PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
An issue is raised that a product delivered by a supplier does not include a feature that was agreed in the product description. The Project Manager determines that the product is still usable without the feature. What type of issue is this?
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Off-specification
An Off-specification is something that should be provided but is not (or is provided but does not meet specifications). A Request for Change is a proposed change. A Problem/Concern is a general issue. Here, the feature is missing, so it's an Off-specification.
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Request for Change
Why it's wrong here
A request for change proposes altering a baseline, such as adding the missing feature back into the product description. Here the Project Manager accepts the product as delivered, so no change is requested. An RFC would be correct if the customer demanded the feature be reinstated.
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Off-specification
Why this is correct
The supplier delivered a product that fails to meet its agreed product description, yet remains usable. PRINCE2 classifies any such failure to meet specification as an off-specification issue, distinct from a change request or a general concern, so this correctly matches the stem's scenario.
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Problem/Concern
Why it's wrong here
A problem or concern covers any other issue needing Project Manager attention, but this scenario is specifically an off-specification: delivered work failing to meet an agreed product description. Because the product remains usable, the Project Manager records it as a concession rather than escalating it as a general concern.
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Risk
Why it's wrong here
A risk is an uncertain future event that may affect objectives, whereas this is a confirmed deviation already present in a delivered product. The missing feature has occurred, not merely threatened. Risk would be correct if the team anticipated the supplier might omit the feature before delivery.
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