PRINCE2 Project Management Foundation (Version 7)

Last checked November 10, 2026 against the official PeopleCert exam page.

1. Question 1Project Management Principles

   A project has been running for several months. A new market analysis shows that the benefits it was set up to deliver are now unlikely to justify its remaining cost. Which PRINCE2 principle requires the Project Board to keep checking whether the project remains worthwhile?

   1. AManage by exception
   2. BDefined roles and responsibilities
   3. CFocus on products
   4. DContinued business justification
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   Correct answer: D

   Continued business justification requires the business case to be checked throughout the project, so a project that no longer makes sense can be stopped. Manage by exception concerns escalation when tolerances are forecast to be exceeded, Focus on products concerns defined outputs and quality, and defined roles concerns who makes decisions.

2. Question 2Project Management Practices

   Which PRINCE2 practice covers identifying threats and opportunities, assessing them, and recording their owners and planned responses?

   1. AProgress
   2. BQuality
   3. COrganizing
   4. DRisk
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   Correct answer: D

   The risk practice deals with uncertainty: threats and opportunities are logged with owners and responses. Progress covers tracking performance against plans, Organizing covers roles and governance, and Quality covers standards and checks for products.

3. Question 3Project Management Processes

   Which process is used to decide whether a proposed project is worth pursuing before it is formally initiated, and to prepare the project brief?

   1. AStarting up a project
   2. BManaging product delivery
   3. CDirecting a project
   4. DClosing a project
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   Correct answer: A

   Starting up a project is the pre-project process that checks whether the project is viable and prepares the project brief for initiation. Managing product delivery covers work package execution, Directing a project covers Board governance, and Closing a project ends the project.

4. Question 4Roles and Responsibilities

   A Project Board member is ultimately accountable for the project and owns its business case, and is responsible for making sure the project still delivers value to the organisation. Which role does this describe?

   1. ASenior User
   2. BProject Manager
   3. CExecutive
   4. DSenior Supplier
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   Correct answer: C

   The Executive is the single person accountable for the project and its business case on the Project Board. The Senior User represents the people who will use the product, the Senior Supplier represents those providing resources, and the Project Manager runs the project day to day.

5. Question 5People Management

   A project team brings together people from three departments who have not worked together before. The Project Manager runs a kick-off where each member explains their role, skills and how they like to work. What is the main benefit of this session?

   1. ABuilding shared understanding and trust across the team
   2. BReplacing the need for a formal project plan
   3. CRemoving the need for regular progress meetings
   4. DCreating a list of approval limits for each manager
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   Correct answer: A

   Early sharing of roles, skills and working preferences builds mutual understanding and trust, which helps a team work well together. The other options are wrong because a kick-off does not replace the plan, does not remove the need for progress meetings, and does not set approval limits.