PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
During which process does the Project Manager produce an Exception Plan?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse the creation of an Exception Plan with the Controlling a Stage process, but the Exception Plan is specifically produced during Managing a Stage Boundary when tolerances are forecast to be exceeded, not during routine stage management.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Managing a Stage Boundary
The Exception Plan is produced during the Managing a Stage Boundary process because this process is triggered when a stage is forecast to exceed its tolerances. The Project Manager creates the Exception Plan to replace the current Stage Plan and submit it to the Project Board for approval, ensuring continued control over the project.
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Why this is correct
The Exception Plan is produced during Managing a Stage Boundary, when the Project Manager reports stage status and, if tolerances are forecast to be exceeded, prepares the plan for the remaining work for the project board's approval.
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Managing Product Delivery
Why it's wrong here
Managing Product Delivery covers the Team Manager accepting, executing and delivering work packages; the Project Manager does not author Exception Plans in it. It is tempting because exceptions often surface during delivery work, but the Project Manager responds within Controlling a Stage.
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Directing a Project
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project is the board's process, covering project initiation, stage authorisation and closure; the Project Manager does not produce Exception Plans there. It is tempting because the board approves the Exception Plan, but the plan itself is written in Controlling a Stage.
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Controlling a Stage
Why it's wrong here
The Project Manager produces the Exception Plan during Managing a Stage Boundary, once the stage's forecast exceeds its tolerances. Controlling a Stage tempts because that is where the forecast breach is first identified and escalated, but the plan itself is authored at the boundary.
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Variation 1. In which process does the Project Manager prepare an Exception Plan?
hard- A.Initiating a Project
- B.Directing a Project
- ✓ C.Managing a Stage Boundary
- D.Controlling a Stage
Why C: The Exception Plan is prepared by the Project Manager in the Managing a Stage Boundary process when a stage is forecast to exceed its tolerances. This process allows the Project Manager to present options to the Project Board, including an Exception Plan to replace the current stage plan, ensuring continued control within agreed tolerances.
Variation 2. In which process does the Project Manager produce an Exception Plan?
medium- A.Initiating a Project
- B.Controlling a Stage
- ✓ C.Managing a Stage Boundary
- D.Directing a Project
Why C: When a stage tolerance is forecast to be exceeded, the Project Manager raises an Exception Report and then, if directed by the Project Board, produces an Exception Plan during Managing a Stage Boundary.
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