Prince2 - Sample Paper 1

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Sample Paper -1

The Foundation Examination

Multiple Choice 1-hour paper I nstructions

1. All 75 questions sh ould be attempted.2. 5 of the 75 questions a re under trial and will not contribute to your Overall score. There isno indication of which questions a re under trial.3. All answers ar e to b e m arked on the answer sheet provided.4. Please u se a p encil and NOT ink to mark you r answers o n the answer sheet provided.There is o nly o ne correct answer per question.5. You have 1 hour for this p aper.

6. You must get 35 or more c orrect to pass.

Candidate Number: .....................................

1. Which is a purpose of a Risk R egister?

a) Capture risks that may occur during the projectb) Record h ow risk m anagement activities w ill be u ndertaken o n the p roject

c) R ecord the risk tolerance for the projectd) Capture issues w hich are impacting on the delivery of the project objectives

2. Which aspect of project performance must be managed to ensure the project's p roductsare t for purpose?

a. Benetsb. Qualityc. Riskd. Scope

3. What process p rovides t he information required to decide whether to authorize the deliveryof a project?

a. Directing a Projectb. Initiating a Projectc. Managing Product Delivery


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d. Starting up a Project

4. Identify the missing words i n the following sentence. A purpose of the Managing a StageBoundary p rocess is t o produce [?] if the Project Board request the current stage is

replanned following a tolerance deviation.

a. an Exception Reportb. an Exception Planc. a Stage Plan for the next staged. an updated Stage Plan

5. What product forms t he ' contract' between the Project Board a nd the P roject Manager?

a. Project Brief

b. Project Initiation D ocumentationc. Project mandated. Project Plan

6. What is t he collective name for i ndividuals o r groups who may b e affected by a project?

a. Customersb. Project Supportc. Stakeholdersd. Team members

7. What product identies the management stages and other major con trol points i n aproject?

a. Business Caseb. Project Planc. Work Packaged. Project Brief

8. Which is NOT a pu rpose of a Benets R eview Plan?

a. Dene the period over which the cost-benet analysis w ill be basedb. Support a review of the performance of the project's p roducts i n operational usec. Dene t he s cope, timing and o wnership of the benet reviews r equired


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d. Describe how to measure and conrm benets a fter t he project is cl osed

9. Which is a purpose of quality planning?

a. Dene the structure of the project management team

b. Detail the acceptance criteria, in order for the Project Board to agree the level of qualityexpected of the project's p roductc. Document approval records f or those project products t hat have met their quality c riteriad. Produce the Project Plan with resource and schedule information

10. Which sho uld be funded by a ch ange b udget?

a. Increase in a greed scopeb. Initiation stage

c. Change Authorityd. Handover activities

11. Which regular report provides t he Project Board with a s ummary o f stage s tatus?

a. Communication Management Strategyb. Project Briefc. Highlight Reportd. Checkpoint Report

12. Which product records any project outcomes perceived as negative by stakeholders?

a. Business Caseb. Project Planc. Communication Management Strategyd. Project Product Description

13. Identify the missing words in the following sentence. The Team Manager should check

the [?] for any interfaces t hat must be maintained while developing products.

a. Project Product Descriptionb. Project Planc. Checkpoint Reportd. Work Package

14. Which is a n objective of the Controlling a Stage process?


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a. Prepare a Stage Plan for the next stageb. Obtain approvals f or completed productsc. Prevent 'scope creep' by monitoring products f or uncontrolled changed. Make provision to address all open issues a nd risks, with follow-on action

recommendations

15. Which is a task o f product-based planning?

a. Identify activities and dependenciesb. Write the Project Product Descriptionc. Prepare the Work Packagesd. Produce the Product Status Account

16. What process p rovides p rogress i nformation on a team's w ork to the Project Manager?

a. Controlling a Stageb. Directing a Projectc. Managing a S tage Boundaryd. Managing Product Delivery

17. Which is t he purpose of the Change theme?

a. Prevent change to b aselined p roductsb. Identify, assess a nd c ontrol any potential and a pproved c hanges t o b aselined productsc. Establish m echanisms to m onitor and co mpare a ctual achievements ag ainst thoseplannedd. Assess a nd control uncertainty

