PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
A Project Manager is planning the next stage and updates the Project Plan. In which process is this activity performed?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse 'Controlling a Stage' (which handles day-to-day work) with 'Managing a Stage Boundary' (which handles stage-end planning and plan updates), leading them to incorrectly select option D.
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Updating the Project Plan when planning the next stage is a key activity in the Managing a Stage Boundary process. This process is specifically designed to provide the Project Board with information needed to approve the next stage, which includes updating the Project Plan to reflect the current stage's actuals and the revised plan for the remainder of the project.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Why this is correct
Managing a Stage Boundary covers reviewing the current stage, updating the Project Plan and preparing the next Stage Plan for the project board's approval. Updating the Project Plan during stage planning therefore belongs to this process, not Controlling a Stage.
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Directing a Project
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project is the board's decision-making process covering stage authorisation and tolerance management; the Project Manager does not update the Project Plan there. It is tempting because the board approves the next stage, but planning that stage, including revising the Project Plan, occurs in Managing a Stage Boundary.
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Initiating a Project
Why it's wrong here
Initiating a Project produces the Project Initiation Documentation and the initial Project Plan, so it cannot update that plan for a later stage. It tempts because it is where the Project Plan is first created, but subsequent stage-by-stage revision belongs to Managing a Stage Boundary.
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Controlling a Stage
Why it's wrong here
Controlling a Stage covers day-to-day monitoring of the current stage, not planning the next one; the Project Plan is updated during Managing a Stage Boundary. It tempts because stage control does involve reviewing progress and Work Packages, but authorising the next Stage Plan happens at the boundary.
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