PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
A project is in the Closing a Project process. What must be produced before the Project Board can authorise project closure?
⚠ Common exam trap
PeopleCert often tests the distinction between reports produced during the project (like End Stage Reports) and those required specifically for project closure, leading candidates to mistakenly select End Stage Report as the answer.
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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End Project Report and Lessons Report
In PRINCE2, the Closing a Project process requires the End Project Report and the Lessons Report to be produced before the Project Board can authorize project closure. The End Project Report provides a summary of the project's performance against its planned objectives, while the Lessons Report captures lessons learned for future projects. These two reports together form the basis for the Project Board's decision to formally close the project.
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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End Stage Report
Why it's wrong here
The End Stage Report belongs to Managing a Stage Boundary, produced when authorising the next stage, not at closure. It is tempting because closure also reviews final performance, yet the Project Board needs the End Project Report, which captures the project's overall outcome against the original justification.
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Project Initiation Documentation
Why it's wrong here
The Project Initiation Documentation is baselined during Initiating a Project and merely referenced at closure for the final benefits and objectives review. It is tempting because closure does compare actuals against the PID baseline, but producing it again is not a prerequisite for the Board's closure decision.
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Exception Report
Why it's wrong here
An Exception Report is triggered by a tolerance breach during a stage and handled by the Project Board then, not at closure. It is tempting because closure surfaces unresolved issues, but the Board authorises closure based on the End Project Report and the Benefits Review Plan.
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End Project Report and Lessons Report
Why this is correct
The End Project Report and Lessons Report must be produced before the Project Board authorises closure. They satisfy Closing a Project's requirement to evaluate performance against the Project Initiation Documentation baseline and capture lessons for organisational learning.
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