Practioner exam mock PRINCE2 Agile

The project manager used the Agilometer to assess the 'move premises' work stream. The Agilometer scored low for all sliders. The project manager then discussed the results of the Agilometer further with the team moving premises and discovered that the team is cautious in its approach. They want to obtain sign-off of the technical design for all production lines before moving any of them. The design needs to include many mandatory hygiene, health and safety requirements. The team then wants to move and test each production line, one by one. Which slider should the project manager set higher as a result of this discussion?

'Ability to work iteratively and deliver incrementally' because moving each production line individually will enable learnings to be applied to other lines.

The project manager is using the Agilometer to assess the prevailing agile environment in order to tailor PRINCE2 in the most effective way. Some of the Move Premises Team are positive about agile but are unsure how it can be used for the production lines. They are dedicated to the project and are constructive in team meetings when expressing their opinions, but they are insisting that a 'specify, design, build and test' approach is adhered to. Which slider should be set lower for the reason given?

Acceptance of Agile Reason: Behaving in a traditional way is preventing a change to a new philosophy.

According to the frequent releases focus area, which requirement would be MOST useful to deliver early to ensure that the project is viable?

Access to a delivery bay and improved car parking for the new site.

As a: production line worker; I want to: be able to transport the cheese into the refrigeration room located at the end of each production line; So that: the time needed to move the cheese into the refrigeration room is as short as possible. Which explains whether any part of this user story is appropriate?

All parts are appropriate because a user story should be the starting point for discussions

Which describes lean startup?

An approach to delivering new products quickly, initially based on setting up new companies.

The IT Team is delivering the 'Story of Cheese' work package. This timebox will require some information and advice from the Marketing Team to help with the history of Chesterton's and the history of cheese. This work will typically take about 2-3 hours daily. How should the Organization theme be tailored to ensure sufficient customer involvement in the IT Team?

Appoint a CSME because a part-time CSME should be able to provide the required customer view.

Which aspect of a traditional project management approach is necessary when PRINCE2 Agile is applied?

Appropriate control over the versions of products.

How is timeboxing typically described?

As a technique.

The following requirement has been specified for the moving of premises: As the operations manager responsible for all of the production lines; · I want to have the production lines for all cheeses sold by Chesterton's to be located on one site, alongside the office functions; · So that efficiencies can be achieved by managing staff and deliveries from a single location. What is the MOST appropriate way to record this wording ?

As an epic

The Marketing Team has identified the following issue: 'The newspaper advertisements during Stage 3 have not been as successful as we had hoped. The sales targets for the end of Stage 3 have not been achieved. Therefore, the forecast for the increased sales that must be achieved as a result of the project will no longer be achieved within the planned timescales.' Which of the 'six PRINCE2 aspects of a project' should be immediately assessed as a result of this issue?

Benefit.

The acceptance criteria relating to the new logo have been set at a high level in the project product description (PPD). The introduction section of the quality management approach contains the objective of ensuring that this standard is achieved. Which BEST explains why this statement should be included in the introduction section of the quality management approach?

Brand-u-Like need to ensure that the agile ways of working documented in the quality management approach will achieve the appropriate level of quality.

At the end of week 14, the project manager is getting ready to complete the closing a project process. The rebranding, marketing and premises move have all been completed. The website is now fully operational and the project manager wants to review how well the project has delivered the website in order to pass on lessons to future projects. How should the project manager complete the closing a project process?

By checking that lessons from website retrospectives, have been actioned in later timeboxes.

In Stage 4, work on the 'Stock Control' work package is underway. The CSME is unsure of exactly how the notification of low stock should work. Having gathered views from the customer representative and several stock control staff members, the requirement is still unclear. How should the Web&Go make sure that they are delivering what the customer wants?

By creating a spike as early as possible and inviting feedback from the stock control staff.

The Marketing Team Manager has confirmed that it will not be possible to complete all of the work involved in the three campaigns planned for Stage 3, where all three campaigns are 'Must Haves'. The Marketing Director has offered to hire a contractor to assist with the radio campaign. The radio campaign has the following quality criterion: 'Each advertisement must be at least one minute long, but should be two minutes long.' How should the Marketing Team apply the 'protect the level of quality' target?

