PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
During the Controlling a Stage process, the Project Manager receives a Checkpoint Report from a Team Manager. What is the primary purpose of this report?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the difference between Checkpoint Reports and Highlight Reports, and candidates mistakenly assign the Checkpoint Report's audience as the Project Board instead of the Project Manager.
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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To provide details of Work Package progress to the Project Manager
The Checkpoint Report is a progress report from the Team Manager to the Project Manager, providing details on the status of a Work Package at a frequency defined in the Work Package. Its primary purpose is to inform the Project Manager of Work Package progress, including any issues, so the Project Manager can manage the stage. It is not used to report to the Project Board or to request changes to the Project Plan.
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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To inform the Project Board of stage progress
Why it's wrong here
Checkpoint Reports flow from Team Manager to Project Manager, covering work package status, not stage-level progress to the Project Board. That board-level reporting is the Highlight Report's function, issued by the Project Manager during Managing a Stage Boundary and Controlling a Stage.
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To request changes to the Project Plan
Why it's wrong here
Checkpoint Reports convey progress, issues and forecast for a work package; they do not request Project Plan changes. Plan changes are raised via an Issue Report or Exception Report, so this misassigns the report's purpose within the Controlling a Stage cycle.
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To escalate issues to the Project Board
Why it's wrong here
Checkpoint Reports give the Project Manager progress, status and forecast information for work packages, supporting progress control and tolerance monitoring. Escalation to the Project Board happens through Exception Reports when tolerances are forecast to be exceeded, which is the situation this option actually describes.
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To provide details of Work Package progress to the Project Manager
Why this is correct
Checkpoint Reports flow from Team Manager to Project Manager at the frequency agreed in the Work Package, giving progress, issues and forecast against the Work Package tolerances, which the Project Manager needs to assess stage status during Controlling a Stage.
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