PRINCE2 7 Foundation Practice Exam — All Questions
5 questions
Which PRINCE2 process is triggered by a project mandate and answers the question 'do we have a worthwhile and viable project?'
- a.Starting up a project✓
- b.Initiating a project
- c.Directing a project
- d.Controlling a stage
Starting up a project is a pre-project process triggered by the mandate. It produces a project brief and an outline business case so the Project Board can decide whether to authorise initiation.
Which process is owned by the Project Board and provides overall direction and key authorisation decisions?
- a.Managing a stage boundary
- b.Controlling a stage
- c.Initiating a project
- d.Directing a project✓
Directing a project is the Project Board's process. Through it the board authorises initiation, the project, each stage, and closure, and gives ad hoc direction, without being involved in day-to-day management.
Which process assembles the Project Initiation Documentation (PID) that establishes how the project will be managed?
- a.Starting up a project
- b.Initiating a project✓
- c.Closing a project
- d.Managing product delivery
Initiating a project builds the PID, the baseline defining objectives, scope, controls and the management approaches. It sets the firm foundation the Project Board approves before committing significant resources.
Which process is used by a Team Manager to accept, execute and deliver the work packages that create the project's products?
- a.Controlling a stage
- b.Managing a stage boundary
- c.Managing product delivery✓
- d.Directing a project
Managing product delivery is the interface where a Team Manager agrees a work package, oversees its execution, and delivers completed products back to the Project Manager for review and approval.
Near the end of a management stage, which process reports stage performance and produces the plan for the next stage?
- a.Managing a stage boundary✓
- b.Controlling a stage
- c.Closing a project
- d.Starting up a project
Managing a stage boundary provides the Project Board with an end stage report and the next stage plan, updating the business case and risks so the board can decide whether to authorise the next stage.