PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
In the Progress practice, who receives the Highlight Report?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common pitfall in PRINCE2 exams is confusing who produces the Highlight Report (Project Manager) with who receives it (Project Board). Also, candidates may incorrectly think that individual Project Board members like the Senior User receive the report separately, but it is sent to the entire Project Board.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Project Board
The Highlight Report is a progress report that provides the Project Board with a summary of the project's status at a frequency defined in the Communication Management Approach. It is specifically designed to keep the Project Board informed of progress, achievements, and any issues or risks that require their attention. The Project Board is the sole recipient of the Highlight Report, as they are responsible for overall project governance and decision-making.
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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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Project Support
Why it's wrong here
Project Support is an administrative role that maintains tooling, configuration management and document repositories; it does not receive the Highlight Report as a governance communication. It would be involved where project office duties such as maintaining the project's information baseline are required, not progress reporting to management.
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Senior User
Why it's wrong here
The Senior User represents user interests on the Project Board and receives reports such as the End Stage Report at decision points, not the periodic Highlight Report. It would be the right recipient where user acceptance, benefits realisation or stage boundary approval decisions are being sought from the board.
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Project Board
Why this is correct
The Highlight Report is a progress report sent by the Project Manager to the Project Board at agreed intervals, summarising stage status. This satisfies the stem by identifying the Project Board as the recipient within the Progress practice.
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Team Manager
Why it's wrong here
The Team Manager receives Work Packages and supplies Checkpoint Reports upward to the Project Manager; the Highlight Report flows the other way, to the Project Board. It would be correct where the question asked who provides regular progress information to the Project Manager during a stage.
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