By delivering a one minute radio advertisement in Stage 3.

A business analyst has been collecting ideas from sales staff on ways to improve the sales process. These ideas have been collated onto a backlog. This list of possible changes is being discussed during the starting up a project process along with other ideas to be included in the project. The value of each of these ideas needs to be understood by the members of the project board. How should the project management team BEST present the project brief to the project board in order to achieve this?

By discussing it along with the risks, costs and benefits of each idea displayed in the board room with the project board.

Web&Go is using Kanban to deliver the ordering work package in stage 3. How should the organisation theme be tailored for this team ?

By ensuring that the Web&Go team works closely with the project manager of the Golden Clog project.

During Stage 4, the Marketing Team is due to start work on a series of videos to put on a video sharing website. The release backlog for Stage 4 includes three separate videos as follows: · 'Life is all about cheese!' · 'Chestertons' Blue - How about you?' · Viral video - title and theme to be defined. How should the 'accept that the customer doesn't need everything' target be applied when planning the work of Stage 4?

By identifying the relative priority of each video and planning to deliver them all.

Web&Go are working on the payment timebox. The timebox includes the following requirements: · Secure payment - Must have; · Allow payment by credit card/debit card - Must have; · Allow payment by PayPal - Should have. How should Web&Go start delivering the team plan where the work in progress (WIP) limit on the build column of the Kanban board is 2?

By pulling requirements 1 and 2 onto the Kanban board first, ready to start work on them.

How does a delivery team 'blend and weave' PRINCE2 with agile ways of working?

By self-organizing within authority limits set by the project manager.

During the initiating a project process, the project office recommended that the project management team should further improve their agile behaviours. The improved behaviours and their value were discussed with the project management team during a workshop. They will be documented in the project initiation documentation (PID). How should the project manager communicate the agreed behaviours to the team?

By updating the existing behaviours listed under the 'team rules' on the information radiator.

It is reported during Brand-u-Like's daily stand-up that the executive is insisting that rebranded corporate clothing is worn by staff attending the International Cheese Festival. The team believes that the new logo cannot be made available to the clothing manufacturer in time. Therefore, the branded clothing will not be available for the festival. Which is the BEST way for Brand-u-Like to respond?

Call the project manager at the end of the meeting to escalate the problem and raise it as an issue.

The IT Team is delivering the 'Story of Cheese' work package. How should the IT Team plan the delivery of this work package to tailor the plans theme?

Create a plan using the prioritized backlog just before work is about to start on the timebox

Production line releases have been planned and the floor layout has been assigned to the four lines. At the end of Stage 3 the project board suggested that space is provided for a fifth production line because the project is turning out to be as successful as they had hoped. The project manager has suggested that release plans should complement the planning at the stage plan level in the future. Which BEST explains why this observation shows a good understanding of the frequent releases focus area?

Decision makers can be made aware of the significance of release planning

The high-level requirement for the main store for the cheese is that it MUST be kept at a constant temperature of at least 10 °C. The cooling unit to achieve this temperature is much more expensive than expected so the requirement was revisited. Not all the cheeses need to be stored at the same temperature. Which approach should be taken to deal with this issue?

Decompose the requirement to identify separate ranges for each cheese type.

Web&Go is working on the 'payment' timebox which includes: · Allow payment by credit card - Must Have · Allow payment by debit card - Should Have · Allow payment through an online payment system - Should Have. How should the principle of 'learn from experience' by applied to this work ?

Deliver credit card payment as soon as possible in order to receive early feedback from customers.

The Marketing Team is working on the advertisements in the first timebox but there is not enough time to complete them all. The remaining requirements to be completed for this timebox are: · Must have advertisements in the 'Good Food' and 'Great International Food' magazines; · Should have advertisements in 'Cook Organic' and 'The Vegetarian' magazines. How should the team respond, taking into account the 'five targets'?

Deliver the 'must have' advertisements as required and as many 'should have' advertisements as possible.

