PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
The Project Board has received an Exception Report from the Project Manager. What is the Project Board's next step?
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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Request an Exception Plan to assess options
When the Project Board receives an Exception Report, they typically request an Exception Plan to evaluate options. They then decide whether to approve the plan, which may involve changes to the project. A new Project Plan may be part of the Exception Plan, but the immediate step is to request the plan.
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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Approve the Exception Report
Why it's wrong here
Approving the report is not the Board's decision; an Exception Report requests a tolerances decision, so the Board must direct corrective action or escalate. Approval suits routine progress reports within tolerance, where no exception exists and the Project Manager retains authority.
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Request a new Project Plan
Why it's wrong here
Requesting a new Project Plan is a Project Manager activity; the Board does not author plans. The Board's role on receiving an Exception Report is to make a decision — approve, reject or request changes to the Exception Plan — within the tolerances delegated to it.
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Request an Exception Plan to assess options
Why this is correct
An Exception Report shows the stage or project will exceed tolerance, so the Project Board requests an Exception Plan describing the options and their implications. The Board then decides whether to approve, amend or stop the project.
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Close the project
Why it's wrong here
Closing the project only follows premature termination or a completed final stage, neither indicated here. The Board must first decide how to respond to the exception, such as requesting a plan or granting a tolerance. Closure would be correct if the business case had collapsed entirely.
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