PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
In the PRINCE2 risk management procedure, which step follows 'Assess'?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the order of the risk management steps—candidates might think 'Communicate' is a sequential step after 'Assess', but it is ongoing.
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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Plan
The PRINCE2 risk management procedure consists of five steps: Identify, Assess, Plan, Implement, and Communicate. The 'Assess' step involves evaluating the probability and impact of identified risks. The step that follows 'Assess' is 'Plan', where responses to the risks are planned.
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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Implement
Why it's wrong here
Implement is the final step of the PRINCE2 risk procedure, following Plan, not Assess. It is tempting because implementing agreed responses is the natural outcome of assessing risks, but the step immediately after Assess is Plan, where responses are identified, evaluated and assigned to owners.
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Communicate
Why it's wrong here
Communicate is a supporting activity running throughout the risk procedure, not the step sequenced after Assess. It is tempting because ongoing communication of risk status is genuinely required, but the procedure's next step after Assess is Plan, which identifies and assigns responses to the assessed risks.
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Identify
Why it's wrong here
Identify precedes Assess in the PRINCE2 risk procedure, so it cannot follow it. It is tempting because Identify is a genuine step in the cycle, but the sequence runs Identify, Assess, Plan, Implement, Communicate; the step after Assess is Plan.
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Plan
Why this is correct
Planning follows assessment because the PRINCE2 procedure sequences risk identification, then assessment of probability and impact, then planning of responses. The 'Plan' step defines the response actions and owners, satisfying the stem's requirement for the step immediately after 'Assess'.
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