PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Test 33 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Which role is responsible for ensuring that project assurance is independent of the Project Manager?

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The Project Board. The Project Board is responsible for ensuring that project assurance is independent of the Project Manager because PRINCE2 requires assurance to be objective and unbiased. The Project Board appoints assurance roles (e.g., business, user, supplier assurance) that report directly to the Board, not to the Project Manager, to maintain separation of duties and prevent conflicts of interest.

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The Project Manager

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The Team Manager

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The Project Support

Question 2

A project is experiencing many changes due to evolving requirements. Which document should the Project Manager use to track all requests for change?

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Issue Register. The Issue Register is the PRINCE2 document specifically designed to capture, track, and manage all requests for change, including off-specifications, problems, and concerns. Since the project is experiencing many changes due to evolving requirements, the Project Manager must log each change request in the Issue Register to ensure proper impact analysis, decision-making, and audit trail. This aligns with the PRINCE2 practice of managing issues and changes through a controlled process.

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Risk Register

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Configuration Item Record

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Quality Register

Question 3

During a stage, the Project Manager receives a Checkpoint Report from a Team Manager. What is the primary purpose of this report?

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To communicate progress of a Work Package to the Project Manager. A Checkpoint Report is produced by the Team Manager at a frequency defined in the Work Package and sent to the Project Manager to report progress on that Work Package. Its primary purpose is to communicate the status of the Work Package — including progress, issues, and any forecast deviation — so the Project Manager can maintain the Stage Plan and take corrective action if needed.

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To request changes to the Work Package

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To escalate issues that cannot be resolved at team level

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To inform the Project Board of stage progress

Question 4

During the Managing a Stage Boundary process, the Project Manager reviews the Business Case and finds that the expected benefits are no longer achievable. What should the Project Manager do?

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Recommend to the Project Board that the project should be closed as the Business Case is no longer viable. During Managing a Stage Boundary, if the Business Case is no longer viable because expected benefits cannot be achieved, the Project Manager must recommend closure to the Project Board. The Board is the only body with the authority to close the project, and the Project Manager's role is to provide the recommendation with supporting analysis. This upholds the PRINCE2 principle of continued business justification.

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Create an Exception Plan to revise the benefits

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Continue with the next stage as planned and report the issue in the End Project Report

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Close the project immediately without consulting the Project Board

Question 5

Which risk response is appropriate for a threat that the project team decides to eliminate by changing the project approach?

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Avoid. Avoid is the correct risk response when the project team eliminates the threat entirely by changing the project approach — for example, removing a risky technology, changing scope, or taking a different route. In PRINCE2's risk response framework (aligned with ISO 31000), Avoid means the threat no longer exists because the activity or condition that created it has been removed. This is distinct from Reduce (mitigate), which lowers probability or impact but keeps the risk.

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Transfer

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Accept

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Reduce

Question 6

Which document describes the quality management approach for the project, including quality assurance and quality control activities?

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Quality Management Approach. The Quality Management Approach is the correct document because it defines the project's quality management strategy, including both quality assurance (systematic checks to ensure the project is using appropriate processes) and quality control (specific activities to verify that products meet their quality criteria). This is a key PRINCE2 management product that sets out how quality will be planned, performed, and governed throughout the project lifecycle.

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Quality Register

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Project Plan

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Product Description

Question 7

A risk has been identified that could cause a delay to the project. The project team decides to purchase insurance to cover the financial impact. Which risk response type is this?

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Transfer. Transferring the financial impact to a third party (insurance) is a 'transfer' response. 'Reduce' would involve actions to lower probability or impact. 'Accept' would be to take the risk without action.

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Avoid

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Accept

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Reduce

Question 8

In PRINCE2, what is the purpose of the 'Managing Product Delivery' process?

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To accept, execute, and deliver work packages. The 'Managing Product Delivery' process in PRINCE2 is designed to control the link between the Project Manager and the Team Manager(s) by accepting, executing, and delivering work packages. It ensures that the work assigned to a team is properly authorized, carried out according to the agreed criteria, and that the completed products are handed back to the Project Manager for approval.

