PRINCE2-PRACTITIONER Practices Practice Question
A PRINCE2 project is executing its final management stage. The Project Manager is preparing the End Stage Report and notices that cumulative stage tolerances were slightly exceeded, but an Exception Plan was already approved by the Project Board for this final stage. How should the End Stage Report reflect this?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Report performance against the approved Exception Plan for that stage.
The End Stage Report must report performance against the current approved plan (the Exception Plan) for that stage, noting how tolerances were managed.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Omit reporting on stage tolerances entirely.
Why it's wrong here
Tolerance performance is a mandatory part of stage reporting.
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Report performance against the approved Exception Plan for that stage.
Why this is correct
An approved Exception Plan replaces the original stage plan baseline for performance reporting.
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Report performance against the original abandoned stage plan to highlight failures.
Why it's wrong here
Performance is measured against the currently active approved baseline.
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Escalate the issue to Corporate, Programme Management or Portfolio Direction.
Why it's wrong here
The Project Board already approved the Exception Plan, so escalation is unnecessary.
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