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PRINCE2-PRACTITIONER · Question #394

has commissioned a project in response to recent changes in government legislation relating to health and safety on construction sites. The project will deliver "capability to provide health and…

The correct answer is A. Ensure continued business justification, because there should be checks to ensure that the benefits have been achieved after the project has closed. Explanation/Reference: PRINCE2 requires that a project must have continued business justification throughout its life and beyond closure. The business case is not limited to delivery of outputs; it explicitly focuses on whether benefits are realized after the project is…

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has commissioned a project in response to recent changes in government legislation relating to health and safety on construction sites. The project will deliver "capability to provide health and safety training", including the materials needed for classroom-based training and e-learning. The expected benefits for construction companies include a reduction in lost days and legal costs due to accidents. The e-learning course will be developed by a specialist external consultancy. The materials for classroom-based training will be delivered by ABC Company's development team. All course materials will be piloted before they are used. ABC Company will deliver training to its customers and also hopes to sell the course materials to other training companies as part of their operational business. ABC Company will use their own sales and marketing departments to promote the courses. The legislation requires construction companies to comply with the new legislation within two years. The course materials and trainers have to be accredited by a government agency before courses can be delivered. ABC Company is planning to deliver pilot courses within five months of starting the project. The ABC Company standard development model for new courses recommends the following stages:

End of the Project scenario. Additional Information:

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) founded the company five years ago. Under her leadership, ABC Company has grown quickly into a successful training company. It delivers a range of accredited professional training. The Finance Director is also a founder member of ABC Company and is responsible for authorizing budgets for the Operations and Development Teams. She authorizes all large contracts personally. The Purchasing Manager reports to the Finance Director and is responsible for managing and monitoring supplier contracts. The Operations Director is responsible for the delivery off all training and for the training development budget. His department organizes courses, venues and trainers. They work with the Product and the Sales teams to provide a comprehensive training schedule. ABC Company's IT manager reports to the Operations Director. The Business Development Director has recently been appointed to identify new training needs and propose new products. She will work with the Operations. Director to ensure a cost-conscious approach and that appropriate development technologies are used for the health and safety course. The Training Development Manager reports to the Business Development Director and is responsible for developing training materials and gaining accreditation, in accordance with the standard course development model. Course developers in his team have skills in a range of development technologies and are allocated to projects as needed. The Training Delivery Manager, who reports to the Operations Director, is responsible for ensuring that internal and external trainers deliver ABC Company training courses to the required standard. He also checks course materials to ensure they are fit for purpose and of the required quality. The Central Services Director has responsibility for corporate communications, facilities management and configuration management. He recently led a project to consolidate all company quality systems into one quality management system and set up a corporate quality department, now managed by the Corporate Quality Manager. The Corporate Document Manager reports to the Central Services Director. She helped establish the company's document management system and now operates it across the business. She manages a team of administrators and contracts staff when workload is high. The Sales Director joined ABC Company two months ago and is keen to establish himself by suggesting new markets for the courses and material. All account managers and the marketing team report to him. They promote existing training courses to other training companies and existing customers. End of the additional information. Question Drag and Drop Question CONTROLLING A STAGE The project is now in stage 2 and work on the 'training venue specifications' work package is underway. This work package includes a phased handover of any completed products to the Training Delivery Manager. The work is running behind schedule and over budget. Here are three actions that are carried out as part of the 'controlling a stage' process. During which activity (A-F) should the action occur? Choose only ONE activity for each action. Each activity can be used once, more than once, or not at all. Select and Place:

Correct Answer:

Section: (none) Explanation Explanation/Reference:

Which principle is being applied by the Director, and why?

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Options

  • AEnsure continued business justification, because there should be checks to ensure that the benefits have been achieved after the project has closed
  • BEnsure continued business justification, because the project executive should ensure the expected benefits are realized as a result of the project
  • CManage by exception, because the senior user's forecast that the benefits tolerance will be breached should be escalated
  • DManage by exception, because the project board should decide whether more work is needed to achieve the benefit

How the community answered

(56 responses)
  • A
    77% (43)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    13% (7)
  • D
    7% (4)

Explanation

Explanation/Reference: PRINCE2 requires that a project must have continued business justification throughout its life and beyond closure. The business case is not limited to delivery of outputs; it explicitly focuses on whether benefits are realized after the project is complete. PRINCE2 states that "the business case is used to assess whether the project remains viable, desirable, and achievable" and that benefits may be realized during or after the project. The scenario describes the project as already closed ("the shopping centre is now open"), yet the Business Opportunities Director is commissioning research to determine whether the expected benefits have been achieved. This aligns precisely with PRINCE2 guidance that post-project reviews and benefits reviews are required to confirm whether the business case assumptions were correct. Option A is correct because it reflects PRINCE2's requirement that benefits realization must be checked after project closure, typically through the Benefits Management Approach and post-project reviews. Option B is incorrect because benefit realization is not solely the responsibility of the project executive once the project has closed. Options C and D incorrectly apply the manage by exception principle, which relates to tolerances during delivery, not post-project benefit

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