PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit. PRINCE2 Process Model: Starting up a Project (SU) Initiating a Project (IP) Directing a Project (DP) Controlling a Stage (CS) Managing Product Delivery (MP) Managing a Stage Boundary (SB) Closing a Project (CP)
Refer to the exhibit. A project has just completed the Starting up a Project process and received authorization to initiate. Which process should the project manager execute next?
⚠ Common exam trap
PeopleCert often tests the order of PRINCE2 processes, and the trap here is confusing the authorization to initiate with authorization to deliver, leading candidates to incorrectly select Controlling a Stage or Managing Product Delivery instead of Initiating a Project.
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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Initiating a Project
After the Starting up a Project process, the project has received authorization to initiate. The next logical step is to plan the project in detail, which is done in the Initiating a Project process. This process produces the Project Initiation Documentation (PID) and establishes a solid foundation for the project. Therefore, option C is correct.
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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Managing Product Delivery
Why it's wrong here
Managing Product Delivery covers a Work Package's execution by a team, so it cannot follow Starting up a Project, which precedes initiation. It is tempting because it is a genuine PRINCE2 process, and it would be correct once a Stage Plan authorises work packages during Controlling a Stage.
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Controlling a Stage
Why it's wrong here
Controlling a Stage monitors and controls work within an authorised stage, so it cannot run before the project has been initiated and a Stage Plan exists. It is tempting because it is the project manager's core delivery process, and it would be correct once initiation completes and the first stage begins.
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Initiating a Project
Why this is correct
Having secured authorisation to initiate, the project manager proceeds directly to Initiating a Project, the process that establishes the Project Initiation Documentation, business case and project controls. Starting up a Project is complete, so this is the mandated next step in the PRINCE2 process sequence.
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Directing a Project
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project is the Project Board's decision-making process, not the project manager's next activity after authorisation to initiate. It is tempting because the Board does authorise initiation, but the project manager must then run Initiating a Project to produce the PID.
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