PRINCE2 Agile Beyond the Project Environment PRINCE2-AGILE-FOUNDATION-V2 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A multinational corporation wants to apply agile principles across its entire organization to improve business agility. The organization has many projects and programs, and the leadership team wants to ensure that agile practices are used consistently while still allowing for local adaptation. What is the most effective approach?

   • ACreate a central agile center of excellence that dictates all practices and processes for every team.
   • BEstablish a set of agile principles and values at the organizational level, and allow teams to choose the practices that work best for them.
   • CLet each team decide independently whether to use agile or waterfall, based on their preferences.
   • DMandate a single agile framework and require all teams to follow it exactly to ensure consistency.
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2. 12foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes adaptive planning in agile product management?

   • APlans are developed in detail for the immediate future and refined as understanding grows
   • BPlans are created once at the start and remain unchanged throughout the product's life
   • CPlanning is only done after the product is fully developed
   • DPlanning is the sole responsibility of the project manager without customer input
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4. 13expert · hard

   A company is transitioning from a project-based to a product-based approach. The product team is responsible for the ongoing development of a software product. The team is struggling because they are still using project-based metrics, such as on-time delivery and budget variance, to measure success. The product manager wants to shift the team's focus to continuous value delivery. Which change would best support this shift?

   • AKeep the project-based metrics but add a weekly review of the product backlog to track progress.
   • BReplace project-based metrics with product-based metrics such as customer satisfaction, feature adoption, and business impact.
   • CAsk the team to focus on delivering features quickly and measure success by the number of features released.
   • DUse the same project-based metrics but report them more frequently to stakeholders.
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5. 14expert · hard

   A product owner is responsible for a product that is used by multiple business units with conflicting priorities. The product owner must decide what to include in the next release. The business units have different customer segments, and each believes their features are the most valuable. What should the product owner do to maximize overall value?

   • ASplit the release into equal parts, giving each business unit an equal share of the features.
   • BUse a weighted scoring model that considers business value, customer impact, and strategic alignment to prioritize the backlog.
   • CPrioritize the features from the business unit with the highest revenue contribution.
   • DAsk the development team to decide which features are technically easiest to implement.
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6. 15foundation · easy

   How can agile principles be applied at the portfolio level to support business agility?

   • ABy fixing the portfolio contents for the entire fiscal year
   • BBy ensuring all projects are completed before starting new ones
   • CBy delegating all portfolio decisions to individual project teams
   • DBy regularly reviewing and reprioritizing investments based on changing business value
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