18. What is u sed to identify a ny organization or interested party w ho needs t o be informed ofproject closure?

a. Conguration Management Strategyb. Project management team structurec. Communication Management Strategyd. Project Brief

19. Which is a purpose of the Risk t heme?


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a. Establish a procedure to ensure every c hange is a greed by the relevant authority b efore ittakes p laceb. Establish a cost-effective procedure to identify, assess and control uncertaintyc. Establish mechanisms t o control any unacceptable deviations f rom plan

d. Establish mechanisms t o manage risks a t the corporate or programme level of anorganization

20. Which activity d oes NOT have to take place before the initiation of a project isauthorized?

a. Appoint at least the Executiveb. Dene the quality techniques t o be a pplied during a p rojectc. Prepare an outline Business C ase

d. Assemble a Project Brief

21. Which is sh own in a product breakdown structure?

a. Management stages, major pr oducts a nd control pointsb. In which order t he products s hould be createdc. The major pr oducts t hat are to be developed in a pland. What resources a re required to develop the products

22. Which is N OT a p urpose o f an Issue R eport?

a. Dene the consequences o f implementing a change to a productb. Provide a channel for the P roject Manager to seek formal advice from the Project Boardc. Notify the Project Manager of a Work P ackage forecast deviation, a p roblem or concernd. Ensure that all concessions a re formally d ocumented for audit purposes

23. Which is a purpose of the Quality theme?

a. Establish the mechanisms t o judge whether a p roject is d esirable and achievableb. Look for ways t o improve the effectiveness o f the management of the project

c. Control uncertainty to improve the ability of the project to succeedd. Establish mechanisms t o control any unacceptable deviation

24. Which characteristic distinguishes a project from regular bu siness operations?

a. Produces b enetsb. Introduces business c hangec. Manages stakeholders


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d. Incurs c ost25. Which is a p urpose of the Controlling a S tage p rocess?

a. Assign work to be done and take corrective action to ensure that the stage remains w ithintolerance

b. Provide a xed reference point at which acceptance for the project product is c onrmedc. Enable the Project Board to be provided with sufficient information to authorize the nextstaged. Enable the organization to understand the work that needs t o be done to deliver t heproject's products

26. Which is a n objective o f the Managing a Stage Boundary p rocess?

a. Ensure that work to be allocated to teams i s a uthorized and agreedb. When in e xception, prepare a n E xception P lan a s d irected by the P roject Board

c. Dene how and when all the project's p roducts w ill be delivered and at what costd. Control the delivery o f the project's p roducts

27. Which is a b enet of using PRINCE2?

a. Provides a dened structure of accountability, delegation, authority and communicationb. Includes t echniques f or critical path analysis a nd earned value analysisc. Enables a Project Manager t o be accountable for t he success o f a projectd. Prevents a ny ch anges o nce the scope o f a p roject has b een agreed

28. Which does t he Executive need to ensure is i n place before the project is i nitiated?

a. All Work P ackages a re authorizedb. An understanding of how the project will contribute to corporate objectivesc. The Project Plan has b een approvedd. The Project Initiation Documentation is c omplete

29. Why w ould the Project Manager escalate an issue to the Project Board?

a. The Project Board is responsible for determining the priority of all issuesb. Direction is r equired on the best response for preventing the issue from occurringc. The issue is forecast to cause a deviation beyond stage tolerance and advice is r equiredd. Escalating issues i s a means o f providing the Project Board with a regular update on theirstatus

30. Which is a typical core activity w ithin a conguration management procedure?


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a. Quality a ssuranceb. Risk managementc. Verication and auditd. Progress reporting

31. Identify the missing word in the following sentence. The guiding obligations a nd goodpractices which d etermine whether the project is ge nuinely be ing managed using PRINCE2form the [?] of the method.

a. Principlesb. Themesc. Processesd. Techniques

32. Which is a purpose of the Plans t heme?

a. Dene the means by which products w ill be veried as t for purposeb. Establish the project's s tructure of accountabilityc. Assess a nd control uncertaintyd. Understand whether the targets a re achievable

