PeopleCert PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Project Management PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Exam Questions

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Question 1

Project scenario - Get fit with football!

(Note: The companies and people within the scenario are fictional)

Introduction

A Local Government Authority (LGA) has decided to organize a six-a-side football tournament. The tournament will contribute towards achieving the targets set by a national initiative to improve the fitness of children under the age of 16. As part of the LGA's policy of self-funding, this has to be achieved at zero cost to the LGA (and therefore the local tax payer). The cost of the event will be covered through fees paid by teams registered to take part in the tournament, sponsorship and monies raised during the day. Any surplus would be used for the maintenance of local sports centres.

Teams can register under one of several age groups for both boys and girls. In addition, family members are asked to attend to provide support.

This sports event is designed to be a family day out. The football tournament will have an event village including a kidz'-zone, catering, car parking, mobile changing rooms and toilets. The tournament will take place on the LGA-owned football pitches near the centre of the town, although space is somewhat limited.

Scope

The initial scope of the project includes:

The project has been set up with four work streams to deliver this work:

1. Marketing

2. Website

3. Event Village

4. Staff Training

Project Background

The LGA have extensive experience in using PRINCE2 and will run the event as a single project. The project manager is fully conversant with PRINCE2 Agile. One office in the LGA building in the centre of town has been given to the project for the entire duration. The office is across the corridor from the Marketing Department and the project manager has already put a sign on the door that says 'Mission Control'.

Timeline

An initial timeline has been suggested and is shown in the following diagram. The timeline may evolve due to the agile ways of working. The timeline shows how work streams are broken down into work packages and/or timeboxes.

Website - Additional information

A new website will be built for the event. There are five work packages within this product:

1. Initial homepage:

2. Team Registration functionality:

3. Social media promoting the event and its aims.

4. Applications (apps) to promote healthy lifestyles including fitness and healthy eating apps.

5. Health Park:

The Website Team have a lot of experience in IT and have been using agile for several years. They are delivering the website through five two-week timeboxes. The team uses a Scrum Master to facilitate and the Scrum process and coach people accordingly.

The Website Team are very good at Scrum. They have created a set of tasks to assess more difficult work and they refer to this as sprint zero.

Using the Project Scenario and Website Additional information, answer the following question:

The Apps and Social Media work package includes the following requirements:

1. Fitness app - Must Have

2. Healthy eating app - Should Have

The burn-down chart is showing an ever-increasing negative gap between the ideal rate of progress and what has actually been delivered. The team manager decided not to deliver the healthy eating app. However, it is still forecast that requirement 1 cannot be completed within the current timebox.

The team manager escalated the issue to the project manager who instructed the team manager to immediately remove the burn-down chart from the information radiator.

What BEST explains how this approach applies the 'manage by exception' principle while taking into account the PRINCE2 Agile behaviours?

AIt applies the principle well because the project manager will now decide how to proceed with the issue.

BIt applies the principle well because the project manager's decision helps the Website Team self-organize within the constraints of the work package.

CIt applies the principle poorly because the Website Team should be empowered to deal with issues relating to the work package.

DIt applies the principle poorly because everyone in the Website Team should be aware that the work package is outside of tolerance.

Answer : C

By removing the burn-down chart from the information radiator, the project manager limits the team's ability to visualize and manage their progress and challenges. In PRINCE2 Agile, teams should be empowered to handle issues within their work package, and transparency through tools like the burn-down chart is essential for self-management and collaboration.

Question 2

Project scenario - Get fit with football!

(Note: The companies and people within the scenario are fictional)

Introduction

Teams can register under one of several age groups for both boys and girls. In addition, family members are asked to attend to provide support.

Scope

The initial scope of the project includes:

The project has been set up with four work streams to deliver this work:

1. Marketing

2. Website

3. Event Village

4. Staff Training

Project Background

Timeline

Website - Additional information

A new website will be built for the event. There are five work packages within this product:

1. Initial homepage:

2. Team Registration functionality:

3. Social media promoting the event and its aims.

4. Applications (apps) to promote healthy lifestyles including fitness and healthy eating apps.

5. Health Park:

The Website Team are very good at Scrum. They have created a set of tasks to assess more difficult work and they refer to this as sprint zero.

Using the Project Scenario and Website Additional information, answer the following question:

During the 'initiating a project' process, the project manager has decided to use the Cynefin framework to assess the project.

