PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
Which process includes the activity 'Authorize Work Packages'?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse 'Authorize Work Packages' (done by the Project Manager in Controlling a Stage) with 'Accept a Work Package' (done by the Team Manager in Managing Product Delivery), leading them to incorrectly select Managing Product Delivery.
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Controlling a Stage
The 'Authorize Work Packages' activity is part of the 'Controlling a Stage' process because this process is where the Project Manager assigns work to teams, agrees on the work package details, and ensures the team manager understands the requirements. This activity is not part of Managing Product Delivery, which focuses on the team manager's acceptance and execution of work packages, nor is it part of Directing a Project or Initiating a Project, which operate at higher or earlier levels.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Controlling a Stage
Why this is correct
'Authorize Work Packages' sits within Controlling a Stage, where the Project Manager approves and issues work packages to the Team Manager. This satisfies the stem's requirement because authorisation occurs during stage execution, not during initiation or planning. Directing a Project and Managing Product Delivery handle different authority levels.
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Managing Product Delivery
Why it's wrong here
Managing Product Delivery is the team manager's process for accepting, executing and delivering work packages, so it receives authorisation rather than granting it. It would be the correct process for the team's delivery activities, whereas Authorize Work Packages is performed by the project manager in Controlling a Stage.
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Directing a Project
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project covers board-level decisions such as authorising the project and stage boundaries, not the day-to-day allocation of work to teams. It would be the correct process for tolerances and continued business justification, whereas Authorize Work Packages sits within Controlling a Stage.
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Initiating a Project
Why it's wrong here
Initiating a Project produces the project initiation documentation and baseline, before any work packages exist to authorise. It would be the correct process for assembling the PID and business case, whereas Authorize Work Packages belongs to Controlling a Stage, where the manager releases work to teams.
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