. Twenty-two requirements have been identified for the cheese dispatch process, broken down by number as follows: · Weighing cheeses - 2 · Wrapping cheeses - 2 · Labelling cheeses - 2 · Packing dispatch box - 4 · Weighing dispatch box - 2 · Addressing the dispatch box - 7 · Applying postage to dispatch box - 3 Which stage would the premises team MOST likely be in if they were applying the requirements focus area correctly?

Delivery stages because the requirements have been decomposed with additional details.

The premises team has decided to mark-out the production lines with cardboard boxes on the production room floor to validate that the production lines will fit. Which BEST explains why this approach is a good application of the rich communication focus area?

Demonstrations use visualization to convey more than facts

Which type of change should PRINCE2 Agile be used for?

Developing a new service which is not yet understood or fully defined.

The choice and order of which production line to move to the new premises may be affected by which cheeses Chesterton's decide to promote at the International Cheese Festival. Which is the MOST appropriate way to convey the impact that this decision has on the premises team?

Discuss in a meeting of the CSMEs from the premises and Marketing Teams.

The Marketing Team wants to issue some publicity about each type of cheese as that particular production line is moved over to the new premises. Which is the MOST appropriate way for the Premises Team to communicate timings and progress to the Marketing Team?

Discuss in frequent meetings involving the customer subject matter experts from both teams

During the initiation stage, the business case is being refined and the project plan is being produced. The following risk cause is identified: 'The marketing campaign and website delivery are both dependent on the timely delivery of the corporate logo to the defined level of quality.' How should the business case theme be tailored as a result of this risk cause?

Document how late delivery of the corporate logo will impact on the increased sales expected in the business case.

Moving the production lines one-by-one over a series of timeboxes means that the deliveries of ingredients, packaging and the dispatching of the cheeses will be difficult to coordinate across more than one site. Against which Agilometer slider would it be MOST appropriate to assess the risks as a result of this situation?

Ease of communication.

At the start of the project the Agilometer was used and the 'advantageous environmental conditions' slider was set at a high level across all sliders and all work streams. When reviewing the project's performance at the end of week 14, this was felt to have been too optimistic. Throughout the project it was found that Brand-u-Like was not willing to change their approach and would not commit to their work until it was fully documented and authorized. In which report should this information be included?

End project report.

Web&Go are working on the ordering timebox which includes: · Incorporating the new branding; · A cheese search and filter function; · A downloadable catalogue of cheeses. The most important deliverable for this timebox is to demonstrate how the new branding will be used on the website. How should the 'manage by exception' principle be applied to this work?

Ensure that a prototype is delivered in the first timebox, integrating the new branding with zero time tolerance.

The collateral work package is dependent upon the redesign of the corporate logo. In addition, the marketing campaign and 'Story of Cheese' are both dependent upon the outputs of the rebranding work. How should the Brand-u-Like team respond to this during the 'accepting a work package' stage?

Ensure that the dependencies are specified as development interfaces in the work packages.

Brand-u-Like is delivering the corporate clothing designs as part of the 'Collateral' work package. The current plan is for the actual clothing to be delivered (by an external supplier) at the end of week 14. Brand-u-Like has been advised by the executive that a set of rebranded corporate clothing is required before week 14, so that it can be worn by the staff attending the International Cheese Festival. Which is the BEST way for the project manager to respond in order to tailor the controlling a stage process?

Ensure that the product owner has prioritized the relevant user stories appropriately in the product backlog.

The business case identifies that the marketing campaign must achieve a minimum of a 10% increase in sales within three months to be viable, and it would also like to achieve a wider awareness of Chesterton's to improve their long term sales. Two television advertisements should achieve the highest increase in awareness but the sales increase is forecast to be approximately 5%. A promotion in magazines is forecast to increase the overall sales by 12% in the short term but is not expected to improve awareness. The Marketing Team is assessing the compromise between the numbers of television advertisements to run against the promotion in magazines. How should the team respond taking into account the 'five targets'?

Ensure the magazine promotion achieves a 10% sales increase and reduce the television advertisement benefits.

Brand-u-Like has been given the following quality criteria for the new letterheads they are working on: · Must adhere to the corporate image; · No spelling or grammatical errors; · Should be printable in black and white as well as colour to enable cheaper printing, if required. Which PRINCE2 principle is being applied?

