PRINCE2F Overview of PRINCE2 and Principles Practice Question
A project manager is leading a project to develop a new financial reporting system. During a review, she realizes that the project team has not been documenting lessons learned during the stages, but only at the end of the project. Which PRINCE2 principle is being violated, and what should the project manager do?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is thinking that capturing lessons at the end is sufficient, when the principle demands ongoing learning and application.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Learn from experience; she should ensure that lessons are captured and acted upon throughout the project, not just at the end.
The principle of learn from experience requires that lessons are captured and used throughout the project lifecycle, not just at closure. By documenting lessons only at the end, the team misses opportunities to improve the project in progress. The project manager should establish regular lesson capture and review, ensuring that lessons are acted upon to benefit the current project and future ones.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Tailor to suit the project environment; she should adapt the lessons learned process to fit the project's timeline.
Why it's wrong here
Tailoring allows adaptation of the method, but it does not excuse the failure to capture lessons throughout. The principle of learn from experience requires continuous learning regardless of tailoring. Tailoring might affect how lessons are captured, but the fundamental violation is not addressing the principle itself.
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Manage by stages; she should divide the project into more stages to allow for lesson capture.
Why it's wrong here
Manage by stages ensures that the project is planned and controlled stage by stage, but it does not directly mandate when lessons are captured. The violation here is the lack of ongoing lesson learning, which is the domain of the learn from experience principle. Adding stages might help, but it is not the core corrective action.
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Focus on products; she should ensure that product descriptions include quality criteria for lessons learned.
Why it's wrong here
Focus on products is about defining and delivering products that meet quality criteria. While lessons learned could be considered a product, the principle being violated is about learning from experience, not about product definition. The project manager should address the ongoing capture of lessons, not just product descriptions.
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Learn from experience; she should ensure that lessons are captured and acted upon throughout the project, not just at the end.
Why this is correct
Learn from experience requires that lessons are captured and applied continuously throughout the project. Waiting until the end violates this principle. The project manager should implement ongoing lesson capture and review, ensuring that lessons are used to improve the project as it progresses.
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