PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
In the Directing a Project process, when does the project board authorize the project?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is that candidates might think the project is authorized at the end of Starting Up a Project or at the first stage boundary, but the correct point is after Initiating a Project, when the PID is approved.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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At the end of the Initiating a Project process
The project board authorizes the project at the end of the Initiating a Project process, when the Project Initiation Documentation (PID) is presented for approval. This is the 'Authorize the Project' activity in the Directing a Project 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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At the end of the Starting Up a Project process
Why it's wrong here
Starting Up a Project produces the project brief and daily log, ending when the project board reviews the brief and authorises the Initiation Stage, not the project itself. Authorising the project follows the Initiating a Project process, when the business case and plans exist.
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At the end of the Initiating a Project process
Why this is correct
The Project Board authorises the project at the end of Initiating a Project, once the Project Initiation Documentation and business case are complete. This satisfies the stem because authorisation follows the Project Board's review of the PID at the first End Stage Assessment, not during Starting Up a Project.
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At the end of the Managing a Stage Boundary process
Why it's wrong here
Managing a Stage Boundary prepares the next stage plan and exception reports for the board to approve the following stage. It occurs after the project is already authorised and underway, so it cannot be the point at which the board first authorises the project.
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At the end of the first stage
Why it's wrong here
The first stage is the Initiation Stage, which runs after the board has already authorised the project. Its end triggers the board's decision to authorise the next stage, so this timing sits downstream of project authorisation rather than being it.
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