Focus on products.

The Marketing Team is planning the work for the first timebox in Stage 3. At the end of this two-week timebox, the following campaigns are planned to be released: · Social media - it is thought that this campaign will generate the greatest response from potential customers and is critical; · Newspaper - the target market for Chesterton's cheeses is thought to be strongly influenced by newspaper advertisements; · Radio - this is seen as less critical as radio advertisements are on local stations and reach a more restricted audience. The Marketing Team manager has identified that it will not be possible to deliver all of the above campaigns in the current timebox. As a result, the team manager has consulted the CSME and they have agreed that the radio campaign should be delayed until timebox 2 in the current stage. Which reason explains why the team manager should 'be on time and hit deadlines' rather than deliver t

Generating increased cheese sales will give the project board early confidence in the ongoing business case viability.

There are four people working on the Marketing campaigns. These people have been working in the Marketing Team since the work started. With the recent success of the social media advertising, the Marketing Director has suggested that a social media expert be recruited to work in Stage 4 on additional advertisements. Which statement BEST describes why the Marketing Team should appoint this expert in accordance with the 'five targets'?

If new team members are required to deliver the extra advertising they should be added to a later low-level timebox.

The project manager was asked to attend a daily stand-up involving the IT Team during Stage 4. The 'Story of Cheese' work package was discussed and the Project Manager wanted to record the agreements reached for future reference. Where should this information be recorded?

In the daily log

During the starting up a project process, the following statement is captured: 'It is expected that Brand-u-Like will act in a more agile way than they have in the past with the use of MoSCoW prioritization and with a greater focus on collaboration.' Where should this statement be recorded as part of the starting up a project process?

In the project brief as part of the project approach.

During Brand-u-Like's most recent daily stand-up meeting, a rumour that one of their suppliers may become insolvent was reported. As a result, it was agreed that a safe-to-fail experiment should be conducted to determine the likelihood of this occurring. How effectively does this apply the risk theme?

It applies it poorly because a safe-to-fail experiment is NOT designed for determining risk probabilities.

It was recommended that a marketing campaign to promote Chesterton Blue is used to determine whether the proposed new corporate logo is sufficiently unique and recognizable. The customer subject matter expert (CSME) in the Brand-u-Like team has added this new marketing campaign to the Marketing Team's product backlog. How effectively does this apply the change theme?

It applies it poorly because the change needs to be managed at the appropriate level.

In an attempt to adopt a more agile way of working, Brand-u-Like has proposed replacing formal checkpoint reports with daily stand-ups, where team members will take turns to 'report' the team's progress to the project manager. How effectively does this tailor the use of a checkpoint report?

It applies it poorly because the daily stand-up meetings should NOT act as a 'reporting to' mechanism.

During the premises move it has been difficult to hold the daily stand-ups. Some teleconferences have been held but attendance at these has been varied. The team is now experimenting with a webcam showing the team's information radiator and sending out an alert to everyone's mobile telephone. As well as a reminder to call in, the alert also asks 'Is there anything blocking or potentially blocking your progress?' Which statement BEST explains how this approach applies the rich communication focus area?

It applies the focus area well because a multi-faceted approach to communication makes it easier and more effective.

The premises team has planned to move the production lines one-by-one over a series of timeboxes, rather than moving all lines at the same time in the last timebox. However, this approach means that the deliveries of ingredients and packaging and the dispatching the produced cheeses will be difficult to coordinate. Which statement BEST explains how this approach applies the frequent releases focus area?

It applies the focus area well because it will highlight early learnings with the moving of the production lines.

The project manager is using Brand-u-Like's burn-up chart to track progress. How effectively does this apply the PRINCE2 Agile guidance when tailoring the managing product delivery process?

It applies the process well because the project manager can access information about progress at any time.

The project is now in stage 4 and the marketing campaign has led to a significant increase in demand for a wider range of cheeses. However, the radio campaign was not delivered during stage 3 and at the current rate of progress it is unlikely that all of the following remaining campaigns will be delivered during the stage: · Radio; · Television; · Video sharing using social media. The CSME has confirmed that the video sharing is now seen as equally important to the other remaining campaigns and the Marketing Team should deliver everything from all three campaigns in the current timebox. Which reason explains how this applies the 'accept that the customer doesn't need everything' target?

