PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
During the Managing a Stage Boundary process, the Project Manager produces an End Stage Report. What is the primary purpose of this report?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse the End Stage Report's primary purpose with secondary functions like recording lessons or documenting product acceptance, leading them to choose options that describe supporting activities rather than the core authorization gate decision.
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 summarize the progress of the current stage and request authorization for the next stage
The End Stage Report is produced during the Managing a Stage Boundary process to provide the Project Board with a summary of the current stage's performance against the plan, including progress, issues, and lessons. Its primary purpose is to enable the Project Board to decide whether to authorize the next stage, making option B correct.
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 record lessons learned for future projects
Why it's wrong here
Lessons learned are captured in the Lessons Log and Lessons Report, produced alongside the End Stage Report rather than as its purpose. The End Stage Report exists to give the Project Board performance information and options for the next stage, so recording lessons is a separate output.
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To summarize the progress of the current stage and request authorization for the next stage
Why this is correct
The End Stage Report reviews actual versus planned performance for the closing stage and provides the Project Board with the information needed to approve the next Stage Plan, satisfying the boundary's dual reporting and authorisation purpose.
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To notify the Project Board of any issues that have occurred during the stage
Why it's wrong here
The End Stage Report summarises performance against the stage plan and provides the basis for the Project Board's decision to authorise the next stage; issue notification belongs to the Issue Report and Daily Log. It is tempting because issues do feed the report, but that is an input, not its purpose.
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To document the acceptance of all products delivered in the stage
Why it's wrong here
Product acceptance is documented in the Product Status Account and the Stage Plan, and confirmed via the Project Board's authorisation. The End Stage Report instead reviews stage performance and requests a decision on the next stage, so acceptance documentation is a different artefact.
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