PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
A Project Manager is midway through a stage when a Work Package is completed and the Team Manager returns it for acceptance. The products have met their quality criteria, but the Project Manager notices that a required specialist resource was used for longer than the Work Package had authorised. Which action should the Project Manager take FIRST?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that a completed Work Package must be accepted or rejected purely on product quality, ignoring that the Project Manager must also assess schedule, cost and resource deviations against stage tolerances before deciding.
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 resource overrun against the current Stage Plan and stage tolerances before deciding whether to accept the Work Package.
When a Work Package is completed, the Project Manager must confirm that the products conform and check whether the work stayed within its authorised limits. Any resource variance must be measured against the Stage Plan and the delegated stage tolerances, because that comparison determines whether the Project Manager can correct the situation within the stage or must escalate it as an exception to the Project Board.
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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Raise an Exception Report immediately to the Project Board requesting a change to the stage budget.
Why it's wrong here
Escalating straight away bypasses the Project Manager's responsibility to manage the deviation within delegated tolerances. An Exception Report is only warranted when a tolerance is forecast to be exceeded. The Project Manager must first compare the overrun with the Stage Plan and tolerances, then decide whether escalation or corrective action inside the stage is appropriate.
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Accept the Work Package and log the resource overrun as a lesson in the Lessons Log.
Why it's wrong here
Accepting the completed Work Package is premature because the Project Manager must first establish whether the resource overrun is significant enough to threaten the stage tolerances. Logging a lesson does not address the current deviation, and the Lessons Log is updated when lessons are identified, not as a substitute for assessing the impact of a variance on the stage plan.
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Reject the Work Package and instruct the Team Manager to redo the work within the authorised resource limit.
Why it's wrong here
Rejecting the Work Package is inappropriate because the products have already met their quality criteria. The purpose of acceptance is to confirm that the products conform to requirements, not to penalise a resource variance. Rejecting conforming products would waste effort and does not address the real issue, which is assessing the impact of the overrun on the stage.
- ✓
Assess the resource overrun against the current Stage Plan and stage tolerances before deciding whether to accept the Work Package.
Why this is correct
The Project Manager is accountable for controlling the stage, so any deviation revealed on Work Package completion must be evaluated against the Stage Plan and the delegated stage tolerances. This assessment determines whether the overrun is tolerable, requiring corrective action within the stage, or whether it constitutes an exception that must be escalated to the Project Board.
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