PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are true about the PRINCE2 Quality Review technique?
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Correct answer & explanation
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It can include participants external to the project team
Option A is correct because the PRINCE2 Quality Review technique explicitly allows the producer to invite additional reviewers, including subject-matter experts or stakeholders from outside the project team, to ensure the product is examined from all relevant perspectives. Option C is correct because the technique prescribes a defined set of roles — Chair, Presenter, Reviewer (and optionally Administrator) — each with specific responsibilities for planning, presenting, and assessing the product during the review meeting. Option E is correct because the Quality Review is a structured, systematic examination of a product (document or deliverable) against its quality criteria to identify defects and recommend corrective action, following the PRINCE2 quality review process. Option B is not correct because Project Assurance is not a mandatory participant; its involvement depends on the project's organization and the review's needs, so it is not a required presence. Option D is not correct because the Quality Review is a static, document-based inspection technique, not a testing method that executes or functionally tests the product against its specification.
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For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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It can include participants external to the project team
Why this is correct
The Quality Review technique permits people outside the project team, such as customers, users or subject-matter specialists, to take part where their expertise aids product assessment. This satisfies the stem's requirement that reviews are not restricted to internal project staff.
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It requires the presence of a Project Assurance representative
Why it's wrong here
Project Assurance may attend a Quality Review but is not a mandatory role; the required roles are Chair, Presenter, Reviewer and Administrator. It is tempting because Assurance does oversee quality, yet the technique permits their attendance at the Chair's discretion rather than mandating it.
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It involves defined roles such as Chair, Presenter, and Reviewer
Why this is correct
PRINCE2 Quality Review defines distinct roles — Chair, Presenter, Reviewer and Administrator — each with allocated responsibilities, ensuring structured, controlled examination of the product. This role separation is what makes the technique systematic rather than an informal discussion.
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It is a method of testing the product against its specification
Why it's wrong here
A Quality Review inspects a product against its specification through structured examination, not dynamic testing; testing is a separate activity within quality control. It is tempting because both verify conformance, but the review's mechanism is documented inspection by reviewers, not execution against test cases.
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It is a systematic examination of a product to identify defects
Why this is correct
The technique is a structured, systematic examination of a product against agreed quality criteria, with the explicit purpose of identifying defects and confirming conformance. This matches the stem's requirement that it be a formal inspection rather than a general review.
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Variation 1. Which TWO statements are true about the quality review technique in PRINCE2?
hard- A.It is the same as quality assurance
- ✓ B.It involves a chair, presenter, and reviewers
- C.It is used for all products in a project
- ✓ D.The objective is to assess the product against its quality criteria
- E.It replaces the need for quality planning
Why B: Option B is correct because the PRINCE2 quality review technique defines specific roles — a chair who organizes and leads the review, a presenter who introduces the product, and reviewers who examine it — as part of its structured review meeting format. Option D is correct because the stated objective of a quality review is to assess a product against its defined quality criteria, confirming whether it meets the requirements set out in the product description and quality management approach. Options A, C, and E are incorrect: quality review is not the same as quality assurance (which is a broader, independent activity), it is not mandatory for every product (the project manager decides which products warrant a formal review), and it does not replace quality planning, which remains a distinct and necessary activity within the quality theme.
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