PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
Which process ensures that the project's products are formally handed over and the project is closed in a controlled way?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common trap in PRINCE2 is confusing the authorization to close a project (which is the responsibility of the Project Board) with the actual process of performing the closure activities (which is the responsibility of the Project Manager in the Closing a Project process).
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Closing a Project
The Closing a Project process is specifically designed to ensure that all project products are formally accepted, the project is evaluated, and resources are released in a controlled manner. It triggers the final stage of the project lifecycle, confirming that the project's objectives have been met and that the project can be closed in an orderly fashion.
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Closing a Project
Why this is correct
Closing a Project provides the controlled closure the stem demands: it confirms acceptance of the products, reviews whether objectives were met, and hands over deliverables to the customer or operational environment. It also addresses follow-on actions and lessons, ensuring formal sign-off rather than an informal end to the project.
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Managing Product Delivery
Why it's wrong here
Managing Product Delivery covers accepting, executing and delivering work packages, not the formal handover of the project's products or project closure. It tempts because delivery precedes closure, but Closing a Project handles product acceptance, handover and controlled shutdown.
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Directing a Project
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project covers the board's decision-making and continued authorisation across the project lifecycle, not the formal acceptance of products or controlled closure. It is tempting because the board does authorise closure, but the actual handover and closure activities sit within Closing a Project, which is where this scenario belongs.
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Why it's wrong here
Managing a Stage Boundary reviews the current stage and prepares the next Stage Plan or an Exception Plan; it does not close the project. It is tempting because it does provide assurance and end-of-stage reporting, and would be correct when seeking approval to proceed to the following stage rather than formally handing over products and closing.
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