PRINCE2F Business Case and Organizing Practice Question
A project is midway through the 'Managing a Stage Boundary' process. The project manager is preparing the End Stage Report and needs to update the Business Case. The senior user has confirmed that one of the originally planned benefits is no longer achievable due to a change in market conditions. What should the project manager do FIRST?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that any change to benefits automatically requires escalation for project closure, rather than first assessing the impact and updating the Business Case for the project board's review.
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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Assess the impact on the Business Case and include the revised forecast in the End Stage Report for the project board to review.
At each stage boundary, the Business Case is updated to reflect current circumstances. When a benefit becomes unachievable, the project manager must assess the impact on the overall Business Case and present the revised version in the End Stage Report. The project board then decides whether the project remains viable. Unilaterally removing benefits or escalating for closure without assessment bypasses proper governance.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Assess the impact on the Business Case and include the revised forecast in the End Stage Report for the project board to review.
Why this is correct
The Business Case must be updated at each stage boundary and any change to benefits should be reflected. The project manager should assess the impact and present the revised Business Case with the End Stage Report so the project board can decide whether to continue.
- ✗
Update the Benefits Review Plan to remove the unachievable benefit and continue with the stage boundary.
Why it's wrong here
Removing the benefit from the Benefits Review Plan is a later action if the project board decides to continue. The first step is to assess the impact on the Business Case and present options to the project board, not to unilaterally amend the plan.
- ✗
Ask the senior user to identify a replacement benefit and update the Business Case without involving the project board.
Why it's wrong here
The senior user is responsible for specifying benefits, but any change to the Business Case must be approved by the project board. The project manager cannot unilaterally update the Business Case without the board's decision at the stage boundary.
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Immediately escalate to the project board and recommend that the project be closed because a benefit is no longer achievable.
Why it's wrong here
One unachievable benefit does not automatically mean the project should be closed. The project board needs a full assessment of the impact on the overall Business Case before deciding whether to continue, change or stop the project.
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