Correct Sequence of Product-Based Planning Activities in PRINCE2
A project is using PRINCE2's product-based planning. What is the first step in this approach?
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Create a product breakdown structure
Product-based planning starts with identifying the products (outputs) required, i.e., creating a Product Breakdown Structure.
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Create a product breakdown structure
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Product-based planning begins by creating a product breakdown structure, decomposing the final product into its component products. This hierarchical decomposition precedes writing product descriptions and producing the product flow diagram, satisfying the stem's requirement for the first step.
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Write a product description for each product
Why it's wrong here
Product descriptions are written after the product breakdown structure identifies what products are needed; starting here skips that identification step. Writing a description is the correct early activity once the plan's products are known, but it is not the first step of product-based planning.
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Estimate the effort and duration for each activity
Why it's wrong here
Estimating effort and duration belongs to activity scheduling, which happens only after the product breakdown structure and product flow diagram are complete. It is the right technique when building a schedule from an agreed product set, but it cannot precede identifying those products.
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Sequence the activities required to produce the products
Why it's wrong here
Sequencing activities produces the product flow diagram, which depends on the product breakdown structure already existing. It is the correct step immediately after identifying products, but the stem asks for the very first step, which is producing that breakdown.
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