33. When considering risks, which describes a n o pportunity in a project?

a. An uncertain event that could have a negative impact on objectivesb. An u ncertain event that could h ave a favorable impact on o bjectivesc. An event that has o ccurred resulting in a negative impact on objectivesd. An event that has o ccurred resulting in a favorable impact on objectives

34. Which of the following describes a use of a Conguration Item Record?

a. To record how changes to a product will be controlledb. To provide information on the a pproval procedure for the Work P ackagec. To record the history o f a product

d. To pass responsibility for the delivery o f a product to a Team Manager

35 Which of the following is a type of issue?

1. Problem/concern2. Request for change3. External product


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4. Off-specication

a. 1, 2, 3b. 1, 2, 4c. 1, 3, 4

d. 2, 3, 4

36 Which is a P roduct Description u sed for?

a. To dene any inherent risks i n a productb. To record the results o f any quality c hecks carried out on a productc. To dene the quality criteria for a productd. To record acceptance of a product following its quality check(s)

37 Who establishes a nd maintains the corporate organization's q uality m anagement system?

a. Project Assuranceb. Project Supportc. Quality a ssuranced. Change Authority

38 Which role is r esponsible for t he management of a risk assigned to it?

a. Project Supportb. Risk owner

c. Risk actioneed. Project Assurance

39 Who should use the information in a Lessons Report to rene, change and improve thestandards w ithin a quality management system?

a. Corporate g roupProject Boardb. Project Assurancec. Executive

40 Which o f the following a re PRINCE2 integrated e lements?

1. Activities2. Principles3. Processes4. Themes


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a) 1, 2, 3b) 1, 2, 4c) 1, 3, 4d) 2, 3, 4

41 Who is the key p roject decision-maker in the project management team?

a) Corporate managementb) Executivec) Change Authorityd) Project Manager

42 Which theme provides t he controls t o escalate any forecast beyond tolerance to the nextmanagement level?

a) Business C aseb) Plansc) Progressd) Quality

43 If Work Package tolerance i s forecast to be exce eded, to whom should the Team ManagerReport?

a) Corporate managementb) Project Boardc) Project Assuranced) Project Manager

44 Which is a n objective of the Directing a Project process?

a. Create and authorize the project mandate

b. Provide m anagement control and directionc. Control the day-to-day r unning of the projectd. Provide accurate progress information to the Project Manager

45 What is d ened as a temporary o rganization that is c reated for the purpose of deliveringone o r more business pr oducts?


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a) Corporate or programme managementb) A projectc) A product breakdown structured) A user group

46 What theme provides t he justication for the project?

a) Qualityb) Plansc) Progressd) Business C ase

47 Which is a difference b etween management and technical stages?

a) Management stages r equire p lanning and technical stages d o n otb) Technical stages can overlap and management stages ca nnotc) Management stages deliver products an d technical stages do notd) Technical stages require resources and management stages d o not

48 Which t heme addresses t he need to have a strategy for communicating withstakeholders?

a. Quality

b. Organizationc. Plansd. Progress

49 In which product would you nd quality tolerance dened?

a) Product Descriptionb) Project Planc) Quality R egister

d) Conguration Item Record

50 Which is a purpose of the Closing a Project process?

a) Provide a xed point at which acceptance for the project product is co nrmedb) Receive t he completed Work Packages for the work pe rformed in the nal stagec) I dentify who will perform the activities to close a projectd) Recognize that the objectives set out in the original Project Brief have been achieved


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51 Which is a n objective of the Closing a Project process?

a) Review and approve the plan for project closureb) Review the performance of the project against its b aseline

c) Perform any post-project reviewsd) Create a Benets R eview Plan

52 Which i s N OT a p urpose o f the Directing a P roject process?

a. Enable the Project Board to be accountable for a p roject's su ccess b y m aking keydecisionsb. Enable the Project Board to a uthorize Work Packagesc. Enable the Project Board to delegate day-to-day management of a project to its P roject

Managerd. Enable the Project Board to exercise overall control of a project

53 Identify the missing words in the following sentence. During the Initiating a Projectprocess the [?] before a project is a uthorized.

a. Minimum necessary is d one to decide if a project is w orthwhileb. aim is t o establish sound foundations t o achieve a successful projectc. Project Brief is a ssembled and approved

d. project ap proach appropriate for de livering a project is selected

54 Which is c reated during the Starting up a Project process?

a) P roject mandateb) P roject management team role descriptionsc) Communication Management Strategyd) Quality Register

55 Which describes r isk i mpact?

a) Timeframe w ithin which the risk m ight occurb) The trigger that occurred giving rise to the riskc) T he effect of the risk on the delivery of project objectivesd) How likely the risk is to occur in a given project si tuation


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56 Which of the following are true statements f or a Project Plan?

