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In PRINCE 2 what is the name of the product which is used to define the information which justifies the
setting up, continuation or termination of the Project?
1. Why does PRINCE 2 suggest that a Feasibility Study be run as a separate Project?
a) Each option would have a different project plan, business case and set of risks
b) Management may decide not to continue after the Feasibility Study
c) It would over-complicate the Project
d) PRINCE 2 cannot handle multiple options
e) A Feasibility Study cannot be part of a programme
3. Which role does PRINCE 2 suggest canvas the Project Board for agreement to implement a Project Issue?
4. Fill in the missing phrase from “ a Project is a Management environment that is created for the purpose of
delivering one or more business products according
to ……”
a) Item
b) Package
c) Product
d) Component
10. What name is given to the permissible deviation from a plan allowed without
immediate reporting to the Project Board?
a) Allowance
b) Contingency
c) Concession
d) Tolerance
a) Quality
b) Specialist
c) Technical
d) Management
14. If, after a Quality Review Follow-up Action, an error is still not resolved, what action should be taken?
17. Which element of PRINCE 2 tells the Project Manager where a product is, what its status is and who is
working on it?
19. Which of the following statements is FALSE? Project Managers using PRINCE 2 are able to …
a) Prevention
b) Denial
c) Reduction
d) Transference
e) Contingency
a) Planning
b) Stages
c) Work Package
d) Configuration Management
22. Which document lists the major products of a plan with their key delivery dates?
23. The question “How will I know when work on this product is finished as opposed to stopped?” performs what
function?
24. Which part of a Product Life Cycle is not part of a Project Life Cycle in the eyes of PRINCE 2?
25. Whose specific responsibility is it to promote and maintain focus on the desired Project outcome?
28. Which one of these statements describes the true purpose of Acceptance Criteria?
a) A justification for undertaking the Project based on estimated costs and anticipated benefits.
b) A measurable definition of what must be done for the final product to be acceptable to the Customer.
c) To provide a full and firm foundation for the initiation of a Project.
d) To trigger Starting up a Project.
29. How often does PRINCE 2 recommend that open Project Issues should be reviewed?
30. What other product is reviewed and updated at the end of each Stage apart from the Business Case and
Project Plan?
31. Why is a copy of the Project Issue always returned to the author?
32. Which product covers “all the benefits which can be assessed at this time”?
34. The person best situated to keep an eye on a Risk is called its …?
a) Supporter
b) Monitor
c) Owner
d) Custodian
e) Executive
35. Which document reviews actual achievements against the Project Initiation Document?
37. Which one of these is NOT a key criteria for producing a Product Flow Diagram?
39. The existence of what product is checked in “Starting Up a Project” and its initial version finalised in
“Initiating a Project”?
40. Which does PRINCE regard as the third Project interest, given User and Supplier as the other two?
a) Technical
b) Management
c) Business
d) Quality
41. Which of the following reasons for NOT planning a Project in detail at the start is FALSE?
45. Stage boundaries may be chosen according to a number of parameters. Which one of the following is NOT
one of the parameters?
46. The initial Project Plan is based on the Project Brief, the Project Quality Plan and which other product?
47. Which document describes a failing of a product to meet the customer’s requirements?
48. If there is a request to change an approved product, and the change can be done within the Stage’s
tolerances, who can make the decision to implement the change?
49. “Controlling a Stage” drives which other process on a frequent, iterative basis?
50. Which statement from the following list is the principle behind authorising initiation, the first process in
“Directing a Project”?
a) The Programme Board should always agree the go-ahead at every End Stage Assessment
b) No-one should commit to large expenditure on the Project before verifying that it is sensible to do so
c) The Project Manager must be appointed
d) Senior Managers like to be asked for their approval before the launch of anything
51. What are defined as “partitions of the project with decision points”?
52. In which lower level process of “Controlling a Stage” is the Risk Log updated?
53. If a question arises on why a particular product was changed, which element of PRINCE 2 would be of most
help in finding the information?
56. The decision on whether a Project’s solution will be contracted to third parties is made in which product?
58. Apart from “Initiating a Project” in which process is the Business Case updated?
59. In the Planning process which product may impact on the number of stages and plan levels required?
61. In a Quality Review which role does PRINCE 2 suggest must ensure that all reviewers are provided with the
relevant review products?
a) Producer
b) Scribe
c) Review Chairman
d) Configuration Librarian
e) Project Assurance
64. What function creates, maintains and monitors the use of a Quality System?
67. Which process provides the information needed for the Project Board to assess the continuing viability of the
project?
68. In which process are choices made about planning tools and estimating methods?
70. In which process are checks made for changes to the Project Management Team?
71. From the products listed, which one is produced during ‘Starting Up a Project’?
73. Approval for the completed products is obtained as part of which process?
75. Which is the missing section of the suggested Project File, if the others are Organisation, Plans, Business
Case and Control?
a) Correspondence
b) Daily Log
c) Risk Log
d) Issue Log