PRINCE2F Practice Question: Overview of PRINCE2 and the project environment
What is the purpose of the Managing a Stage Boundary (SB) process?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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To enable the Project Board to approve completion of the current stage and authorize the next
The SB process provides the Project Board with information needed to review the current stage, approve the next stage Plan, and assess the continued viability of the project.
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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To produce the Project Plan and Business Case
Why it's wrong here
The Project Plan and Business Case are produced during Initiating a Project, before the first stage begins. Managing a Stage Boundary reviews the current stage, updates those documents and prepares the next Stage Plan for the board's authorisation. It would be the right process only for planning the next stage, not the project.
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To enable the Project Board to approve completion of the current stage and authorize the next
Why this is correct
The SB process produces the End Stage Report and Next Stage Plan, which the Project Board reviews to confirm the current stage delivered as agreed and to authorise the following stage, maintaining control at each boundary.
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To close the project and hand over the product
Why it's wrong here
Closing a project and handing over products is the Closing a Project process, which confirms acceptance and reviews benefits. Managing a Stage Boundary prepares the next stage or an exception plan for board approval. It would apply at the end of a stage, not at the end of the project.
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To plan the activities for the current stage in detail
Why it's wrong here
Detailed planning of the current stage happens in Initiating a Project, producing the first Stage Plan before work starts. Managing a Stage Boundary plans the next stage, not the current one, and only when a boundary is reached. It would be correct when preparing a subsequent stage for authorisation.
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