PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
A project manager is working on a PRINCE2 project. The Project Board has just approved the Project Initiation Documentation, and the project is about to move into the delivery stage. The project manager is preparing to authorize the first work package. Which process is being executed when the project manager authorizes the work package?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse the process that authorizes work packages with the process that accepts them, leading to selecting Managing Product Delivery instead of Controlling a Stage.
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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Controlling a Stage
The correct answer is Controlling a Stage because this process covers the day-to-day management of a stage, including authorizing work packages, monitoring progress, and taking corrective action. Once the Project Board approves the Project Initiation Documentation, the project manager uses Controlling a Stage to delegate work to Team Managers, ensuring the stage plan is executed.
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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Managing Product Delivery
Why it's wrong here
Managing Product Delivery is the process used by the Team Manager to accept, execute, and deliver work packages. It is the recipient of the work package authorization, not the process that authorizes it. The project manager authorizes work packages in Controlling a Stage.
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Controlling a Stage
Why this is correct
Controlling a Stage is the process where the project manager authorizes work packages, monitors progress, deals with issues, and reports via Highlight Reports. Authorizing the first work package after initiation is a core activity of this process, ensuring the stage delivers its products as planned.
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Directing a Project
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project is the responsibility of the Project Board and focuses on high-level decisions such as authorizing the project, stage boundaries, and project closure. It does not involve authorizing individual work packages; that is delegated to the project manager within Controlling a Stage.
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Why it's wrong here
Managing a Stage Boundary is concerned with preparing the next stage plan, updating the project plan, and reporting end-stage status to the Project Board. It does not authorize work packages; that activity belongs to the Controlling a Stage process, where the project manager delegates work to the Team Manager.
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