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.
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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
Directing a Project is the board's process for authorising the project, stage boundaries and exception plans, not for issuing Work Packages to teams. It is tempting because it contains the word authorising, but that authority sits with the Project Manager in Controlling a Stage.
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Controlling a Stage
Why this is correct
Controlling a Stage is where the Project Manager authorises Work Packages, monitors progress, reviews completed work and handles issues and risks. Managing Product Delivery is the Team Manager's process, so authorisation and progress review sit squarely within Controlling a Stage.
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Why it's wrong here
Managing a Stage Boundary handles end-of-stage reporting, next Stage Plan production and exception assessment, not day-to-day Work Package authorisation. It is tempting because stage-level control sounds similar, but Work Package issue and progress review occur continuously in Controlling a Stage.
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Managing Product Delivery
Why it's wrong here
Managing Product Delivery is the team manager's process: accepting, executing and delivering Work Packages, then reporting progress back. Authorising Work Packages and reviewing that progress is the Project Manager's activity within Controlling a Stage, which sits above this process.
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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: In PRINCE2, the Project Manager authorizes Work Packages during the 'Controlling a Stage' process. This is where the Project Manager manages day-to-day stage activities, including authorizing work, monitoring progress, and taking corrective action. The Work Package is the agreed description of work to be produced by the Team Manager.
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: In PRINCE2, when the Project Board authorizes a stage plan at a stage boundary, the next stage begins and the 'Controlling a Stage' process is triggered to manage the day-to-day work of that authorized stage. Managing a Stage Boundary is the process that produces the plan and seeks authorization; Controlling a Stage is what runs once authorization is granted.
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: The 'Controlling a Stage' process is responsible for authorizing work to be done within a stage. It involves the day-to-day management of the stage, including authorizing work packages, monitoring progress, and taking corrective action. This process ensures that the stage stays on track and delivers the required products.
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