PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which document is produced during the Initiating a Project process and provides a baseline against which the project's progress can be measured?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the distinction between the PID and its components, and candidates may incorrectly select the Project Plan or Business Case as the baseline document.
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The Project Initiation Documentation (PID)
The Project Initiation Documentation (PID) is produced during the Initiating a Project process and serves as the baseline for the project. It consolidates key documents including the Project Plan, Business Case, and strategies, providing a comprehensive reference for measuring progress and managing the project.
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For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The Project Plan
Why it's wrong here
The Project Plan is developed during the Initiating a Project process and provides a crucial baseline for measuring progress against time, cost, and quality targets. However, it is not the *sole* or *primary* document produced in this process that serves as the comprehensive baseline for the project's overall direction and control. The Project Plan is a key component of the Project Initiation Documentation (PID), which is the complete baseline document produced during Initiating a Project. The PID, not just the Project Plan, provides the full context and authority for the project, making it the more encompassing baseline for project measurement and control.
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The Project Brief
Why it's wrong here
The Project Brief is produced during Starting up a Project, not Initiating a Project, so it cannot be the IP baseline document. It is tempting because it outlines the project, but the Project Plan created in IP is the baseline against which progress is measured.
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The Business Case
Why it's wrong here
The Business Case is developed during Initiating a Project but is not the baseline for measuring progress; it justifies the project and is reviewed throughout. It is tempting because it is a key IP document, yet the Project Plan, also produced in IP, provides the schedule, cost and scope baseline against which progress is measured.
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The Project Initiation Documentation (PID)
Why this is correct
The Project Initiation Documentation is assembled during Initiating a Project and contains the baselines for scope, cost, time and quality, plus the business case and project plan. It therefore provides the agreed baseline against which the project board measures subsequent progress.
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