Match each PRINCE2 process to its purpose.
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Ensures that the prerequisites for initiating a project are in place.
Enables the Project Board to make key decisions and exercise overall control.
Establishes solid foundations for the project.
Assigns work to teams and monitors progress.
Controls the link between the project manager and the team managers.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Starting Up a Project: To ensure that the pre-requisites for initiating a project are in place.
In this matching question, only two pairs are correctly matched: A and B are accurate process-purpose pairings. Options C, D, and E contain incorrect pairings. The correct purpose for Initiating a Project is to establish solid foundations, not to monitor and control work. Controlling a Stage is for monitoring and controlling work of the stage, not authorizing work packages. Managing Product Delivery is for authorizing work packages and accepting completed products, not establishing foundations.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Starting Up a Project: To ensure that the pre-requisites for initiating a project are in place.
Why this is correct
Starting Up a Project is the process that ensures the necessary groundwork is done before project initiation.
Directing a Project: To enable the Project Board to be accountable for the project's success.
Why this is correct
Directing a Project is the process by which the Project Board makes decisions and oversees the project.
Initiating a Project: To monitor and control the work of the stage.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes Controlling a Stage, not Initiating a Project.
Controlling a Stage: To authorize work packages and accept completed products.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes Managing Product Delivery, not Controlling a Stage.
Managing Product Delivery: To establish solid foundations for the project.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes Initiating a Project, not Managing Product Delivery.
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Variation 1. Match each PRINCE2 process to its purpose.
mediumWhy A: The correct matches are: Starting Up a Project ensures prerequisites are in place; Initiating a Project establishes the project's foundation. Common confusion: mixing up these two processes.
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