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PRINCE2F Business Case and Organizing Practice Question
Drag and drop the steps to manage a stage boundary in PRINCE2 into the correct order.
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Step 1: Plan the next stage, Step 2: Update the project plan, Step 3: Update the business case, Step 4: Report stage end, and if required, produce an exception plan.
Managing a Stage Boundary: plan next stage, update project plan, update business case, report, and produce exception plan if required.
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Step 1: Plan the next stage, Step 2: Update the project plan, Step 3: Update the business case, Step 4: Report stage end, and if required, produce an exception plan.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because the stage boundary process starts by planning the next stage, then updating the project plan and business case to reflect actuals and forecasts, followed by reporting the stage end. An exception plan is produced only if tolerances are exceeded.
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Step 1: Update the project plan, Step 2: Update the business case, Step 3: Plan the next stage, Step 4: Report stage end.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you must plan the next stage before updating the project plan and business case, as the new stage's plan provides inputs for updates. Reporting should always come last.
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Step 1: Report stage end, Step 2: Plan the next stage, Step 3: Update the project plan, Step 4: Update the business case.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the stage end report is produced after all updates and planning are complete. It summarizes the stage just ended and the plan for the next stage.
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Step 1: Plan the next stage, Step 2: Report stage end, Step 3: Update the project plan, Step 4: Update the business case.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because reporting stage end should occur after updating the project plan and business case, which incorporate the actuals from the stage just ending and the forecasts from the next stage plan.
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