PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
During which process is the Benefits Review Plan first created?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the distinction between processes that create a product versus processes that use or update it — candidates frequently pick 'Starting up a Project' because benefits are mentioned in the Business Case, missing that the formal Benefits Review Plan is created in Initiating a Project.
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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Initiating a Project
The Benefits Review Plan is created during the Initiating a Project process, where the Project Manager assembles the Project Initiation Documentation (PID). It defines how and when the project's benefits will be measured and reviewed, both during the project and after it closes. Because benefits realization often extends beyond project closure, the plan must be established early so that measurement responsibilities are clear.
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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Closing a Project
Why it's wrong here
Closing a Project uses the Benefits Review Plan to confirm benefits are measured after closure, but the plan is drafted far earlier and merely reviewed here. It tempts because closure activities revolve around benefit realisation and follow-on actions, so the plan's presence in this process suggests it originates there.
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Initiating a Project
Why this is correct
The Benefits Review Plan is first created during Initiating a Project, where the Project Initiation Documentation is assembled. It defines how and when the project's benefits will be measured and reviewed after closure, so it must exist before the project is authorised to proceed.
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Why it's wrong here
The Benefits Review Plan is first drafted during Starting Up a Project, as part of the Project Brief, then refined at each stage boundary. Managing a Stage Boundary updates it for the next stage, so it is tempting because that process genuinely revisits benefits, but it is not where the plan originates.
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Starting up a Project
Why it's wrong here
Starting up a Project produces the Project Brief and outline business case, not the Benefits Review Plan, which the Project Manager drafts during Initiating a Project as part of the detailed business case. It tempts because this process establishes the project's baseline documentation, so people assume all plans are created here.
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