PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which PRINCE2 document provides the Project Board with a summary of the stage's progress, including achievements, issues, and forecasts, at regular intervals during a stage?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the distinction between time-driven reports (Highlight, Checkpoint) and event-driven reports (Exception, End Stage), so candidates confuse the Highlight Report with the End Stage Report or Checkpoint Report.
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Why each option matters
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Highlight Report
The Highlight Report is the PRINCE2 progress document produced by the Project Manager and sent to the Project Board at regular, agreed intervals (typically weekly or monthly) throughout a stage. It summarises stage status, including achievements, issues, risks, and forecasts, giving the Board ongoing visibility without waiting for stage boundaries. This matches the question's description of a regular-interval summary during a stage.
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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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Exception Report
Why it's wrong here
An Exception Report is produced only when a stage or project deviates beyond the tolerances delegated by the Project Board, so it cannot supply routine progress summaries at regular intervals. It is tempting because it does inform the Board, but that trigger is a forecast breach, not a scheduled reporting cycle.
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End Stage Report
Why it's wrong here
The End Stage Report is compiled once, at the conclusion of a stage, to support the Project Board's end-stage assessment; it cannot deliver summaries at regular intervals during the stage. It is tempting because it does summarise achievements, issues and forecasts, but its timing is a single closure point.
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Checkpoint Report
Why it's wrong here
A Checkpoint Report is supplied by the Team Manager to the Project Manager at the frequency defined in the work package, not to the Project Board. It is tempting because it does cover progress, issues and forecasts regularly, but its recipient and reporting level are wrong for this scenario.
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Highlight Report
Why this is correct
The Highlight Report is the PRINCE2 document the Project Manager sends to the Project Board at regular intervals during a stage, summarising progress, achievements, issues and forecasts. It satisfies the stem's requirement for periodic stage-level reporting.
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