout the project's life

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Correct Answer: C

Question #127

According to PRINCE2, the quality review technique compliments the use of which of the following?

A. Product Descriptions

B. Quality Assurance

C. Issue and change control procedure

D. Customer's quality expectations

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Correct Answer: A

Question #128

Which PRINCE2 role has a specific responsibility for identifying and advising the Project Manager of any issues and risks associated with a Work Package?

A. Senior Supplier

B. Team Manager

C. Project Support

D. Project Assurance

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Correct Answer: B

Question #129

What is the first task of the product-based planning technique?

A. Identify activities and dependencies

B. Write Product Descriptions

C. Create a product breakdown structure

D. Write the Project Product Description

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Correct Answer: D

Question #130

Which level of management has control over a Work Package, as long as they are within the Work Package tolerances?

A. Project Manager

B. Project Board

C. Team Manager

D. Corporate or programme management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #131

Which of the following products are routinely produced as part of the Managing a Stage Boundary process?1. Next Stage Plan2. Updated Project Plan3. Exception Plan4. Updated Business Case

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 2, 3, 4

C. 1, 3, 4

D. 1, 2, 4

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Correct Answer: D

Question #132

To help with prioritization, what is MOST important when understanding the difference between scope and quality?

A. Combining functional and non-functional requirements

B. Creating non-functional requirements with user stories

C. Differentiating functional from non-functional requirements

D. Defining non-functional requirements before functional requirements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #133

Which role is responsible for creating Checkpoint Reports?

A. Senior Supplier

B. Team Manager

C. Change Authority

D. Project Support

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Correct Answer: B

Question #134

Which theme has a purpose of providing the mechanisms to forecast the project's continued viability?

A. Risk

B. Progress

C. Plans

D. Business Case

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Correct Answer: B

Question #135

Which is an advantage of frequent releases?

A. Releases can be used to replace management stages

B. A ‘one-team’ culture in the project team is encouraged

C. Configuration management becomes less important

D. The delivery team becomes more experienced at product handover

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Correct Answer: D

Question #136

Which of the following steps looks at the aggregated net effect of all risks within the project?

A. Plan

B. Assess

C. Implement

D. Assess

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Correct Answer: D

Question #137

Please refer to section 12.2 in the PRINCE2 Manual. (The initiation Stage Plan is produced in the Starting up a Project process and is then used by the Project Board to authorize the initiation stage)

A. Immediately prior to the authority to deliver a project has been given

B. Before the Project Board authorize the initiation of the project

C. After the Project Plan has been produced

D. During Managing a Stage Boundary process

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Correct Answer: B

Question #138

What characteristic relates to a project having a defined start and defined end?

A. Uniqueness

B. Uncertainty

C. Temporary in nature

D. Introduces change

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Correct Answer: C

Question #139

In respect of the project's organization structure, one of the seven principles of PRINCE2 is that every project must have which one of the following?

A. Defined and agreed roles and responsibilities with an organization structure that engages the business, user and supplier primary stakeholder interests

B. People allocated to clearly defined management jobs, assigned to them on a one-to-one basis

C. As many stakeholders as possible from the customer environment involved in key decision- making throughout the project life cycle

D. Stakeholders who are responsible, accountable, consulted and informed throughout every stage of the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #140

Whose responsibility is it to assure the project's stakeholders that the project remains desirable, viable and achievable at all times?

A. Project Manager

B. Corporate or programme management

C. Senior User

D. Executive

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Correct Answer: D

Question #141

Which statement best describes the responsibilities of a risk actionee?

A. Identifying risks to the project that might occur in their department

B. Owning and authorizing the use of the risk budget to fund risk responses

C. Managing, monitoring and controlling of all aspects of an assigned risk

D. Carrying out a risk response action to respond to a particular risk

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Correct Answer: C

Question #142

What is a responsibility of the business representative on the Project Board?

A. Setting tolerance levels for the project

B. Ensuring the project represents value for money

C. Confirming the project delivers the required functionality

D. Checking the required quality levels are achieved by the project's products

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Correct Answer: B

Question #143

Which product would define a product's quality tolerance?

A. Quality Register

B. Product Description

C. Stage Plan

D. Quality Management Strategy

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Correct Answer: B

Question #144

Where would the mechanism for the control of and access to a risk budget be defined?

A. Risk Management Strategy

B. Risk Register

C. Risk profile

D. Risk management procedure

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Correct Answer: A

Question #145

What is a purpose of quality planning?

A. Provide information from the undertaking of the quality methods

B. Maintain the quality and approval records stemming from the planned quality checks

C. To produce the Project Plan with resource information

D. Identify the means by which quality will be achieved and assessed

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Correct Answer: D

Question #146

Which statement about the Directing a Project process is FALSE?

A. Supports the PRINCE2 principle of manage by exception

B. Is triggered by a request to initiate a project

C. Covers the day-to-day activities of the Project Manager

D. Provides a mechanism for the Project Board to assure that there is continued business justification

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Correct Answer: C

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