PRINCE2 Practitioner Progress Theme and Controls 3

Question 1

What is the relationship between Checkpoint Reports and Highlight Reports in PRINCE2?

Accepted Answer

Information from Checkpoint Reports feeds into the Project Manager's Highlight Reports

Answer

Information from Checkpoint Reports (Team Manager to PM) is used by the Project Manager as input when compiling Highlight Reports for the Project Board, enabling upward information flow.

Question 2

Which PRINCE2 principle is most directly supported by the Progress theme?

Accepted Answer

Manage by exception

Answer

The Progress theme directly implements the 'Manage by exception' principle by establishing tolerance levels and escalation procedures that allow each management level to operate with appropriate autonomy.

Question 3

What should a Highlight Report typically include?

Accepted Answer

Summary of stage status, key risks and issues, and forecasts versus plan

Answer

A Highlight Report summarizes current period progress, upcoming period activities, risk and issue status, and forecasts against plan to give the Project Board a snapshot of stage health.

Question 4

In the context of PRINCE2's Progress theme, what does a tolerance boundary allow each management level to do?

Accepted Answer

Manage within defined boundaries without escalating every minor variation

Answer

Tolerances give each management level the authority to handle minor variations without escalation, enabling efficient project governance while maintaining appropriate control.

Question 5

A software project using PRINCE2 is three weeks behind schedule but within the agreed stage time tolerance of four weeks. What should the Project Manager do?

Accepted Answer

Continue managing the stage within the delegated tolerance and report status in the next Highlight Report

Answer

Since the delay is within the agreed stage tolerance, the Project Manager has delegated authority to manage the situation without escalating, reporting it in the regular Highlight Report.

PRINCE2 Practitioner Practice Test

PRINCE2 Practitioner Practice Test

PRINCE2 Practitioner Progress Theme and Controls 3