PRINCE2 Project Management Practitioner (Version 7)

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

1. Question 1PRINCE2 Principles

   A project's benefits are no longer achievable at a reasonable cost after a shift in the market. The Project Board wants a principle that makes it check, at each point, whether the project is still worth doing. Which principle applies?

   1. AContinued business justification, so the business case is checked throughout the project
   2. BFocus on products, so the outputs and their quality criteria are defined before work on them begins
   3. CManage by exception, so the Project Board only reviews the project when a tolerance is forecast to be breached
   4. DTailor to suit the project environment, so the method is adjusted to the size, risk and complexity of the work
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   Correct answer: A

   Continued business justification requires the business case to be reviewed throughout the project, so the project continues only while it remains viable and desirable. Manage by exception concerns tolerances, focus on products concerns outputs and quality, and tailoring concerns adapting the method, so none of them directly tests ongoing viability.

2. Question 2PRINCE2 Practices

   A team identifies a risk that a supplier's late delivery could push a key product past its agreed date. The Project Manager logs it with its probability, impact and a proposed response. Which PRINCE2 practice does this activity belong to?

   1. ARisk practice, which identifies, assesses and responds to uncertainty that could affect objectives
   2. BQuality practice, which defines the standards that products must meet and how those standards will be checked
   3. CProgress practice, which tracks performance against the plan and the agreed tolerances over time
   4. DIssues practice, which handles problems, requests for change and off-specifications to the agreed baselines of the project
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   Correct answer: A

   The risk practice covers identifying, assessing and planning responses to uncertainty, including logging risks in the risk register. Quality, progress and issues are separate practices that address standards, performance tracking and change control respectively.

3. Question 3PRINCE2 Processes

   The Project Board must decide whether to formally approve the project to move into delivery after initiation has been completed. Which process contains this decision?

   1. AStarting up a Project, in which the project brief and outline business case are prepared
   2. BControlling a Stage, in which the Project Manager assesses progress against each work package
   3. CInitiating a Project, in which the Project Initiation Documentation is created and approved
   4. DDirecting a Project, in which the Project Board authorises the project and each stage
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   Correct answer: D

   Directing a Project covers the Project Board's decisions, including authorising the project and each stage. The other processes prepare the project, create the initiation documents or control day-to-day work within a stage.

4. Question 4Key Roles and Responsibilities

   The Project Board wants routine change requests under a set limit to be decided without waiting for a full Board meeting. Which role should be given this delegated authority?

   1. AChange Authority, which decides on requests for change within a limit delegated by the Project Board
   2. BProject Assurance, which provides independent checks on the project's business, user and supplier interests
   3. CProject Support, which provides administrative services such as document control and configuration management
   4. DTeam Manager, which manages the people who produce the products allocated to them in work packages
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   Correct answer: A

   The Change Authority can be given delegated authority by the Project Board to approve or reject change requests within agreed limits. Project Assurance checks interests on the Board's behalf, Project Support provides administrative services, and Team Managers deliver products, so none of them is the right delegate for change decisions.

5. Question 5People Management and Collaboration

   Two team members strongly disagree about how a product should be designed, and the disagreement is slowing progress. What should the Project Manager do first?

   1. AAsk the Project Board to decide the design now so that the work can continue without any further delay
   2. BBring both people together to explore their views and agree the criteria the product must meet
   3. CGive the design task to whichever team member has the most seniority so the discussion can end quickly
   4. DLeave the disagreement alone until testing, when the design can be checked objectively against results
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   Correct answer: B

   Bringing the people together to explore views and agree the product's criteria is the collaborative first step, and keeps the decision grounded in agreed requirements. Escalating immediately, imposing a decision by seniority or delaying the issue until testing each skip the attempt to resolve it within the team.