PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
In which process are Work Packages authorized and progress reviewed by the Project Manager?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse the Project Manager's role in Controlling a Stage with the Team Manager's role in Managing Product Delivery, where candidates mistakenly think Work Package authorization happens in the latter process instead of the former.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Controlling a Stage
The Controlling a Stage process is where the Project Manager authorizes Work Packages to Team Managers and reviews their progress against the stage plan. This process ensures that work is executed, monitored, and controlled within the current stage, with the Project Manager managing day-to-day activities and escalating issues as needed.
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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Directing a Project
Why it's wrong here
DP is the Board's process for strategic direction.
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Controlling a Stage
Why this is correct
Correct: CS includes authorizing and reviewing Work Packages.
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Why it's wrong here
SB focuses on stage-end activities, not day-to-day Work Package management.
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Managing Product Delivery
Why it's wrong here
MP is where Work Packages are executed by the Team Manager.
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Variation 1. Which process is used by the Project Manager to authorize work for a Team Manager?
easy- A.Managing Product Delivery
- ✓ B.Controlling a Stage
- C.Starting Up a Project
- D.Directing a Project
Why B: In PRINCE2, the 'Controlling a Stage' process is used by the Project Manager to assign work to Team Managers and authorize Work Packages. This process includes the 'Authorize a Work Package' activity, which formally delegates the delivery of one or more products to a Team Manager. The other processes either occur before the stage is underway or are performed at the management level above the Project Manager.
Variation 2. The Project Board has authorized the project and the first stage. Which process is used by the Project Manager to manage the work of the first stage?
medium- A.Initiating a Project
- ✓ B.Controlling a Stage
- C.Managing a Stage Boundary
- D.Managing Product Delivery
Why B: After the Project Board authorizes the project and the first stage, the Project Manager uses the Controlling a Stage process to assign work, monitor progress, handle issues, and report to the Board throughout the stage. This process governs the day-to-day management of the stage and ensures it stays within tolerance.
Variation 3. A Work Package is authorized by the Project Manager. In which process does this happen?
medium- ✓ A.Controlling a Stage
- B.Managing Product Delivery
- C.Directing a Project
- D.Starting Up a Project
Why A: Authorizing Work Packages is an activity in the Controlling a Stage process, where the PM assigns work to Team Managers.
Variation 4. Which process is triggered when the Project Board authorizes a stage plan?
medium- A.Starting Up a Project
- B.Managing a Stage Boundary
- C.Initiating a Project
- ✓ D.Controlling a Stage
Why D: When the Project Board authorizes a stage plan, the next process to execute is Controlling a Stage, where the Project Manager manages the work of that stage.
Variation 5. Which process is responsible for authorizing work to be done within a stage?
easy- A.Directing a Project
- ✓ B.Controlling a Stage
- C.Initiating a Project
- D.Managing Product Delivery
Why B: Initiating a Project. This process is responsible for authorizing work to be done within a stage by defining the project approach and creating the stage plan. The Project Manager authorizes work packages based on the stage plan from Initiating a Project. Controlling a Stage manages the execution but does not authorize the work; it only monitors it.
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