It applies the target poorly because requirements should be broken down and prioritized in order to deliver on time to quality.

The Stage 3 'Marketing' work package includes the following newspaper requirements: · Full-page advertisement - Should Have · Half-page advertisement - Must Have The Marketing Team is running behind schedule and has asked for advice from the project manager. The project manager has requested that the Marketing Team keeps to the time allocated and delivers only the half-page advertisement during the stage. How does this apply the 'being on time and hitting deadlines' target?

It applies the target well because the half-page advertisement contributes to increased sales following Stage 3.

During Brand-u-Like's daily stand-up, a rumour that the supplier of the banners may be about to become insolvent was reported. As a result, it was agreed that a safe-to-fail experiment should be conducted. This will determine whether Brand-u-Like could complete the work of adding an extra logo to the banners themselves if necessary. How effectively does the use of the safe-to-fail experiment apply the risk theme?

It applies the theme well because a trial can be used to explore the impact on the timebox plan.

Brand-u-Like has created a risk register on its team board. It is updated during daily stand-ups as the risks associated with delivering the corporate logo are discussed. Brand-u-Like is finding this agile way of working to be very effective in monitoring risks associated with the work package. The team manager sends photographs of the team board to the project manager daily. The project manager uses this information in order to review the work package status. What BEST explains how this approach to risk management tailors the risk theme?

It applies the theme well because the team's risks are being reported effectively to the project manager.

How might a PRINCE2 organization gain by using PRINCE2 Agile?

It benefits from the advantages of integrating agile into their existing PRINCE2 practices.

The products produced by Brand-u-Like will be delivered in stage 2 only. The project board has agreed to visit the board room to review the burn charts each week. Which reason BEST explains whether this is a suitable approach for the directing a project process?

It is a good approach because decision-making may be informed by information pulled from the project.

When contributing to the development of the change control approach, Brand-u-Like wish to specify how changes to the detailed brief they have produced will be managed. They can then charge for changes made to it. Which reason BEST explains whether the change control approach should be used in this way?

It is unsuitable because change should be allowed for at the product delivery level by trading requirements.

Which describes the PRINCE2 method of project management according to the eight guidance points?

It recommends a flexible, delegated approach to project management.

The CSME on the Marketing Team who is responsible each day for updating social media for the Golden Clog project is on holiday during weeks 8-9. Brand-u-Like, who is rebranding Chesterton's Cheese, has several trainees and has offered to transfer these trainees at a reduced rate to the Marketing Team to assist in this work. Why should the project manager resist this request in accordance with the 'keep teams stable' target?

It should be possible for other people in the team to do this work in order to maintain effective working relationships.

The project manager has decided that the benefits review plan (BRP) should only be checked in the 'closing a project' process during Stage 4. It will then be used to measure the increase in sales following the International Cheese Festival. What BEST explains how this tailors the benefits management approach?

It tailors the benefits management approach poorly because increased sales should be measured during the end of Stage 3.

At the end of Stage 3, the payment timebox is just coming to an end. The project manager is planning to demonstrate the ordering and payment functionality that is being delivered. Several staff from the sales department are attending the demonstration. What BEST explains how this tailors the 'managing a stage boundary' process?

It tailors the process well because release reviews can demonstrate what has been delivered to a range of stakeholders.

At the end of week 7, the first timebox relating to the ordering on the website has been completed. The Web&Go team manager has been planning a retrospective with an independent facilitator. They have spent two hours planning with the following conclusions: · All team members working on the ordering work package stage (including staff from Web&Go) should attend as well as the project manager; · At the retrospective, the focus should be on establishing how rich communication has contributed to a successful delivery of the timebox and how it should be used going forward. Which BEST explains how well this tailors the controlling a stage process?

It tailors the process well because the retrospective should focus on understanding how team behaviours can be improved.

