3.7 Progress PRINCE2-PRACTITIONER-VERSION-7 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–24

1. 21application · medium

   During a project, a team manager reports that a work package is likely to exceed its time tolerance by five days. The project manager reviews the situation and determines that the stage tolerance will still be met. According to PRINCE2, what should the project manager do?

   • AAccept the deviation and continue monitoring, since the stage tolerance is not at risk.
   • BEscalate the issue to the project board immediately because the work package tolerance has been breached.
   • CInstruct the team manager to revise the work package plan to recover the five days, regardless of the impact on quality.
   • DUpdate the project plan to reflect the new end date and inform the project board of the revised schedule.
   Reveal Solution Discussion Select an answer first
2. 22application · medium

   A project manager is monitoring progress against the stage plan. The stage plan has a baseline with a cost tolerance of ±10%. The project manager receives a checkpoint report from the team manager indicating that the work package is 5% over budget. The project manager assesses that the stage is still within tolerance. What should the project manager do?

   • ARecord the deviation in the project log and continue to monitor the situation.
   • BUpdate the stage plan baseline to reflect the new cost forecast.
   • CInstruct the team manager to reduce costs immediately to bring the work package back within its tolerance.
   • DEscalate the deviation to the project board because the work package is over budget.
   Reveal Solution Discussion Select an answer first
4. 23expert · hard

   A project manager is tailoring the progress practice for a project that is being delivered using an agile approach. The project has a product owner who is responsible for prioritizing the backlog, and the team works in sprints. The project board is concerned about the lack of traditional progress reports. What is the most appropriate way to adapt the progress practice?

   • AUse the sprint burndown chart as the primary progress report and share it with the project board at the end of each sprint.
   • BEliminate formal progress reports and rely on the project board to attend sprint reviews.
   • CReplace highlight reports with sprint reviews and use the product owner to report progress to the project board.
   • DContinue to produce highlight reports but align their frequency with the sprint cadence and include information from the sprint reviews.
   Reveal Solution Discussion Select an answer first
5. 24expert · hard

   A project manager is tailoring the progress practice for a project that is part of a larger program. The program office requires a standardized highlight report format and a monthly reporting cycle. However, the project is a high-risk, fast-moving initiative that would benefit from more frequent reporting. What is the most appropriate approach?

   • ACreate a separate, more detailed report for the project board and send the program's standard report monthly.
   • BIgnore the program's requirements and report to the project board as frequently as needed.
   • CFollow the program's standard format and monthly cycle to ensure consistency and avoid conflicting with program governance.
   • DUse the program's format but increase the frequency to bi-weekly, and explain the rationale to the program office.
   Reveal Solution Discussion Select an answer first