PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
A project is in the Closing a Project process. Which of the following is a required activity before the Project Board can authorize closure?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is mixing up closure artifacts with initiation artifacts — candidates pick the PID or Project Plan because they sound like formal documents, but those belong to Initiating a Project, not Closing a Project.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Prepare the End Project Report
In the Closing a Project process, the Project Manager must prepare the End Project Report, which summarizes performance against the Project Initiation Documentation, reviews the Business Case, and captures lessons learned. The Project Board reviews this report as part of the 'Authorize Project Closure' activity in Directing a Project before granting closure.
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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Conduct a post-project benefits review
Why it's wrong here
A post-project benefits review occurs after the project has closed, once the products have been in operational use long enough to measure benefits. Closing a Project instead requires the End Project Report and Lessons Report, so conducting this review now would be premature and outside the process.
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Prepare the End Project Report
Why this is correct
The End Project Report is a required output of Closing a Project, summarising performance against the baseline and lessons learned. The Project Board needs it to confirm the project has delivered its products before authorising closure, as mandated by PRINCE2.
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Produce the Project Initiation Documentation
Why it's wrong here
The Project Initiation Documentation is produced during Initiating a Project, long before closure, and already underpins the project. Closure instead requires confirming the project has delivered its products and that the Business Case, followed by the End Project Report, is updated and accepted by the Project Board.
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Create the Project Plan
Why it's wrong here
The Project Plan is created during Initiating a Project and refined throughout delivery, so it already exists at closure. Closing a Project requires the End Project Report, Lessons Report and confirmation of product acceptance, not the creation of a plan that should have been baselined earlier.
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