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To make key decisions and provide overall direction

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To control the work of the stage on a day-to-day basis

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To plan the next stage and review the Business Case

Question 9

The Project Board has set a cost tolerance of +/- 10% for a stage. The Project Manager forecasts that the stage will be completed 15% under budget. What should the Project Manager do?

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Raise an Exception Report to the Project Board. In PRINCE2, tolerances are two-sided thresholds. A forecast deviation of 15% under budget exceeds the ±10% cost tolerance, which is a forecast breach of a stage-level tolerance. The Project Manager must escalate by raising an Exception Report to the Project Board, who then decides whether to authorize an Exception Plan.

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Report the underrun in the next Highlight Report

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Reallocate the surplus to other activities without informing the Project Board

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Continue as planned since being under budget is beneficial

Question 10

Which role is responsible for implementing the risk responses?

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The risk actionee. In PRINCE2, the risk actionee is the person responsible for implementing the risk responses that have been agreed upon. This role is assigned by the risk owner to carry out specific actions to mitigate, transfer, avoid, or accept the risk. The risk actionee reports back to the risk owner on the progress and effectiveness of the response.

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The change authority

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The risk owner

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The Project Manager

Question 11

Which THREE of the following are correct statements about Project Assurance?

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It can be delegated to individuals outside the project management team. Option B is correct because Project Assurance can be delegated by the Project Board to individuals outside the project management team, such as a dedicated assurance role or corporate/portfolio assurance function, preserving independence. Option D is correct because Project Assurance provides independent oversight of the project's progress, products, and quality against the project's defined standards and business case. Option E is correct because in PRINCE2 the Project Board is ultimately responsible for Project Assurance, ensuring the project remains aligned with business justification, and it may delegate the day-to-day assurance activities. Option A is incorrect because the Project Manager performs project management duties, not independent assurance, and cannot assure their own work. Option C is incorrect because Project Assurance covers business, user, and supplier interests, including quality, scope, risk, and benefits, not only financial aspects.

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It is performed by the Project Manager

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It focuses only on financial aspects

Question 12

A project is forecast to exceed its cost tolerance at stage level. What should the Project Manager do first?

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Raise an Exception Report to the Project Board. In PRINCE2, when a project forecasts exceeding its stage-level cost tolerance, the Project Manager must first escalate the issue to the Project Board by raising an Exception Report. This is because the Project Manager does not have authority to exceed the delegated tolerance; the Project Board must decide on corrective action, such as approving a revised plan or closing the project. Option C is correct as it aligns with the PRINCE2 principle of management by exception.

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Increase the stage budget and continue

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Close the project as the Business Case is not viable

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Wait until the next Highlight Report

Question 13

Which document describes the quality methods and tools to be used on a project?

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Quality Management Approach. The Quality Management Approach is a PRINCE2 document that describes how quality will be managed on the project, including the quality methods, tools, techniques, standards, and responsibilities to be applied. It is created during the Initiating a Project process and defines the project's quality strategy.

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Quality Register

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Product Description

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Project Plan

Question 14

During the Managing Product Delivery process, the Team Manager identifies a problem with the quality criteria for a work package. What should the Team Manager do?

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Raise an issue to the Project Manager. The Team Manager should raise an issue to the Project Manager, who then decides on the appropriate action (e.g., Request for Change or Off-specification).

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Escalate directly to the Project Board

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Reject the work package and stop work

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Revise the quality criteria and continue

Question 15

Who is responsible for providing assurance that the project is being conducted properly?

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Project Board through Project Assurance. In PRINCE2, Project Assurance is a responsibility of the Project Board, which delegates it to individual assurance roles (Business, User, Supplier). Project Assurance independently monitors the project's performance and products against the project plan, business case, and PRINCE2 principles to confirm the project is being conducted properly. It is not a separate delivery role but a board-level oversight function.

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Project Support

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Team Manager

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Project Manager