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PRINCE2 Practitioner sample exam questions

The purpose of the following questions are to illustrate the various question style formats within the PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam.

Classical Multiple Choice

Which of the following documents would Project Assurance review to assess the ongoing viability of the project

1. End Project Report
2. Business Case
3. Work Package
4. Lessons Learned Log

 

Yes/No Questions

Column 1 is a list of true and false statements about when a Risk Log is updated. For each of the statements in column 1 select either A (Yes, this correct) or B (No, this is incorrect)

Column 1	Column 2
1. When raising a Highlight Report	A (Yes, this correct)
2. When preparing for an end stage assessment	B (No, this is incorrect)
3. When examining a project issue
4. When issuing a Work Package

 

Multiple Responses

	Identify which of the following are false
1	Project roles can be eliminated for small projects
2	Project Board decision making can be delegated
3	Project Board is accountable for the Project Assurance function, even when delegated
4	Project Assurance and Project Manager roles can be combined

 

Matching

Column 1 contains statements about various project situations. Column 2 lists 4 PRINCE2 management products. Review each of the statements in Column 1 and select and select the output in column 2 MOST likely to use the information in the statement. A selection from Column 2 may be used more than once or not at all.

	Column 1	Column2
1	The product brochure is unlikely to be completed for the product launch	A. Risk Log B. Business Case C. Highlight Report D. Project Approach
2	Sales are projected to increase by 5% year on year
3	25% of the stage’s budget has been consumed
4	The development of the brochure will be outsourced to a creative agency

 

Sequencing

The Chief Executive has approached you to make major changes to the product brochure. In what order would the following likely activities be undertaken?

1. Authorisation of actions
2. Examine the Project Issue
3. Hold an Exception Assessment.
4. Record a Project Issue in the Issue Log.
5. Produce an Exception Plan.

a) 4, 2, 1, 5, 3

b) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1

c) 2, 4, 1, 5, 3

d) 2, 4, 1, 3, 5

e) 4, 1, 2, 5, 3

 

Assertion and Reason

Lines 1 to 3 in the table below consist of an Assertion statement and a Reason statement. For each line identify the appropriate selection from options A to E that applies. A selection may be used more than once or not at all.

Selection	Assertion	Reason
A	True	True	Reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B	True	True	Reason is correct but not an explanation for the assertion
C	True	False
D	False	True
E	False	False

	Assertion		Reason
1	Project Assurance should check that the Quality Log is being updated and that quality standards are applied correctly.	Because	Project Assurance is a function of the Project Board
2	Quality assurance should help outline the Business Case.	Because	The quality assurance function should ensure that the project fits with overall company strategy.
3	The Business Case is the responsibility of the project Executive	Because	The project Executive has ultimate responsibility for the project

 

The above are not actual exam questions, they are samples for reference.

The above questions are copyright of HiLogic Project Management 2008 and should not be copied without the written permission of HiLogic Project Management.