The Seven Practices
In PRINCE2 7, the seven 'practices' were known by which term in earlier editions?
- AProcesses
- BManagement products
- CPrinciples
- DThemesCorrect
Why: PRINCE2 7 (2023) renamed the seven 'themes' to 'practices'. They are aspects of project management that must be addressed continually: business case, organizing, plans, quality, risk, issues and progress.
The Seven Principles
How many principles does PRINCE2 7 define, and what is their defining characteristic?
- ASeven principles that must all be applied for a project to be genuinely following PRINCE2Correct
- BSeven principles that apply only to large, high-risk projects
- CNine principles that replace the need for a business case
- DFive principles that may be adopted selectively depending on project size
Why: PRINCE2 7 has seven principles, and they are universal: unless all seven are applied, the project is not being managed with PRINCE2. They are not optional or scaled by project size.