PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
During the Controlling a Stage process, the Project Manager identifies a deviation that is expected to remain within the stage tolerance. What should the Project Manager do?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the threshold between stage tolerance and exception, confusing candidates into escalating issues that are still within the Project Manager's delegated authority.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Take corrective action and continue
In PRINCE2, during the Controlling a Stage process, the Project Manager is responsible for monitoring work and taking corrective action if deviations occur. If the deviation is expected to remain within the stage tolerance, the Project Manager has the authority to take corrective action without escalating to the Project Board. The Project Board is only informed via Highlight Reports, but no exception is raised because the tolerance is not exceeded. Therefore, taking corrective action and continuing is the correct action.
Answer analysis
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Take corrective action and continue
Why this is correct
Stage tolerance delegates authority to the Project Manager, so a deviation contained within it needs no escalation to the Project Board. Corrective action restores performance against the Stage Plan while work continues, keeping the stage on track without invoking exception reporting.
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Inform the Project Board in the next Highlight Report
Why it's wrong here
Highlight Reports are progress updates sent to the Project Board, not a mechanism for seeking a tolerance decision. Since the deviation remains within stage tolerance, the Project Manager acts without board involvement; board escalation belongs to an Exception Report when tolerance is forecast to be exceeded.
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Raise an Exception Report to the Project Board
Why it's wrong here
An Exception Report is raised only when a deviation is forecast to breach stage tolerance, transferring the decision to the Project Board. Here the deviation stays within tolerance, so the Project Manager retains authority and records it in the Issue Register, taking corrective action within the stage plan.
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Escalate the issue to the Team Manager
Why it's wrong here
The Team Manager manages work packages and reports progress to the Project Manager; escalation runs upward, not downward, and stage-level tolerance sits with the Project Manager. A within-tolerance deviation is handled by the Project Manager directly, recording it and adjusting the stage plan.
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