PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
Which process is responsible for authorizing a Work Package?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the boundary between Controlling a Stage (Project Manager authorizes Work Packages) and Managing Product Delivery (Team Manager accepts and executes them) — candidates confuse the two because both involve Work Packages.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Controlling a Stage
The Controlling a Stage process is where the Project Manager authorizes Work Packages, assigning work to the Team Manager and monitoring progress against the stage plan. It is one of the core activities of Controlling a Stage to authorize a Work Package once the stage is underway. This process ensures that work is only started when the Project Manager has confirmed it is within tolerance and properly defined.
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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Managing Product Delivery
Why it's wrong here
Managing Product Delivery accepts, executes and delivers a Work Package; it does not authorise it. The Team Manager agrees the Work Package with the Project Manager, who issues the authorisation. It is tempting because this process owns the Work Package once agreed, but authorisation precedes acceptance.
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Why it's wrong here
Managing a Stage Boundary reviews and reports stage status and prepares the next Stage Plan; it does not authorise Work Packages. It is tempting because it handles stage-level approval activity, but Work Package authorisation occurs in Controlling a Stage when the Project Manager issues the Work Package to the Team Manager.
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Controlling a Stage
Why this is correct
Controlling a Stage is where the Project Manager agrees and authorises Work Packages with the team managers, setting tolerances and reporting arrangements. Authorisation occurs at this level because the stage plan is being executed, not at project initiation or closure.
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Directing a Project
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project authorises the project and stage boundaries, not individual Work Packages; that authority sits with Managing a Stage Boundary's successor, Controlling a Stage. It is tempting because the Project Board does grant stage-level authorisation, but Work Package authorisation is delegated to the Project Manager.
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