PRINCE2 Agile Beyond the Project Environment PRINCE2-AGILE-FOUNDATION-V2 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21expert · hard

   An organization is scaling agile to the portfolio level. The portfolio office wants to ensure that all projects and programs are aligned with the organization's strategic goals. However, the organization also wants to maintain the flexibility to respond to changing market conditions. What is the most effective way to balance strategic alignment with flexibility?

   • ADelegate all portfolio prioritization decisions to individual program managers.
   • BCreate a fixed annual portfolio plan that is reviewed only at the end of the year.
   • CUse a portfolio kanban to visualize all work and review priorities regularly with stakeholders.
   • DEstablish a central committee that approves all changes to the portfolio plan.
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2. 22expert · hard

   A company has adopted PRINCE2 Agile and is now implementing DevOps to enable continuous delivery. The operations team is concerned that frequent releases will increase the risk of service disruptions. The development team wants to release updates multiple times per day. Which approach best balances the need for frequent releases with operational stability?

   • AImplement automated testing and deployment pipelines with feature toggles and canary releases to reduce the risk of each deployment.
   • BLimit releases to once per month to give operations time to prepare for each change.
   • CHave the development team deploy directly to production without any oversight to speed up the process.
   • DRequire all releases to be approved by a change advisory board before deployment to ensure operational stability.
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4. 23foundation · easy

   How does continuous integration (CI) support continuous agile development?

   • ABy automatically building and testing code changes frequently to detect issues early
   • BBy ensuring that only the project manager can approve code changes
   • CBy delaying integration until the end of the project
   • DBy requiring all code changes to be reviewed by a separate quality team
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5. 24application · medium

   A product owner is managing a product backlog for an e-commerce platform. The development team is ready to start the next sprint, but the backlog contains several large, complex user stories that are not well understood. The product owner wants to maximize the value delivered in the sprint. What should the product owner do?

   • AAsk the team to take the largest stories first to make significant progress on the most complex features.
   • BBreak down the large stories into smaller, more detailed items and prioritize them based on business value and dependencies.
   • CDefer all backlog refinement until after the sprint so the team can focus on coding.
   • DLet the team choose which stories to work on based on their technical interest.
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6. 25application · medium

   An organization is adopting DevOps to improve the flow of value from development to operations. The organization also wants to scale agile practices beyond individual projects to the portfolio level. Which combination of practices best supports both goals?

   • AUsing a project management office (PMO) to control all releases and ensure they align with the annual budget.
   • BImplementing continuous delivery pipelines and using a portfolio kanban to visualize and manage the flow of work across the organization.
   • CEstablishing separate teams for development and operations and having them coordinate through formal change requests.
   • DCreating a detailed annual plan for all projects and having operations review each release before deployment.
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