The following risk has been identified during the assessment of the Agilometer and entered into the risk register. The risk register is displayed on the information radiator in the board room. 'As Web&Go are using a Kanban approach and the IT Team are using a basic agile approach using different terminology, there is a risk that it may result in poor communication, leading to the failure to integrate the products effectively into a single, coherent website.' What BEST explains how this tailors the risk register?

It tailors the risk register well because it records the results of the agile risk assessment.

When preparing the business case, the project manager asked Web&Go to estimate the effort required for the customer account/login function. Web&Go has been asked to provide estimates based on a best-case scenario for each of the following: · Customer name, title and gender; · Delivery address and delivery preferences e.g. time of day; · Billing address; · Contact details including email, home telephone, work telephone and mobile/cell phone; · Password and 'forgot my password'. What BEST explains how this approach tailors the business case theme?

It tailors the theme poorly because a high level requirement to create a customer account/login should have been used.

During Stage 3, the 'Payment' work package is being delivered. It includes the requirement to deliver 'secure payment'. Several user stories have been developed to identify the requirement in more detail. A Web&Go developer has identified that one of the user stories conflicts with one of the acceptance criterion specified in the project product description. The project manager has advised that this change to the project product description can be agreed dynamically with the customer subject matter expert. What BEST explains how this approach tailors the change theme?

It tailors the theme poorly because changes to the project product description affect a baseline product

The 'Chesterton's Cheese? Yes please!' project retrospective concluded that despite the campaign being successful, the company has a recognition problem in its non-English speaking markets. It was recommended that future campaigns make use of uniquely distinguishable branding. Which PRINCE2 principle being applied?

Learn from experience.

The premises team is made up of both operations and maintenance staff, assigned full-time to the team. The operations process must comply with hygiene regulations and therefore the operations staff is focused on delivering the required level of quality. The operations staff members feel that only they have the authority and knowledge to make the key decisions with respect to how the lines are set-up. They are unhappy that the maintenance staff members have, in the past, not appropriately implemented some minor operational requirements. Which slider on the Agilometer would be MOST appropriate to give a low setting as a result of this behaviour?

Level of collaboration.

Which describes an agile approach which can be integrated with PRINCE2 Agile?

Limiting the amount of work under way and using visualization to show progress.

Which characteristic justifies a low-level setting for the 'Ability to work iteratively and deliver incrementally' slider on the Agilometer for this part of the project?

Little benefit will be achieved from delivering parts of each production line into operational use.

One purpose of the marketing campaign is to promote awareness of the Chesterton's Blue cheese, using advertisements based on the smell of the cheese. There is a negative reaction from the public to the first advertisement. Further research identified that this is because the public dislikes the photographs of noses on the advertisement. The Marketing Team decide to immediately change from using photographs of noses to new ones based on smiling faces in the next timebox. Which BEST describes why this change complies with the 'embrace change' target?

Making changes according to feedback should result in a more successful product.

The project manager used the Agilometer to assess the agile environment in order to tailor PRINCE2 in the most effective way. Each production line is similar but not exactly the same. Due to an initial plan that moved the current production lines in a specified order, it was observed that the 'Flexibility on what is being delivered' slider is low. Which is the MOST appropriate response to this observation?

Monitor customer demand in case it affects the sequence in which the lines are moved.

Brand-u-Like is working on the 'Collateral' work package in Stage 2 and has agreed the priorities for each of the requirements. Brand-u-Like believes that it is unlikely that all of the requirements will be delivered during the timebox as some of them are still being explored. Brand-u-Like is keen to become more agile and responsive in the way they work with Chesterstons. How should Brand-u-Like monitor progress to tailor the progress theme?

On a burn-up chart.

Entrance to the new site is via a narrow access road. There are parking restrictions linked to lorries using this access road. Which requirement is MOST likely to have the lowest priority?

Parking to be available for all staff at the new site

There are two work packages within the Rebranding work stream. Each work package will be managed as a separate timebox. The 'Rebranding' work packages will form a release. Which statement explains how this approach to planning tailors a work package?

Planning should focus on the immediate future and this should relate to timeboxes of two to four weeks.

