PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which plan is produced during the Initiating a Project process and covers the entire project at a high level?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the distinction between the Project Plan and Stage Plan, and candidates may incorrectly select Stage Plan because they confuse the high-level project scope with the detailed stage-level planning.
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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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Project Plan
The Project Plan is created during the Initiating a Project (IP) process and provides a high-level view of the entire project, including the project's scope, cost, timeline, and major deliverables. It is derived from the Project Brief and serves as the baseline against which the project's progress is measured. Because it covers the whole project at a high level, it is the correct answer.
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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Project Plan
Why this is correct
The Project Plan is created in Initiating a Project and presents the whole project at a high level, satisfying the stem's requirement for a plan covering the entire project. It provides the baseline against which the Project Board authorises and later monitors progress.
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Exception Plan
Why it's wrong here
An Exception Plan replaces an existing Stage or Project Plan after a forecast tolerance breach, and is produced during Managing a Stage Boundary or Directing a Project. It cannot be the whole-project plan created in Initiating a Project. An Exception Plan would be correct when responding to a projected deviation from agreed tolerances.
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Stage Plan
Why it's wrong here
A Stage Plan covers one management stage, not the entire project, and is produced by the Project Manager during Managing a Stage Boundary. The Project Plan is the high-level whole-project document created in Initiating a Project. A Stage Plan would be correct when planning the detailed work, tolerances and controls for a single forthcoming stage.
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Team Plan
Why it's wrong here
A Team Plan covers the work of a single delivery team within a stage, so it cannot describe the whole project at a high level. The Project Plan is produced in Initiating a Project for that purpose. A Team Plan would be the right artefact when a team manager needs to schedule and control their team's contribution to one stage.
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Variation 1. Which document records the project's planned costs, timescales, and products?
easy- A.Business Case
- B.Stage Plan
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- D.Highlight Report
Why C: The Project Plan is the PRINCE2 document that records the project's planned costs, timescales, and products at the project level. It provides the overall schedule, budget, and product breakdown for the entire project. It is distinct from the Stage Plan, which covers a single stage.
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