PRINCE2-7-Practitioner - PRINCE2 Project Management Practitioner (Version 7)

The correct answer is D . PRINCE2 7 recognizes that successful change depends on understanding and actively engaging people who can influence the project, its outputs, and the eventual adoption of those outputs. The Chief Technology Officer is explicitly described as an influential stakeholder. Limiting that person’s involvement simply because some preferred technologies are unproven would sacrifice potentially valuable organizational influence instead of managing the disagreement constructively.

The appropriate response is to maintain engagement while separately assessing the technical and delivery risks associated with the proposed technologies. Stakeholder engagement and risk management are complementary activities: an influential stakeholder can remain involved even when particular proposals require challenge, evaluation, or risk responses. Continued engagement also helps the project understand expectations, build support, and facilitate adoption of the eventual solution across the wider organizational ecosystem.

Options A and B treat stakeholder exclusion as a risk-control technique, which is inconsistent with effective change leadership. Option C is too narrow because merely recording technological concerns as risks does not address the people and stakeholder dimension. Risks should be managed, but the stakeholder relationship should also be deliberately maintained.

The scenario therefore distinguishes between managing the uncertainty attached to an idea and excluding the person advocating it . PRINCE2 supports the former, not the latter.

PRINCE2 7 reference topics: People; leading successful change; stakeholder engagement; organizational ecosystem; relationships and communication.

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The correct answer is A . The legislation is an external event that has already occurred : a new legal requirement now applies to people working on public-infrastructure projects. It therefore represents an issue rather than merely an uncertain future risk. Recording it in the issue register enables the project team to assess its impact and determine what action may be necessary.

The effect could be significant. Existing or planned personnel may not possess the required security clearance, which could constrain the availability of resources, delay mobilization, alter supplier arrangements, increase costs, or affect scheduled delivery. The project manager should therefore ensure the event is captured and assessed rather than waiting until every consequence is known.

Option B is incorrect because external events that affect project objectives should still be managed through the project’s agreed governance and issue-management controls. Option C would delay formal management of an event whose implications may require immediate investigation and action. Option D incorrectly assumes that externally generated issues belong exclusively to the business layer. The business may need to participate in resolving some consequences, but the project team must manage impacts on the project within its authority and escalation arrangements.

The key distinction is that an issue concerns something that has happened or is currently relevant , whereas a risk concerns uncertainty about a future event.

PRINCE2 7 reference topics: Issues practice; external events; issue register; issue assessment; resource impacts; risk-versus-issue distinction.

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