PRINCE2 Practitioner

Lesson 20PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam and Exercises

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Objectives

Understand the structure of the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam

After completing
this lesson, you will Identify the various question types in a PRINCE2 Practitioner exam
be able to: Solve different scenario-based sample exercises
Attempt full length PRINCE2 Practitioner mock tests

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Introduction to PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam

The different features of the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam are as

follows:
The PRINCE2 Syllabus contains some learning objectives that
are only required at the Practitioner level.
The exam aims to enable the participant to exhibit a
comprehension of PRINCE2 and apply PRINCE2 methodologies
correctly to the scenarios provided.
The validity of PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner qualification is
of 5 years.
Re-registration is required within 35 years.

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Structure of PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam

There are three booklets in the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam. The three booklets are as follows:

Contains a scenario involving an organisation, including its description, as well

Scenario Booklet as requirement and objective of a project. It can also contain additional
information for one or more questions.

Question Booklet It contains 6 questions about Themes and 2 questions about Processes.

Answer Booklet Contains answer sheets on which the participant needs to write the answers.

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PRINCE2 PractitionerSyllabus

There are 15 syllabus areas in PRINCE2 Practitioner exam encompassing the following topics:

Sl. No. Syllabus Areas Sl. No. Syllabus Areas

1. Business Case theme 2. Organisation theme
3. Quality theme 4. Plans theme
5. Risk theme 6. Change theme

7. Progress theme 8. Starting up a Project Process

9. Initiating a Project Process 10. Directing a Project Process
11. Managing a Stage Boundary Process 12. Closing a Project Process
13. Controlling a Stage Process 14. Managing Product Delivery Process
15. Overview including principles and tailoring PRINCE2 to a project environment

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PRINCE2 PractitionerExam Pattern

The PRINCE2 Practitioner exam consists of five different types of questions within the paper.

Multiple Choice There are multiple options given for the question, of which, the participant will have to choose the
Questions correct one.
Multiple Response
Questions There are more than one correct answer for these type of questions.

Matching Questions The participant needs to match the content in column A with B.

Sequencing Questions The participant needs to sequence the events in the order they should appear in.

The participant needs to decide if the assertion as well as the reason given for the assertion is TRUE or
Assertion/Reason
FALSE.

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Question TypeMultiple Choice Questions

The multiple choice questions have a standard statement of choose one from a list of possible
options. Following is an example:

Q Answer the following question about the relationship between the Communication Management Strategy
and other PRINCE2 products and themes.
Which statement correctly describes the relationship between the Communication Management Strategy and the
Organization theme?

A A. The Communication Management Strategy is approved by the Project Manager.

B. The Communication Management Strategy includes the information flow both to the interested stakeholders
from the project, and from the interested stakeholders to the project.
C. All identified stakeholders should review the Communication Management Strategy.

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Question TypeMultiple Response Questions

The multiple response questions have a standard statement of choose two correct options from a list
of 5 options. Following is an example:

Q Answer the following question about the use of configuration management. Remember to select 2 answers to each
question.
Verification and audit: Which 2 areas would be reviewed when doing a configuration audit?

A A. The entries in the Project Product Description are correctly specified.

B. Specialist products are identified correctly.
C. A product matches the state recorded in its Configuration Item Record.
D. The retrieval of products is following the configuration management procedure.
E. Risks to products are being assessed according to the Risk Management Strategy.

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Question TypeMatch the column questions

The matching questions have a standard statement of link items in one list to items in a second list.
Following is an example:

Q Column 1 is a list of true statements from the Starting up a Project process. For each statement in Column 1, select
from Column 2 the product in which the statement should have been recorded. Each selection from Column 2 can
be used once, more than once or not at all.
Column 1 Column 2

1 The feasibility study must be approved by the Board of Directors before any development on the new A. Lessons Log
project can commence.

2 The company could ignore the recommendation from the feasibility study and NOT produce the new B. Outline Business Case
product.

3 Other new product developments have suffered adversely when the business areas were not involved C. Stage Plan
during the development of the products.

4 70% of the people from the trial group must confirm that they would buy the new product. D. Project Product Description

A KEY1:C, 2:B, 3:A, 4:C

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Question TypeSequencing Questions

The sequencing questions have a standard statement of link items in one list to items in a second
list. Following is an example:

Q Column 1 is a list of true statements from the Starting up a Project process. For each statement in Column 1, select
from Column 2 the product in which the statement should have been recorded. Each selection from Column 2 can
be used once, more than once or not at all.
Column 1 Column 2

1 Approval of the feasibility study by the Project Board before any work on the project can commence. A. NOT made in the Starting up a Project
process

2 Decide if the source of funding is sufficient to fund the project's objective. B. First

3 Assess which parties should be involved during the project, as suggested by previous development C. Second
projects.

4 Evaluate two possible candidates for Project Manager and decide which should be appointed. D. Third

A KEY1:A, 2:D, 3:C, 4:B

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Question TypeAssertion and Reason

The Assertion and Reason questions have a standard statement of evaluate two statements (an
assertion and a reason), to determine if either, both or neither is true and, if both are true, whether
the reason explains why the assertion is true. Following is an example:

Using the Project Scenario, answer the following question.

Lines 1 to 2 in the table below consist of an assertion statement and a reason statement. For each line identify the appropriate option,
from options A to E, that applies. Each option can be used once, more than once or not at all.
Option Assertion Reason
A. True True AND the reason explains the
B. True True assertion

C. True False
BUT the reason does not
D. False True explain the assertion

E. False False

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Question TypeAssertion and Reason (contd.)

Examples of assertion and reason statements are given below:

Q Assertion Reason

1. The expected benefits from increasing staff BECAUSE All known Business Case benefits should be
flexibility should be included in the Business Case. described clearly in measurable terms.

2. The expected benefits from increasing staff BECAUSE Information about expected project benefits
flexibility should be included in the Business Case. forms part of the justification for undertaking a
project.

A KEY1: TRUE, TRUE (B)

2: TRUE, TRUE (A)

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Sample Scenario

After looking at the different elements of PRINCE2 Practitioner exam, a sample scenario Real Ice-
creams Expansion project is given below to solve:

Introduction to the scenario:

The sample scenario explains that the UK based company Real Ice-creams Private Limited (RIPL) is
under increasing pressure from its European competitors and needs ways of cost saving. Project
Transform has been kicked off for implementing multiple changes in the organisation.

To read the full scenario, check the classroom exercise scenario provided.

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Sample Scenario-based Exercises for Practice

The content of this slide is given as classroom exercise to attempt and solve.

Front Page of the scenario exercise The Table of Contents

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Additional Sample Exam Papers

Along with sample scenario, exercises and its solutions, Simplilearn provides two additional real time
sample PRINCE2 Practitioner exam papers with solutions as downloadable PDF.
Each sample exam paper contains
1. A Project Scenario;
2. Question Booklet;
3. Marking Scheme and
4. Rationale.

Please check the sample PRINCE2 Practitioner exam papers provided for further practice.

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 Thank You

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