4.7.2 Describe the Key Relationships Between the ‘progress’ Practice and the Principles (11.7, Tab 11.4) PRINCE2-FOUNDATION-VERSION-7 Practice Questions (Page 1)

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1. 1application · medium

   A software project is planned in three management stages. At the end of stage 1, the project manager discovers that the stage is within tolerance, but the next stage's plan is based on assumptions that have changed. What should the project manager do?

   • AUpdate the stage 2 plan and present it to the project board for approval at the stage boundary.
   • BRaise an exception report because the assumptions have changed.
   • CAsk the project board to approve the next stage without a detailed plan.
   • DProceed to stage 2 with the original plan, since the stage is within tolerance.
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2. 2application · medium

   A project manager is assigning responsibilities for monitoring and reporting. The project board wants to be kept informed but does not want to be involved in day-to-day management. Which assignment of responsibilities best reflects the defined roles and responsibilities principle?

   • AThe project board monitors progress directly and makes all decisions.
   • BThe project assurance monitors progress and reports to the project manager.
   • CThe team managers report directly to the project board on a weekly basis.
   • DThe project manager monitors progress and reports to the project board at stage boundaries and via exception reports.
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4. 3foundation · easy

   Which PRINCE2 principle is supported by the progress practice's use of stage boundaries and checkpoint reports?

   • AContinued business justification
   • BDefined roles and responsibilities
   • CTailor to suit the project environment
   • DManage by stages
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5. 4expert · hard

   A project is in stage 2 of 4. The project manager discovers that the stage is forecast to exceed its cost tolerance, but the business case remains viable. The project board has delegated a cost tolerance of 5% to the project manager, and the forecast breach is 7%. What should the project manager do?

   • AUse the project's contingency budget to cover the overrun without informing the board.
   • BContinue the stage and report the breach at the next stage boundary.
   • CRaise an exception report to the project board, since the forecast breach exceeds the delegated tolerance.
   • DReduce the scope of the stage to bring costs back within tolerance.
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6. 5foundation · easy

   In the progress practice, what triggers the production of an exception report?

   • AA forecast that tolerances will be exceeded
   • BThe completion of a work package
   • CA minor deviation within tolerances
   • DA request for a change from the project board
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