PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
During the Controlling a Stage process, the Project Manager receives a Checkpoint Report from the Team Manager. What should the Project Manager do with this report?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the reporting chain — candidates confuse who produces what and who receives what, especially the Checkpoint Report (Team Manager → Project Manager) versus the Highlight Report (Project Manager → Project Board).
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Use it to review progress and produce the Highlight Report
In PRINCE2, the Checkpoint Report is produced by the Team Manager and sent to the Project Manager at a frequency defined in the Work Package. The Project Manager uses it to review progress of the work package, and this information feeds into the Highlight Report, which the Project Manager produces for the Project Board. Therefore, the Project Manager should use the Checkpoint Report to review progress and produce the Highlight Report.
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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File it as a record and take no further action
Why it's wrong here
Filing without action discards the report's purpose: the Project Manager must review progress, compare it against the Stage Plan and take corrective action where needed. It is tempting because records are retained, and filing alone would suit a routine document with no bearing on stage control.
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Return it to the Team Manager for corrections
Why it's wrong here
Checkpoint Reports are progress updates the Project Manager reviews and acts on, not documents returned for correction; there is no stated error requiring amendment. It is tempting because quality review of products is normal PRINCE2 practise, and returning a report would suit a genuinely inaccurate or incomplete document.
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Use it to review progress and produce the Highlight Report
Why this is correct
Checkpoint Reports give the Project Manager progress data from the Team Manager. Controlling a Stage uses this to monitor work package status, update the Stage Plan, and feed the Highlight Report to the Project Board.
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Forward it directly to the Project Board without review
Why it's wrong here
Checkpoint Reports inform the Project Manager's own monitoring and control; the Project Board receives Highlight Reports and Exception Reports instead, so forwarding bypasses the agreed reporting line. It is tempting because escalation feels diligent, and forwarding would suit an Exception Report requiring board direction.
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