PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
During the Controlling a Stage process, the project manager receives a Checkpoint Report from the team manager. What is the primary purpose of this report?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is confusing Checkpoint Reports with Highlight Reports or Exception Reports — candidates often mix up the sender, receiver, and purpose of each PRINCE2 report, so they pick 'informing the Project Board' (Highlight Report) or 'escalating issues' (Exception Report) instead of the correct status-reporting purpose.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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To provide the project manager with information on the status of work packages
The Checkpoint Report is produced by the Team Manager and sent to the Project Manager at a frequency defined in the Work Package. Its primary purpose is to provide the Project Manager with information on the status of the work package, including progress, issues, and any forecast deviations. This enables the Project Manager to monitor progress and take corrective action within the Controlling a Stage process.
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 provide the project manager with information on the status of work packages
Why this is correct
Checkpoint Reports flow from the Team Manager to the Project Manager at agreed frequencies, covering work package status, progress, issues and next-period forecasts. This supports Controlling a Stage by supplying the progress information needed for monitoring and control.
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To request changes to the work package
Why it's wrong here
A Checkpoint Report communicates progress, status and forecast against a work package; change requests are raised separately, not through this report. It is tempting because the team manager may identify a needed change, but that is handled via a formal issue or change request, not the Checkpoint Report's purpose.
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To inform the project board of the stage's overall progress
Why it's wrong here
Checkpoint Reports flow from the team manager to the project manager during stage execution, so they cannot inform the project board; that is the Highlight Report's role. They are tempting because they do summarise progress, but at team level, feeding the project manager's monitoring and control decisions.
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To escalate any issues that cannot be resolved by the team manager
Why it's wrong here
Escalation of issues beyond the team manager's authority occurs through the issue and exception process, not as the Checkpoint Report's primary purpose. It is tempting because the report may surface problems, but its defined purpose is reporting work package progress, not formally escalating unresolved issues.
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Variation 1. 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?
hard- A.To inform the Project Board of stage progress
- B.To request changes to the Project Plan
- C.To escalate issues to the Project Board
- ✓ D.To provide details of Work Package progress to the Project Manager
Why D: 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.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official PeopleCert exam blueprint
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