PRINCE2F Practice Test 27 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Which TWO of the following are purposes of the Directing a Project process?

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Authorise the project's initiation. Directing a Project ensures the Project Board provides direction and makes key decisions, including authorising initiation, stage plans, and closure.

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Produce the Project Plan

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Deliver work packages

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Manage day-to-day work of the project

Question 2

Which process is triggered when a Stage Plan's tolerances are forecast to be exceeded?

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Managing a Stage Boundary. Managing a Stage Boundary is used to produce an Exception Plan and request authorization from the Project Board.

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Directing a Project

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Controlling a Stage

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Closing a Project

Question 3

Which process is responsible for ensuring that products meet their quality criteria before acceptance?

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Managing Product Delivery. Managing Product Delivery ensures that products are delivered according to the Work Package, meeting quality criteria.

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Controlling a Stage

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Directing a Project

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Initiating a Project

Question 4

During the Managing Product Delivery process, the Team Manager identifies a quality issue that will delay the product's delivery. What should the Team Manager do?

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Report the issue to the Project Manager in the next Checkpoint Report. The Team Manager should raise the issue to the Project Manager, who will handle it in CS. The Team Manager cannot escalate directly to the Board.

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Stop work and wait for instructions from the Project Manager

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Immediately inform the Project Board via an Exception Report

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Revise the quality criteria without consulting the Project Manager

Question 5

Which process is used by the Project Board to authorize the next stage of a project?

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Directing a Project. The Project Board authorizes the next stage as part of Directing a Project, based on the End Stage Report and next Stage Plan from SB.

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Managing a Stage Boundary

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Starting Up a Project

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Controlling a Stage

Question 6

Which TWO outputs are produced during the Initiating a Project process?

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Project Initiation Documentation (PID). The PID and Benefits Management Approach are both produced in IP. The Project Brief is from SU, and the End Stage Report is from SB.

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Project Brief

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Work Package

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End Stage Report

Question 7

During the Controlling a Stage process, the Project Manager needs to assign work to a team. What should the Project Manager create?

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Work Package. The Project Manager authorizes work by issuing a Work Package to the Team Manager.

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Team Plan

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Project Plan

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Product Description

Question 8

Which TWO of the following are true about the Managing a Stage Boundary process?

Accepted Answer

It produces the End Stage Report. SB is performed near the end of each stage (except the final) to produce an End Stage Report, plan the next stage, and update the Project Plan. It also captures lessons and can produce an Exception Plan if needed.

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It is performed at the end of every stage, including the final stage

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It authorises the initiation of the next stage

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It includes the creation of the Business Case

Question 9

Which THREE of the following are activities performed in the Closing a Project process?

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Produce the End Project Report. CP includes handing over products, producing the End Project Report, and recommending closure. Authorizing closure is done by the Board in DP; authorizing Work Packages is done in CS.

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Authorize project closure

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Authorize Work Packages

Question 10

A project is forecast to exceed its stage cost tolerance. The Project Manager has raised an Exception Report. Which process does the Project Board use to decide how to respond?

Accepted Answer

Directing a Project. The Project Board uses Directing a Project to give ad-hoc direction, including responding to exception reports.

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Managing Product Delivery

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Controlling a Stage

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Managing a Stage Boundary

Question 11

Which TWO of the following are true about the relationship between Controlling a Stage (CS) and Managing Product Delivery (MP)?

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CS authorizes Work Packages; MP executes them. CS is the PM's process for managing the stage; MP is the Team Manager's process for delivering Work Packages. The PM authorizes Work Packages in CS, and the Team Manager delivers them in MP.

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CS is performed by the Team Manager; MP is performed by the Project Manager

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Both processes involve escalating issues directly to the Project Board

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CS produces Checkpoint Reports; MP produces Highlight Reports

Question 12

Which THREE of the following are responsibilities of the Project Board during the Directing a Project process?

Accepted Answer

Authorizing initiation. The Project Board authorizes initiation, authorizes stage plans, and gives ad-hoc direction. Producing Highlight Reports is the PM's responsibility, and approving Work Packages is part of Controlling a Stage.

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Approving Work Packages

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Producing Highlight Reports

Question 13

What is the purpose of the Managing a Stage Boundary process?

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To enable the Project Board to review the current stage and approve the next stage plan. The Managing a Stage Boundary process is performed at the end of each stage to enable the Project Board to review the current stage's performance and approve the next stage plan. Option B is incorrect because the Project Plan is produced during the Initiating a Project process. Option C is incorrect because day-to-day management is handled by the Managing Product Delivery process. Option D is incorrect because project closure is handled by the Closing a Project process.

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To produce the Project Plan for the first time

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To manage the day-to-day activities of the stage

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To close the project

Question 14

Which TWO of the following are outputs of the Initiating a Project process?

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Benefits Management Approach. The PID and the Benefits Management Approach are key outputs of IP. The Daily Log is created in SU. The End Project Report is from CP.

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Exception Report

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End Project Report

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Daily Log

Question 15

Which role is responsible for maintaining the Business Case throughout the project?

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Executive. The Executive (Senior Responsible Owner) is responsible for the Business Case. The Project Manager develops and maintains it, but ultimately the Executive owns it.

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Project Assurance

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Senior User

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Project Manager