PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
Which process is triggered when the Project Board authorizes a stage plan?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the boundary between Managing a Stage Boundary and Controlling a Stage — candidates confuse the process that seeks authorization with the process that executes the authorized stage, picking Managing a Stage Boundary when the question asks what is triggered after authorization.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Controlling a Stage
In PRINCE2, when the Project Board authorizes a stage plan at a stage boundary, the next stage begins and the 'Controlling a Stage' process is triggered to manage the day-to-day work of that authorized stage. Managing a Stage Boundary is the process that produces the plan and seeks authorization; Controlling a Stage is what runs once authorization is granted.
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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Starting Up a Project
Why it's wrong here
Starting Up a Project precedes the project mandate and appoints the executive and project manager; it cannot be triggered by stage authorisation, which occurs mid-project. It is tempting because it also handles authorisation of the project itself, and it would be correct when responding to a new project mandate.
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Why it's wrong here
Authorising a stage plan happens within Directing a Project, where the Project Board approves the next stage; Managing a Stage Boundary produces that plan and is triggered by the current stage's approaching end, not by board authorisation. It is tempting because it does create and update the stage plan the board then reviews.
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Initiating a Project
Why it's wrong here
Initiating a Project produces the project initiation documentation and is triggered by the project mandate, before any stage plan exists to authorise. It is tempting because it also involves Project Board approval, and it would be correct when the board authorises the project brief and PID.
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Controlling a Stage
Why this is correct
Controlling a Stage begins once the Project Board authorises the next stage plan, satisfying the trigger condition in the stem. The Project Manager then authorises work packages, monitors progress and manages issues and risks within that stage, reporting via Highlight Reports until the stage completes.
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