PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
The Project Manager has produced an End Stage Report for the current stage. According to PRINCE2, what is the next step?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common misconception in the PRINCE2 exam is that the Project Manager can unilaterally proceed to the next stage after producing the End Stage Report, when in fact PRINCE2 mandates that the Project Board must formally authorize the next stage.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Submit the report to the Project Board for a decision on whether to proceed
In PRINCE2, the End Stage Report is produced by the Project Manager to provide the Project Board with a summary of the stage's performance. The next step is to submit this report to the Project Board, which then decides whether to authorize the next stage, amend the project, or stop the project. Option D correctly reflects this governance checkpoint, as the Project Board holds the authority to approve continued investment.
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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Update the Business Case and close the project
Why it's wrong here
Closing the project belongs to the Closing a Project process, which follows a Project Board decision that the project is no longer viable or has delivered its final product. An End Stage Report instead triggers an End Stage Assessment, so the Board can authorise the next stage rather than terminate the project.
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Distribute the report to stakeholders and continue to the next stage
Why it's wrong here
Distribution alone bypasses the End Stage Assessment, where the Project Board reviews the End Stage Report and approves the next Stage Plan. PRINCE2 mandates this decision point before work continues; simply circulating the report and proceeding removes the Board's authority to authorise, redirect or stop the stage.
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Seek approval from the Executive to continue
Why it's wrong here
Approval to continue is the Project Board's decision at the End Stage Assessment, not the Executive's alone; the Executive only recommends. The End Stage Report must first go to the full Board, whose authorisation of the next Stage Plan is the required step, so a unilateral Executive sign-off misstates the governance.
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Submit the report to the Project Board for a decision on whether to proceed
Why this is correct
The End Stage Report goes to the Project Board, which reviews stage performance and authorises the next stage or closure. This satisfies the stem's requirement because only the Board holds the authority to approve progression, exercising the Directing a Project decision point.
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