PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
Which THREE activities are part of the Controlling a Stage process?
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Authorize Work Packages
Authorizing Work Packages, reviewing progress, and escalating exceptions are all activities in CS. Producing the PID is done in IP. Approving the next Stage Plan is done by the Project Board in DP.
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Authorize Work Packages
Why this is correct
Correct: The PM authorizes Work Packages in CS.
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Produce the Project Initiation Documentation (PID)
Why it's wrong here
The PID is produced in IP.
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Review progress and update stage status
Why this is correct
Correct: The PM reviews progress using Highlight Reports and Checkpoint Reports.
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Approve the next Stage Plan
Why it's wrong here
Approving the next Stage Plan belongs to the Managing a Stage Boundary process, which prepares the plan and updates the Business Case before the current stage ends. In the Controlling a Stage process, the focus is on monitoring work packages, reviewing issues and risks, and reporting progress—not authorising future stages. This option tempts because approving a plan seems like a natural control activity, but it is actually the trigger that moves the project into the next stage, not a task performed during the current stage’s day-to-day management.
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Escalate issues and risks that exceed stage tolerances
Why this is correct
Correct: If tolerances are exceeded, the PM escalates via an Exception Report.
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