As a result, the following observation was made as part of the assessment:

'There is a relationship between the social media websites promoting active lifestyles and participation in sport. This in turn leads to an increase in the health and fitness of the people.

It will not be possible to measure the effect of the social media websites until after the project. The results of early communications on the websites should be reviewed in order to identify what effect it may be having, and why. This will then feed into further longer term initiatives at the LGA.'

How should this relationship be assessed according to the Cynefin framework?

AChaotic

BObvious.

CComplex.

DDisorder

Answer : C

In the complex domain, cause-and-effect relationships are not immediately apparent and can only be understood in retrospect. The relationship between social media websites promoting active lifestyles and their effect on health and fitness is not straightforward, as it involves multiple interacting factors. Since it will not be possible to measure the impact until after the project, the focus should be on observing and analyzing early communications and their effects. This aligns with the Cynefin framework's recommendation to probe, sense, and respond, allowing for adaptive management based on feedback and insights gained throughout the project.

Question 3

Project scenario - Get fit with football!

(Note: The companies and people within the scenario are fictional)

Introduction

Teams can register under one of several age groups for both boys and girls. In addition, family members are asked to attend to provide support.

Scope

The initial scope of the project includes:

The project has been set up with four work streams to deliver this work:

1. Marketing

2. Website

3. Event Village

4. Staff Training

Project Background

Timeline

Event Village - Additional information

The aim of the event village is to provide a range of services and activities for anyone attending the football tournament.

The event village will comprise a number of work packages:

1. Event village design

2. A 'kids-zone' which includes trampolines and swings, as well as the opportunity to try out other sporting activities

3. Stalls which will be sold to local businesses to raise funds for the event:

4. A car park for 200 cars.

5. Temporary facilities including changing rooms, toilets and shower facilities.

6. Dismantling of the event village and clean up.

The Event Village Team is assembled using staff from various LGA departments who have no experience of working with agile.

Using the Project Scenario and Event Village Additional information, answer the following question:

It has been agreed that supervised access to the vendor stalls will only be allowed between 16:00 and 20:00 on the day before the event to allow set-up.

Which is the BEST means of communicating these arrangements to all of the vendors?

AUsing visualizations in the form of diagrams and pictures.

BBy e-mailing everyone and asking for confirmation of receipt.

CBy telephone to discuss the arrangements with each stall holder.

DFace to face in a workshop to enable discussion.

Answer : B

Emailing all vendors provides a clear, documented way to communicate the specific arrangements, and requesting confirmation of receipt ensures that each vendor acknowledges the information. This method is efficient for reaching multiple vendors simultaneously while allowing them to refer back to the details later.

Question 4

Project scenario - Get fit with football!

(Note: The companies and people within the scenario are fictional)

Introduction

Teams can register under one of several age groups for both boys and girls. In addition, family members are asked to attend to provide support.

Scope

The initial scope of the project includes:

The project has been set up with four work streams to deliver this work:

1. Marketing

2. Website

3. Event Village

4. Staff Training

Project Background

Timeline

Website - Additional information

A new website will be built for the event. There are five work packages within this product:

1. Initial homepage:

2. Team Registration functionality:

3. Social media promoting the event and its aims.

4. Applications (apps) to promote healthy lifestyles including fitness and healthy eating apps.

5. Health Park:

The Website Team are very good at Scrum. They have created a set of tasks to assess more difficult work and they refer to this as sprint zero.

Using the Project Scenario and Website Additional information, answer the following question:

The project manager has agreed with the Website team manager delivering the Social Media work package that the team should try using the Kanban method along with their existing Scrum approach to improve delivery.

The team is now going to use a Kanban board as part of their information radiator.

Which explains the additional benefit of combining these two agile approaches during the 'managing product delivery' process?

AA Kanban board makes the status of the Social Media work package visible to the delivery team.

BUsing Kanban limits the amount of work being carried out by the team, with the aim of improving delivery during the sprint.

CUsing Kanban limits the amount of scope change on the project and therefore increases velocity.

DBy using Kanban, collaborative working is enabled between members of the Website Team delivering the social media.

Answer : A

A Kanban board provides a visual representation of the workflow, making it easy for the team to see the status of tasks within the Social Media work package. This increased visibility helps the team manage their work more effectively, identify bottlenecks, and facilitate communication, enhancing overall productivity and coordination during the delivery process.

Question 5

Project scenario - Get fit with football!

(Note: The companies and people within the scenario are fictional)

Introduction

Teams can register under one of several age groups for both boys and girls. In addition, family members are asked to attend to provide support.

