PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
During a stage, the Team Manager reports progress to the Project Manager. Which report should the Team Manager use?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse the direction of reporting: candidates often pick Highlight Report because it sounds like a progress report, but it is produced by the Project Manager for the Project Board, not by the Team Manager for the Project Manager.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Checkpoint Report
In PRINCE2, the Team Manager reports progress to the Project Manager using the Checkpoint Report. This report is a periodic (typically weekly) progress update from the Team Manager to the Project Manager, covering work completed, next steps, and any issues within the work package. It is the formal mechanism for the Team Manager to report on progress during a stage.
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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Highlight Report
Why it's wrong here
The Highlight Report is the Project Manager's periodic summary to the Project Board, not a Team Manager's report to the Project Manager. A Team Manager sends Checkpoint Reports at agreed intervals during a stage. The Highlight Report would be correct when the Project Manager updates the Project Board on stage progress.
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Checkpoint Report
Why this is correct
The Team Manager reports progress to the Project Manager at agreed intervals within a stage, and the Checkpoint Report is the PRINCE2 product designed for exactly this frequency and audience. It records progress against the Work Package, so it satisfies the stem's stage-level reporting constraint.
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End Stage Report
Why it's wrong here
The End Stage Report is produced by the Project Manager at the end of a stage for the Project Board, summarising performance against the stage plan. A Team Manager reporting progress mid-stage cannot use it, since it closes a stage rather than describing in-progress work. It would be correct only at stage closure.
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Exception Report
Why it's wrong here
An Exception Report is raised only when a stage or project is forecast to exceed the tolerances delegated in its plan, and it goes to the Project Board. Routine progress reporting mid-stage does not trigger one. It would be correct when a Team Manager foresees breaching a Work Package tolerance.
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