During the P1 timebox, a requirement is identified for the post room dispatcher to know the weight of parcels to calculate the correct postage. During the timebox, an additional requirement was identified for a warning label to be fixed to heavy parcels needing more than one person to lift them safely. Which action is the BEST way of addressing this change to the requirements?

Prioritize the new requirement in order to allow for the swapping of requirements between timeboxes.

The project manager has authorized the 'Collateral' work package which must be delivered by the end of Week 5. It includes the following requirements: Corporate signage - Should Have; Website look and feel - Must Have; Letterheads - Must Have. The corporate signage is not thought to add as much value as the other products. Why does this represent a good application of the 'manage by exception' principle?

Prioritized requirements enable Brand-u-Like to plan their delivery within the limits agreed with the project manager.

Which aspect of PRINCE2 benefits MOST from blending with Agile ?

Product delivery.

During Stage 4, the Cheese Marketing Association informed Brand-u-Like that Chesterton's Cheese is allowed to use its quality accreditation logo as part of its branding on all of their marketing materials and products. How should this be managed by Brand-u-Like?

Raise an issue to inform the project manager.

The project manager has worked with Brand-u-Like to create a work package which releases the collateral items in weeks 4 and 5. The stage plan shows the collateral items as a list in the form of a backlog. Brand-u-Like has produced a release backlog which covers two sprints each of one week duration. Which statement BEST explains why this approach is appropriate for the managing product delivery process?

Release and sprint backlogs can be used effectively to plan the work required in a work package.

During the project kick-off it was agreed how the project management team should work together. The project manager made the following note during the meeting: 'It is all of our responsibilities to look out for risks. We will raise them as soon as we see them.' In which management product should this be recorded to formally communicate this agreement?

Risk management approach

Which statement accurately reflects one of the eight guidance points?

Scrum and Kanban can be used in both a project and BAU context.

The following requirement has been specified as part of the move premises work stream: As a: stock controller I want: to be able to move stock into a stock room Which is the BEST entry for the 'benefit' in this user story?

So that response times can be improved by having stock in one location.

Which characteristic is MOST likely to apply to a project using PRINCE2 Agile?

Teams are created as the environment is temporary.

The IT team is using a burn-down chart for the Story of Cheese work package. The line showing the amount of work done is above the line showing the ideal rate of progress and is relatively flat. The IT team manager concluded that the focus should now be on incorporating the new branding onto the website and the history of Chesterton's for the remainder of the timebox. Other, lower priority, requirements are not going to be delivered as a result. What BEST explains why this response to the burn-down chart tailors the progress theme well?

The IT team velocity is too slow to deliver all products at the current rate of progress.

The results of the advertisements carried out during Stage 3 have been analyzed. The social media advertisements were found to be far more effective than expected. The customer subject matter expert (CSME) has recommended that additional social media advertising should replace the planned TV advertising in Stage 4. Which statement BEST describes why the Marketing Team should agree this change in accordance with the 'five targets'?

The Marketing Team can swap the social media advertising with TV advertising if both require similar effort.

During Stage 3, the first social media advertising is due to be delivered. It was decided that a simple, single-page social media site must be delivered in the first timebox. Information gathered will be used to develop the later campaigns to the defined level of quality. Which statement BEST describes why the Marketing Team should deliver the simple site in accordance with the 'five targets'?

The Marketing Team should deliver a minimum viable product on time to enable learning.

During Stage 2, the following user story has been developed as part of the P1 work package: As a: delivery van loader I want to: know the weight of any box So that: I can avoid injury. Which explains how this user story could be improved?

The benefit could include the name of the Health and Safety regulations being complied with.

The move of the first production line to the new premises has been completed. Which feedback would be MOST useful according to the frequent releases focus area?

The delivery lorries were unable to gain access to the site.

Which describes an agile approach which can be integrated with PRINCE2 Agile?

The improvement of processes to maximize value by removing wasted time and effort.

The premises team has just been appointed and is made up of operations and facilities staff. Which characteristic justifies a high-level setting for the 'ease of communication' slider on the Agilometer for this part of the project?

The operations staff monitors their performance and level of production achieved through a visible dashboard.

During stage 4, work on the Story of Cheese is due to commence. The IT team are delivering this work package which includes the following requirements: · Incorporation of the new branding; · History of cheese; · History of Chesterton's. How should the work package for this timebox be authorized?

