PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are correct about the PRINCE2 progress practice?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Highlight Reports are produced by the Project Manager for the Project Board.
Highlight Reports are produced by the Project Manager for the Project Board to report progress and issues. Option D is correct: The Project Board uses management by exception, setting tolerances and only intervening when breaches occur. Option E is correct: Checkpoint Reports are produced by Team Managers for the Project Manager to report progress at the work package level. Option B is incorrect because the Project Board sets stage tolerances, not the Project Manager. Option C is incorrect because tolerances are set at both project and stage levels.
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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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Highlight Reports are produced by the Project Manager for the Project Board.
Why this is correct
Highlight Reports provide the Project Board with a periodic summary of progress, so the Project Manager produces them for that board. This satisfies the progress practice's requirement for regular reporting to the directing level, distinct from Checkpoint Reports sent to the Project Manager.
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The Project Manager sets stage tolerances for the project.
Why it's wrong here
The Project Board sets project-level tolerances and delegates stage tolerances to the Project Manager, who then agrees work package tolerances with Team Managers. It is tempting because the Project Manager owns day-to-day progress control, but setting project tolerances remains a Project Board responsibility.
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Tolerances are only set at the project level, not at the stage level.
Why it's wrong here
PRINCE2 sets tolerances at project, stage and work package levels, so stage-level tolerances are delegated to the Project Manager. It is tempting because project-level tolerances are the most visible, but the progress practice explicitly requires stage tolerances to control each management stage.
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The Project Board uses management by exception to control the project.
Why this is correct
Management by exception lets the Project Board set tolerances and delegate day-to-day control to the Project Manager, intervening only when tolerances are forecast to be breached. This satisfies the progress practice's requirement for board-level control without constant monitoring.
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Checkpoint Reports are produced by Team Managers for the Project Manager.
Why this is correct
Checkpoint Reports give the Project Manager frequent progress information from the teams delivering the work, so Team Managers produce them. This satisfies the progress practice's need for regular, short-cycle reporting upward from the managing level.
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Variation 1. Which TWO of the following statements about the Progress practice are correct?
hard- A.An Exception Report is produced by the Project Manager when the project is closed early.
- B.An Exception Plan is used to replace the Project Plan when the project exceeds its tolerances.
- ✓ C.The Project Manager sets tolerances for the Team Managers.
- D.Highlight Reports are produced by the Project Manager for the Project Board at stage end.
- ✓ E.The Project Board sets tolerances for the Project Manager.
Why C: Option C is correct because in PRINCE2 the Project Manager is responsible for agreeing work packages with Team Managers, which includes setting the tolerances (time, cost, scope, risk, quality, benefit) within which each Team Manager must deliver. Option E is correct because the Project Board agrees the Project Manager's tolerances at the level of the project, defining the limits of delegated authority within which the Project Manager can manage the stage and project. Option A is wrong because an Exception Report is produced by the Project Manager to escalate a forecast breach of stage or project tolerances to the Project Board, not specifically when a project is closed early. Option B is wrong because an Exception Plan does not replace the Project Plan; it replaces the current Stage Plan (or, in some cases, the Project Plan) only for the remaining part of the project, and only after Project Board approval. Option D is wrong because Highlight Reports are produced by the Project Manager for the Project Board at the end of each reporting period (typically monthly), not at stage end — stage end reporting is covered by the End Stage Report.
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