PRINCE2-PRACTITIONER Practices Practice Question
When applying product-based planning within the PRINCE2 Plans practice, which TWO of the following steps must be completed before estimating effort and scheduling activities?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Writing the Project Product Description
Product-based planning requires writing the Project Product Description, building the Product Breakdown Structure, creating the Product Flow Diagram, and writing Product Descriptions before activity scheduling.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Creating the final Gantt chart schedule of team work packages
Why it's wrong here
Gantt chart scheduling happens after product identification and estimation.
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Closing the project and writing the End Project Report
Why it's wrong here
Project closure happens at the very end of the project lifecycle.
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Writing the Project Product Description
Why this is correct
The Project Product Description defines the overall target output and must be written first.
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Submitting an Exception Report to the Project Board
Why it's wrong here
Exception reports are triggered by tolerance breaches, not planning steps.
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Creating the Product Breakdown Structure
Why this is correct
Decomposing the project into its hierarchical product components must precede activity estimation.
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