1. Used by the Project Board to monitor project progress2. Identies the major co ntrol points3. Used as t he basis f or day-to-day control by the Project Manager

4. Should a lign to the corporate o r programme m anagement's pl an

a) 1, 2, 3b) 1, 2, 4c) 1, 3, 4d) 2, 3, 4

57 Which is a responsibility of Project Support?

a. Approving or rejecting issuesb. Setting of stage tolerancesc. Assessing whether quality c ontrol procedures a re used correctlyd. Controlling and protecting the project's p roducts

58 Identify the missing word(s) i n the following sentence.

Following initiation, the Controlling a Stage process is u sed to manage and control each [ ? ]of a project.

a) t echnical stageb) benetc) management staged) Team Plan

59 If, during the Managing a Stage Boundary p rocess, external factors a re identied that mayaffect the business justication for a project, which product should be updated?

a) Business C ase

b) Project Briefc) End Project Reportd) Highlight Report

60 Which is a pu rpose of a Lessons Lo g?

a) N ote lessons r aised in the Checkpoint Reportb) Record that corrective action is b eing taken


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c) Escalate lessons t o the Project Boardd) Raise improvements w ith Project Assurance

61 Which is a true statement about acceptance criteria?

a) Acceptance criteria are used to produce the customer's q uality e xpectationsb) Acceptance criteria are less specic and precise than customer's q uality e xpectationsc) Once a greed, acceptance cr iteria C ANNOT be changedd) A cceptance criteria should be agreed between the customer and the supplier

62 What process is use d by the Project Board to respond to a n Exception Report?

a) Controlling a Stageb) Managing a Stage Boundary

c) Managing P roduct Deliveryd) Directing a Project

63 When considering how long the project stages s hould be, which might be a r eason forone s tage to be longer than others?

a. A substantial amount of the project budget is t o be spentb. More h uman resources a re required than in other stagesc. The risk is l ower

d. No ch anges to the project management team are envisaged

64 Which r isk response t ype is N OT recommended to respond to a n opportunity?

a. Acceptb. Exploitc. Shared. Reject

65 Which is a p urpose o f a Business C ase?

a. State and justify t he business rationale for undertaking a projectb. Forecast who will be responsible for m easurement of the expected benetsc. Dene the project approachd. Describe what a p roject must deliver to gain customer acce ptance

66 Identify t he missing words i n the following sentence. The [?] is o ne of the levels o f plan


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recommended by PR INCE2.

a. Benets R eview Planb. Exception Planc. Product Status Account

d. Stage Plan

67 Which r ole is p art of the project management team?

a. Change Authorityb. Quality a ssurancec. Stakeholderd. Corporate or programme management

68 Which describes t he 'Identify R isks' step within the recommended risk m anagementprocedure?

a. Identify responses t o risks d ocumented in the Business C aseb. Gather information about the project environment and objectivesc. Identify the roles to be involved in risk management activitiesd. Identify uncertainties that may impact on the delivery of the project objectives

69 When are project closure activities p lanned?

a. During the initiation stageb. When the Stage P lan for the nal management stage is pr oducedc. As the rst activity in the Closing a Project processd. In the last Work Package allocated to a Team Manager

70 Which is a p urpose o f a Lessons R eport?

a. Improve the p roject management method for future p rojectsb. Detail open issues a nd risks t hat need to be managed after the project has closedc. Compare the actual performance of the nal stage against its p lan

d. Provide a summary o f the benets r ealized during the project

71 Which is a purpose of the Managing Product Delivery p rocess?


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