PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
Which process is triggered when the Project Manager needs to plan the next stage and report on the current stage's performance?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Managing a Stage Boundary
The Managing a Stage Boundary process is triggered at the end of each stage (except the final stage) to plan the next stage and produce an End Stage Report.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Controlling a Stage
Why it's wrong here
Controlling a Stage covers day-to-day monitoring, issue handling and work-package authorisation within the current stage, not forward planning of the next one. It tempts because stage reporting does occur here, but the stem's planning requirement belongs to Managing a Stage Boundary, which reviews the current stage and prepares the next Stage Plan.
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Starting Up a Project
Why it's wrong here
SU is only at the beginning.
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Directing a Project
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project is the board's decision-making process, not the Project Manager's. It authorises the project, stage boundaries and closure, so it cannot itself plan a stage or report performance. It would be correct where the board must approve a Stage Plan or End Stage Report submitted by the Project Manager.
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Why this is correct
Managing a Stage Boundary is the process triggered at each stage end, producing the End Stage Report on current performance and the Next Stage Plan. It satisfies the stem's dual requirement of planning the next stage while reporting on the stage just completed.
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