The project manager should agree the content of the work package with the IT Team at a timebox planning meeting.

Web&Go is delivering the 'Payment' work package in Stage 3. A Web&Go developer has written the tests for the payment functionality at the beginning of the timebox. These tests will be used by the team to check that it works correctly. What BEST explains why this 'test-driven approach' tailors the Quality theme well?

The quality management approach should specify the use of 'check first' when delivering the payment functionality.

A marketing campaign to promote Chesterton Blue will target a non-English speaking country in order to determine whether the proposed new corporate logo is sufficiently unique and recognizable. The senior user will approve the chosen logo. During Brand-u-Like's most recent daily stand-up meeting, a number of observations were made. Which observation should be recorded as an item that that may potentially block the team's progress?

The senior user has reported that they may have limited availability over the next three months.

Web&Go is delivering the 'Stock Control' work package within Stage 4 using a Kanban approach. Chesterton's IT Team is working on the 'Story of Cheese' work package later in the same stage. All requirements have been prioritized using MoSCoW prioritization . A release has been planned at the end of Stage 4 incorporating the outputs of both work packages. Why is this is a good application of the 'manage by stages' principle?

The two timeboxes are combined to form a release within Stage 4.

The following user story has been defined by the project manager for delivery during Stage 4: 'As a Chestertons' sales assistant, I want to see a high quality, successful TV campaign, so that I will receive a bonus for achieving my sales targets.' No other information has been provided to support this user story. Which reason explains why this is a poor application of the 'protect the level of quality' target?

The user story should include an appropriate function and flexible acceptance criteria.

The project product description for the Golden Clog project includes the following acceptance criterion in relation to the marketing campaign: 'The marketing campaign must accurately describe the ingredients and characteristics of the 5 most popular cheeses to generate enquiries about these cheeses at the International Cheese Festival.' Which reason explains why the team manager should 'protect the level of quality' of the marketing campaign?

There will be confusion from customers at the International Cheese Festival if the campaign does not advertise the cheeses accurately.

It has been recommended that a marketing campaign be used to determine whether the proposed new corporate logo is sufficiently unique and recognizable. This campaign will target a non-English speaking country. How effectively does this apply the 'continued business justification' principle?

This applies the principle well because it will help identify the minimum viable product for the new corporate logo.

The project manager used the Agilometer to assess the prevailing agile environment in order to tailor PRINCE2 in the most effective way. Due to the current production processes being located over several sites and the landlord of the new premises being in a time zone of over ten hours difference, it was observed that the 'Ease of Communication' slider is low. Which action is an appropriate response to this observation?

To use web-cams on calls to the team and landlord to enable face-to-face communication.

The Web&Go team are delivering the ordering work package stage using a Kanban approach. The work package includes the following requirements: · Create an order for some cheese - Must have; · Change an existing open order that has been submitted - Should have; · Create a customer account/login - Must have. How should Web&Go estimate the delivery of this work package so that the plans theme is tailored appropriately?

Use the previous lead times from similar work items for other customers to estimate the three requirements.

Web&Go is using a Kanban approach to delivery. The following three requirements have been specified on a backlog: Change customer details - Effort: Large Incorporate new branding - Effort: Large Cheese catalogue download - Effort: Medium Note: Large effort - relates to a lead time of 10 days or more. Medium effort - relates to a lead time of 5 - 10 days. Web&Go has started work on all three requirements simultaneously. Why is this is a poor application of the 'focus on products' principle

Work within stage 3 should be broken down to enable prioritization and the amount of work in progress to be controlled.

The Marketing Team believes that the most successful viral marketing videos are normally uploaded to YouTube® and shared by people using Twitter®. Videos on Facebook® have much less impact. Adding pictures from the video onto Instagram® could also improve the take-up rate. The acceptance criteria need to be set for where the video is made available. Which tolerance level is MOST suitable for the acceptance criteria, in order to comply with the 'protect the level of quality' target?

Zero tolerance on the need for the video to be on YouTube® with a tolerance range of 1- 5 photos on Instagram®.