PRINCE2-PRACTITIONER Processes Practice Question
A Project Manager is implementing Managing Product Delivery. A Team Manager discovers that a specialist product cannot be delivered within the agreed Work Package cost tolerance. What should the Team Manager do?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Submit an Exception Report to the Project Manager
When a Work Package forecast exceeds its tolerance, the Team Manager must immediately raise an Exception Report to the Project Manager.
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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Escalate directly to the Project Board
Why it's wrong here
Team Managers escalate to the Project Manager, not the Project Board.
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Submit an Exception Report to the Project Manager
Why this is correct
The Team Manager must notify the Project Manager via an Exception Report when a Work Package tolerance is forecast to be exceeded.
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Absorb the cost by cutting quality criteria without telling anyone
Why it's wrong here
Quality criteria cannot be arbitrarily cut without approval.
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Pause the whole project until funds are secured
Why it's wrong here
Pausing the whole project is a Project Board decision triggered by a project-level exception.
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