PRINCE2-PRACTITIONER Processes Practice Question
In the Controlling a Stage (CS) process, how does the Project Manager handle highlight reports?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Create and submit them to the Project Board at agreed intervals to report stage progress.
Highlight reports are produced by the Project Manager at agreed intervals and sent to the Project Board to summarize stage progress.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Submit them to the Corporate/Programme level to request additional project funding.
Why it's wrong here
Highlight reports go to the Project Board, and funding requests follow formal exception handling or stage boundaries.
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Issue them daily to all Team Managers to track individual task completion.
Why it's wrong here
Team Managers report via Checkpoint Reports to the Project Manager, not the other way around via Highlight Reports.
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Use them as the final evaluation document when closing the project.
Why it's wrong here
The End Project Report is used for project closure evaluation.
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Create and submit them to the Project Board at agreed intervals to report stage progress.
Why this is correct
Highlight reports provide the Project Board with regular updates on progress against stage tolerances.
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