PeopleCert PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Project Management Exam Practice Test

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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 project has been set up with multiple teams - one for each area of delivery. Each team has its own team manager.

The LGA employee who is an expert in health has been appointed to act as customer representative to all four of the delivery teams.

What BEST explains how this approach tailors the organization theme?

AIt tailors the theme well because the customer representative should work full time on the project.

BIt tailors the theme well because the customer representative provides specialist information to the teams.

CIt tailors the theme poorly because a customer subject matter expert should provide expert knowledge on health.

DIt tailors the theme poorly because each delivery team should have dedicated resources and a stable team.

Answer : B

Appointing a customer representative with expertise in health ensures that all delivery teams have access to specialized knowledge and insights that can inform their work. This role supports the teams effectively by providing relevant information and ensuring that the project aligns with customer needs and expectations, enhancing collaboration across multiple teams.

Question 2

What does PRINCE2 Agile identify as a 'concept'?

APrioritizing what needs to be delivered.

BTrusting and not blaming others.

CSetting tolerances for each project objective to establish limits of authority.

DUsing daily stand-up meetings and user stories.

Answer : D

This option reflects key practices in Agile methodologies, emphasizing collaboration and iterative progress, which are central to Agile principles.

Question 3

Which is a reason for 'blending and weaving' PRINCE2 with agile at all levels within a project?

ATo adjust a 'command and control' culture for product delivery.

BProjects should be established with the intention of NOT delivering everything.

CTo allow teams to self-organize whilst staying in control.

DPRINCE2 Agile is NOT a substitute for PRINCE2.

Answer : C

This approach enables teams to adopt Agile practices while maintaining the governance and structure provided by PRINCE2, promoting both flexibility and control in project delivery.

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 facilitated a visioning workshop to develop the project product description.

Which statement, captured during the workshop, should be recorded in the project product description under the 'Composition' heading?

ATeam registration should capture: team name, players' names and ages, main contact for team, registration fees, parking and lunch requirements as well providing confirmation of booking.

BThe website must include the ability for teams to register for the football tournament (team registration).

CThe website must comply with all relevant data protection legislation.

DAs the organizer of the football tournament, I must be able to identify which teams have registered (under each age group) so that I can plan the tournament.

Answer : A

The 'Composition' section of the project product description details the specific elements and components that make up the product. This statement outlines the exact data and requirements that the team registration must capture, providing clarity on what the registration process entails.

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:

The typical approach to planning taken by the Event Village team is for the plans to be developed by the project manager and the Event Village team manager, and then presented to the team.

Which setting on the Agilometer is the MOST appropriate to reflect this approach?

AMedium/High for 'level of collaboration' because the team manager has been involved throughout the planning process.

BMedium/High for 'ability to work iteratively and deliver incrementally' because of the use of the feedback loop involving the team.

CLow/Medium for 'acceptance of agile' because the teams understanding of an agile way of working could be improved.

DLow/Medium for 'ease of communication' because this form of communication is too formal.

Answer : C

Since the planning is primarily developed by the project manager and the Event Village team manager and then presented to the team, it indicates a lack of full team involvement in the planning process. This approach suggests that the acceptance and understanding of agile principles within the team could be improved, warranting a Low/Medium rating for 'acceptance of agile.'

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

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 manager made a request for an additional full-time customer subject matter expert (CSME) to be allocated to the Staff Training Team for the next timebox, which is in Stage 3. This person is responsible for health and safety training within the LGA.

What BEST explains why this approach complies with the 'keep teams stable' target?

AIt applies the target well because the team manager should remove obstacles to delivery.

BIt applies the target well because the relevant skills should be available for each timebox.

CIt applies the target poorly because the LGA will NOT have access to the health and safety expert during Stage 3.

DIt applies the target poorly because the CSME should have been added during Stage 2 to improve progress.

Answer : B

By requesting an additional full-time customer subject matter expert (CSME) for the next timebox, the team manager ensures that the necessary expertise is available to the Staff Training Team. This stability in skills and resources helps the team maintain continuity in their work and increases the likelihood of successful delivery, aligning with the principle of keeping teams stable.