PRINCE2 Practitioner – Sample Exam Questions

Project assurance has advised that previous projects experienced major difficulties in achieving adequate stakeholder engagement.  In this project engagement activities will occur earlier than initially planned. Which principle is being applied, and why?

1. Defined roles and responsibilities, as projects need to define responsibilities for engaging stakeholders
2. Learn from experience, as lessons from previous projects can aid improvements in the project’s management and achievement of project objectives
3. Focus on products, as stakeholders should be engaged to improve the design of a project product
4. Learn from experience, as the project manager should ensure lessons are logged

Answer: 2

Which of the following would be documented as a benefit in the project’s business case?

1. Sales reporting system
2. Faster processing times
3. $50,000 improvement in sales
4. There is an opportunity to improve our brand awareness

Answer: 3

Project assurance has advised, that due to the shortage of time, a risk management approach should not be included in the project initiation documentation. Is this an appropriate application of PRINCE2?

1. Yes, as the project can omit the PRINCE2 risk theme
2. Yes, if adopting an agile approach risk management can be ignored
3. No, as risk management needs to be applied throughout a project
4. No, as this project is low risk

Answer: 3