PRINCE2F Business Case and Organizing Practice Question
A project is in the Starting up a Project process. The project manager is preparing the Daily Log and the Lessons Log. The Executive asks which product will later be used to capture the project's justification, including expected benefits and costs, at the initiation stage. Which product should the project manager identify?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is choosing the Project Brief because it contains an outline business case, or choosing the entire Project Initiation Documentation when the question asks for the specific justification product.
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Why each option matters
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The Business Case
The Business Case is the product that captures the justification for the project, including benefits, costs, risks, and the investment appraisal. It is developed during Initiating a Project and is part of the Project Initiation Documentation. The Project Brief contains only an outline business case, and the Benefits Management Approach deals with measuring benefits rather than justifying the project.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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The Business Case
Why this is correct
The Business Case is the PRINCE2 product that documents the justification for the project, including expected benefits, costs, risks, and the investment appraisal. It is developed during Initiating a Project and forms part of the Project Initiation Documentation. It provides the basis for the project board's decision to authorize the project.
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The Project Initiation Documentation
Why it's wrong here
The Project Initiation Documentation is the collection of products that defines the project and forms the basis for its management. It includes the Business Case but is broader than the justification alone. The question asks specifically for the product that captures the justification, so the more precise answer is the Business Case, not the entire PID.
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The Benefits Management Approach
Why it's wrong here
The Benefits Management Approach defines how and when benefits will be measured and reviewed, and who is responsible. It does not contain the full justification with costs and risks. While it is related to benefits, it is a separate product and does not replace the Business Case as the record of project justification.
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The Project Brief
Why it's wrong here
The Project Brief is created during Starting up a Project and contains an outline business case, but it is a pre-project product. The detailed justification, including full costs, benefits, and risks, is developed later in the Business Case as part of the Project Initiation Documentation. The Project Brief alone is not the product that captures the full justification at initiation.
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