PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
During a project, a team manager reports that a work package is taking longer than expected. The project manager needs to assess the impact on the project schedule. Which practice should be used to evaluate the effect and determine whether to escalate?
⚠ Common exam trap
PeopleCert often tests the distinction between 'Risk' (managing future uncertainties) and 'Progress' (monitoring actual performance against baselines), leading candidates to incorrectly select Risk when a delay is already occurring.
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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Progress
The Progress practice is used to monitor and compare actual achievements against planned performance, and to assess the impact of deviations. When a work package takes longer than expected, the project manager uses Progress to evaluate the effect on the schedule and decide whether to escalate to the project board. This aligns with PRINCE2's principle of managing by stages and using tolerances to control deviations.
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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Risk
Why it's wrong here
Risk addresses uncertain future events and their probability and impact, not an actual deviation that has already occurred. It is tempting because delay impact sounds like impact assessment, but a materialised problem is handled as an issue, with escalation decided through Controlling a Stage.
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Plans
Why it's wrong here
Plans provides the baselines and tolerances against which schedule variance is measured, but it does not itself evaluate an in-flight deviation or decide escalation. It is tempting because the impact is against the plan, yet the practice governing issue assessment and escalation is Controlling a Stage.
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Organizing
Why it's wrong here
Organizing defines roles, responsibilities and the project team structure, so it holds no mechanism for assessing schedule variance or escalation thresholds. It is tempting because the team manager reports the delay, but accountability lines do not evaluate impact; Controlling a Stage does.
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Progress
Why this is correct
Progress is the practice that compares achieved versus planned work and reviews tolerances, so the team manager's slippage is assessed against the stage plan. It determines whether the deviation breaches a tolerance, triggering escalation to the project board.
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