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PRINCE2 7 Pract. practice questions: People management
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1/5 · People management · easy
In PRINCE2 7th edition, project management is described through five integrated elements. Which combination of topics is addressed by the 'People' integrated element to help project professionals manage people effectively?
ALeadership, communication, and diversity & inclusion.
BBusiness case justification, risk appetite, and issue resolution.
CRecruitment procedures, payroll administration, and formal performance appraisal systems.
DFormal organisational design of the Project Board and definition of management stages only.
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2/5 · People management
A newly assembled project team is experiencing friction over overlapping responsibilities and disagreement about ways of working, which is starting to slow progress reporting during the early stage of the project. Which response best reflects PRINCE2 7 guidance on team dynamics?
AAdopt a strongly directive leadership style to suppress all disagreement and enforce immediate compliance with the plan.
BTake no action, since teams always resolve internal conflict on their own as they progress toward high performance.
CAsk the Project Board to disband the current team and recruit an entirely new team.
DRecognise this as a normal early stage of team development, and facilitate an open discussion to clarify roles, responsibilities, and ways of working.
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3/5 · People management · hard
The Executive on the Project Board has taken to allocating tasks directly to individual team members, bypassing the Project Manager, believing this speeds up delivery. The Project Manager is concerned about this pattern. Which statement best reflects appropriate judgment based on PRINCE2 7 guidance on people and leadership?
AThis is only inappropriate if it happens more than once during a management stage, consistent with PRINCE2's tolerance mechanism.
BThis is appropriate as long as the Executive records each instruction given to team members in the Daily Log.
CThis is inappropriate; the Executive should focus on direction and decisions within delegated tolerances, while the Project Manager retains accountability for day-to-day leadership and task allocation within the team.
DThis is appropriate, because the Executive's overall authority on the Project Board overrides the Project Manager's day-to-day management responsibilities.
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4/5 · People management
A team member has been contributing to product development for several weeks and has picked up some of the required skills, but recent quality issues with a returned product have knocked their confidence and enthusiasm. Which leadership style best matches PRINCE2 7 guidance on adapting to this person's current level of skill and commitment?
ACoaching — continue giving clear direction on what is required while also explaining the reasoning behind decisions and actively encouraging the person's input to rebuild their confidence.
BSupporting — step back from providing task direction and simply encourage the person to work through problems on their own.
CDirecting — issue detailed step-by-step instructions and closely supervise every task without discussing the reasoning behind decisions.
DDelegating — hand over full ownership of the work with minimal check-ins, trusting the skills already shown.
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A is correct. PRINCE2 7's people guidance draws on situational leadership, matching leadership style to an individual's competence and commitment rather than applying one style to everyone. Someone with some skill but low confidence/commitment needs both direction and support — a coaching style — rather than pure instruction, hands-off encouragement, or full delegation. Assuming that any prior skill automatically means less oversight is a common misreading this question targets.
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5/5 · People management · easy
A proposed design change would reduce manufacturing cost but would slightly increase the training burden on those who will operate the finished products. Which Project Board role is primarily responsible for judging whether this trade-off remains acceptable from the perspective of those who will use the products and realize the intended benefits?
ASenior User, because they represent those who will use the products and are accountable for specifying user needs and realizing the benefits.
BProject Assurance, because it independently checks that user requirements are being met throughout the project.
CSenior Supplier, because they are accountable for the resources, skills and technical solutions used to design and build the products.
DExecutive, because they hold overall accountability for the project and must personally approve every trade-off between cost and usability.
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A is correct. PRINCE2 7's three project interests split Project Board accountability so that the Senior User represents the people who will use the products and must realize the benefits, making them the natural owner of user-facing trade-off decisions. The Senior Supplier and Executive represent different interests (supply and overall business value respectively), and Project Assurance only advises rather than decides. Confusing these accountable roles is a frequent source of exam distractors.
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