PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question

Which process is performed by the Project Board to authorize the start of a project?

Answer choices

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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Directing a Project

Directing a Project includes the activity 'Authorize Initiation' and later 'Authorize the Project' to formally start the project.

Answer analysis

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

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Directing a Project
Why this is correct
Directing a Project is performed by the Project Board, which authorises initiation and the start of the project via the Project Initiation Documentation. It satisfies the requirement that the Board, not the Project Manager, grants authority to proceed.
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Initiating a Project
Why it's wrong here
Initiating a Project is performed by the Project Manager, who prepares the Project Initiation Documentation for the Board's approval; the Board itself only authorises it. It is tempting because this process produces the very documentation the Board reviews when deciding whether to proceed.
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Starting Up a Project
Why it's wrong here
Starting Up a Project is a pre-project process owned by the Project Manager, producing the Project Brief before the Board even exists in a decision-making capacity. It is tempting because it sounds like the earliest project activity, but authorising the project's initiation is the Board's decision within Directing a Project.
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Controlling a Stage
Why it's wrong here
Controlling a Stage covers the day-to-day management of a stage already authorised, executed by the Project Manager. It is tempting because it involves Board decisions such as authorising work packages and tolerances, but it never authorises the project's start.

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