PRINCE2 M1 & PM3-
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PRINCE2 - answer A structured project management method.
Based on experience gained from thousands of projects.
PRINCE to has been designed to be... - answer actable so that it can
be applied to any project, regardless of purpose, scale, type,
organisation, geography or culture.
How is the adaptability of PRINCE2 achieved? - answer - Separating
the management of a project from the specialist development
activities, allowing any specialist activities to be integrated into a
controlled environment for the project.
- Focussing on what needs to be done to manage the project, rather
than prescribing how work is done.
- Requiring that the method is established specifically for the needs
& context of the project by the way it is applied & tailored.
What are considered outside the scope of PRINCE2? - answer 1.
Specialist aspects of project work.
2. Detailed project management techniques.
,What project management techniques can support the PRINCE2
method (but out of scope) - answer - Release Planning,
- User stories,
- Kanban,
- Timeboxing,
- Retrospectives,
- Critical path analysis,
- Earned value management.
5 integrated elements of PRINCE2 - answer - PRINCE2 Principles
- People
- PRINCE2 Practices
- PRINCE2 Processes
- The project context.
5 Integrated elements: PRINCE2 Principles - answer Guiding
obligations that determine whether the project is genuinely being
managed using PRINCE2.
- 7 principles.
- Unless all 7 are applied, it is not a PRINCE2 project.
5 Integrated elements: People - answer Projects need people
(working on & affected by the project).
- Understanding of the needs, capabilities, and motivations of the
people involved & the relationship between them is crucial to how
project is established & managed.
- People but at the centre of the method.
5 Integrated elements: Practices - answer
, What characteristics distinguish projects from BAU work? - answer
Projects introduce change and are temporary, with a defined start
and end, no matter the duration. Projects should involve a multi-
skilled team working cross-functionally. Each project will be unique
(different teams, customers, products, locations, and so on).
Projects always introduce uncertainty: threats and opportunities not
encountered during an organization's usual business.
Project - answer A temporary organisation that is created for the
purpose of delivering one or more business products according to
an agreed business case.
Characteristics of a project - answer - Cross-functional
- Change
- Unique
- Uncertainty
- Temporary
Topics not included in PRINCE2 - answer - Specialist aspects
- Detailed techniques (although does recommend x2 techniques).
Does not include this as they are restrictive - freedom to the right
way to go.
A PRINCE2 project follows... - answer 1. 7 principles that provide a
framework of good practice.
2. 7 practices - describe aspects of project management that must
be applied consistently throughout a project.
3. 7 Processes - describe the stages of a project lifecycle.
Features & benefits of PRINCE2 - answer - Proven
- Universal
INTRODUCTION/
OVERVIEW (+
Practitioner Concept
Refresh) with 100%
correct answers 2025
PRINCE2 - answer A structured project management method.
Based on experience gained from thousands of projects.
PRINCE to has been designed to be... - answer actable so that it can
be applied to any project, regardless of purpose, scale, type,
organisation, geography or culture.
How is the adaptability of PRINCE2 achieved? - answer - Separating
the management of a project from the specialist development
activities, allowing any specialist activities to be integrated into a
controlled environment for the project.
- Focussing on what needs to be done to manage the project, rather
than prescribing how work is done.
- Requiring that the method is established specifically for the needs
& context of the project by the way it is applied & tailored.
What are considered outside the scope of PRINCE2? - answer 1.
Specialist aspects of project work.
2. Detailed project management techniques.
,What project management techniques can support the PRINCE2
method (but out of scope) - answer - Release Planning,
- User stories,
- Kanban,
- Timeboxing,
- Retrospectives,
- Critical path analysis,
- Earned value management.
5 integrated elements of PRINCE2 - answer - PRINCE2 Principles
- People
- PRINCE2 Practices
- PRINCE2 Processes
- The project context.
5 Integrated elements: PRINCE2 Principles - answer Guiding
obligations that determine whether the project is genuinely being
managed using PRINCE2.
- 7 principles.
- Unless all 7 are applied, it is not a PRINCE2 project.
5 Integrated elements: People - answer Projects need people
(working on & affected by the project).
- Understanding of the needs, capabilities, and motivations of the
people involved & the relationship between them is crucial to how
project is established & managed.
- People but at the centre of the method.
5 Integrated elements: Practices - answer
, What characteristics distinguish projects from BAU work? - answer
Projects introduce change and are temporary, with a defined start
and end, no matter the duration. Projects should involve a multi-
skilled team working cross-functionally. Each project will be unique
(different teams, customers, products, locations, and so on).
Projects always introduce uncertainty: threats and opportunities not
encountered during an organization's usual business.
Project - answer A temporary organisation that is created for the
purpose of delivering one or more business products according to
an agreed business case.
Characteristics of a project - answer - Cross-functional
- Change
- Unique
- Uncertainty
- Temporary
Topics not included in PRINCE2 - answer - Specialist aspects
- Detailed techniques (although does recommend x2 techniques).
Does not include this as they are restrictive - freedom to the right
way to go.
A PRINCE2 project follows... - answer 1. 7 principles that provide a
framework of good practice.
2. 7 practices - describe aspects of project management that must
be applied consistently throughout a project.
3. 7 Processes - describe the stages of a project lifecycle.
Features & benefits of PRINCE2 - answer - Proven
- Universal