Scope

The initial scope of the project includes:

The project has been set up with four work streams to deliver this work:

1. Marketing

2. Website

3. Event Village

4. Staff Training

Project Background

Timeline

Event Village - Additional information

The aim of the event village is to provide a range of services and activities for anyone attending the football tournament.

The event village will comprise a number of work packages:

1. Event village design

2. A 'kids-zone' which includes trampolines and swings, as well as the opportunity to try out other sporting activities

3. Stalls which will be sold to local businesses to raise funds for the event:

4. A car park for 200 cars.

5. Temporary facilities including changing rooms, toilets and shower facilities.

6. Dismantling of the event village and clean up.

The Event Village Team is assembled using staff from various LGA departments who have no experience of working with agile.

Using the Project Scenario and Event Village Additional information, answer the following question:

A requirement for the changing room facilities in the Event Village has been defined as a technical story as follows:

'Changing room facilities should have water pressure between 1.5 - 3 bar and must have a water pressure of at least between 0.1 - 0.5 bar.'

Has this requirement been recorded correctly?

AYes, because a product's performance range should only appear as a technical story.

BYes, because non-functional requirements may apply to more than one user story.

CNo, because non-functional requirements should always be part of the user stories.

DNo, because non-functional requirements should only be documented as quality criteria.

Answer : C

Non-functional requirements, such as performance criteria (in this case, water pressure), should typically be included as part of the user stories to ensure they are considered in the context of the overall functionality and user experience. This integration helps maintain a holistic view of what the system should deliver, ensuring that both functional and non-functional aspects are addressed together.

Question 6

Project scenario - Get fit with football!

(Note: The companies and people within the scenario are fictional)

Introduction

Teams can register under one of several age groups for both boys and girls. In addition, family members are asked to attend to provide support.

Scope

The initial scope of the project includes:

The project has been set up with four work streams to deliver this work:

1. Marketing

2. Website

3. Event Village

4. Staff Training

Project Background

Timeline

Staff Training - Additional information

The event will be supervised primarily by LGA staff volunteers. They will need to be trained in various skills so that:

A . the event is carried out safely and professionally;

B . staff members are able to give advice on health and fitness.

This is covered by four work packages:

1. Training syllabus:

* High-level design of the manual.

* Content of each module.

2. Course content for safety and professionalism:

* Detailed design of two modules:

* Health and Safety including basic first aid.

* Customer relations to look after people attending the event.

* Piloting the modules with a group of volunteers.

3. Course content tor giving advice on health and fitness:

* Detailed design of two modules:

* Exercise fundamentals including how to warm up and cool down.

* Healthy eating including what types of food are good for you.

* Piloting the modules with a group of volunteers.

4. Training delivery:

* Production of the training manual;

* Delivery of the training to the rest of the volunteers.

The Staff Training Team is staffed by in-house training staff members that have been involved in several waterfall projects but have not had any exposure to agile.

Using the Project Scenario and Staff Training Additional information, answer the following question:

The Staff Training Team had been working to the following assumption:

'All volunteers will be trained in all training materials.'

Quite late in the project, it has been identified that this assumption is incorrect. As a result, the team manager produced a chart of who needs to be trained in what modules. This was agreed with a customer representative and the team manager made the necessary amendments to the requirements in the backlog within the current timebox.

What BEST explains why the team manager's approach complies with the 'embrace change' target?

AIt applies the target well because the training will be delivered in the most accurate way.

BIt applies the target well because visualization is the most effective way to communicate change.

CIt applies the target poorly because the customer subject matter expert should represent the impacted stakeholders.

DIt applies the target poorly because the training acceptance criteria should be specified in the project product description.

Answer : A

By recognizing the incorrect assumption and producing a chart to clarify who needs to be trained in which modules, the team manager is adapting to the new information and ensuring that the training is aligned with the actual needs. This responsiveness to change helps deliver training more effectively, reflecting the principle of embracing change to improve outcomes.

Question 7

Which is a benefit that can be realized by a PRINCE2 organization seeking to adopt PRINCE2 Agile?

AComprehensive documentation is reduced as working software is a priority.

BReduced number of roles by combining project manager with team manager.

CLower cost of ownership throughout the life of the project's delivered product(s).

DImproved maintenance of a business case throughout the project

Answer : A

This benefit reflects the Agile principle of prioritizing working software over extensive documentation, which can lead to more efficient project delivery.