PRINCE2 7 Found. practice questions: Issues practice

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1/5 · Issues practice · easy

What is the primary purpose of the issues practice in PRINCE2 7?

ATo define the means, frequency and content of communication with the project's stakeholders.

BTo establish and maintain the business justification for undertaking and continuing with the project.

CTo identify, evaluate and control the causes and effects of uncertain future events that could affect the project's objectives.

DTo identify, assess and control issues that could affect the project's objectives, including potential and approved changes to baselines.

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D is correct. The issues practice provides a mechanism to identify, assess and control any matter needing proactive management during the project — whether a request for change, an off-specification or a problem/concern — including control of changes to baselines. It is distinct from the risk practice, which handles uncertain future events, and from the business case practice, which handles justification.
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2/5 · Issues practice · easy

In PRINCE2 7, which type of issue describes a situation where a specialist product does not, or is forecast not to, meet one of its agreed specifications?

AProblem/concern

BOff-specification

CRisk

DRequest for change

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B is correct. PRINCE2 7 defines three types of issue: request for change, off-specification and problem/concern. An off-specification specifically refers to a product that fails, or is forecast to fail, to meet its agreed specification, distinguishing it from a proposed scope change or an uncertain future event.
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3/5 · Issues practice

Which of the following best defines a 'problem/concern' as a type of issue in PRINCE2 7?

AA proposal for a change to one of the project's baselines that requires formal assessment and approval.

BA forecast that a stage or project will exceed its agreed tolerances.

CA situation where a delivered product does not, or is forecast not to, meet its agreed specification.

DAny issue that needs to be resolved or escalated by the project manager but does not fall into the request for change or off-specification categories.

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D is correct. PRINCE2 7 recognizes three types of issue: request for change, off-specification and problem/concern. Problem/concern acts as the general category for any other matter the project manager needs to resolve or escalate that does not specifically involve a proposed baseline change or a failure to meet a specification.
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4/5 · Issues practice

In PRINCE2 7, once a management product has been formally reviewed and approved to be used as a reference point for comparison and control, what is it referred to as?

AA tolerance

BA milestone

CA configuration item record

DA baseline

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D is correct. A baseline is an approved version of a management product that acts as the basis for comparison during quality control, change control and progress control. Once a product is baselined, any proposed alteration must be raised and assessed as an issue, typically a request for change, before the baseline itself is amended.
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5/5 · Issues practice

To speed up decisions on minor requests for change, a Project Board delegates approval authority up to a set financial limit to a separate individual and sets aside dedicated funding to pay for whatever is approved. What are these two elements called in PRINCE2 7?

AChange authority and risk budget

BChange authority and change budget

CConfiguration librarian and quality budget

DExecutive and management stage tolerance

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B is correct. PRINCE2 7 allows the Project Board to delegate change-approval decisions to a change authority, which may be given a change budget to pay for approved requests without going back to the board each time. This keeps decision-making efficient while retaining Project Board oversight of larger or higher-cost changes. Confusing the change budget with the risk budget (used for risk responses) is a common exam trap.
↗ the official PRINCE2 7 Foundation syllabus (PeopleCert, 2023) — Issues practice

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