PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are outputs of the Initiating a Project process?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse outputs from the Initiating a Project process with those from later processes like Controlling a Stage or Closing a Project, leading candidates to select Highlight Report or Lessons Report.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Business Case (updated)
The Initiating a Project process updates the Business Case to reflect the detailed understanding of the project's justification, costs, benefits, and risks gained during initiation. This updated Business Case is a key output that confirms whether the project remains viable before proceeding.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Business Case (updated)
Why this is correct
The Business Case is updated and approved in IP.
- ✓
Project Plan
Why this is correct
The Project Plan is created during Initiating a Project.
- ✗
Highlight Report
Why it's wrong here
Highlight Reports are produced during Controlling a Stage.
- ✓
Risk Management Approach
Why this is correct
Management approaches are defined in IP.
- ✗
Lessons Report
Why it's wrong here
The Lessons Report is produced during the Managing a Stage Boundary process, not Initiating a Project, which instead outputs the Project Initiation Documentation. It is tempting because lessons are captured throughout the project, and a preliminary Lessons Log is created during Starting Up a Project; however, the formalised Lessons Report is only drafted at the end of each stage and finalised in the Closing a Project process.
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Variation 1. Which of the following is a key output of the Initiating a Project process?
medium- A.Project Brief
- B.Stage Plan
- ✓ C.Project Initiation Documentation
- D.Benefits Management Approach
Why C: The Project Initiation Documentation (PID) is the key output of the Initiating a Project process. It provides a comprehensive baseline that defines the project's scope, objectives, risks, and controls. Option A (Project Brief) is an input to the process, not an output. Option B (Stage Plan) is created during the Managing a Stage Boundary process. Option D (Benefits Management Approach) is developed during the Initiating a Project process but is part of the PID, not a separate key output. The PID itself is the primary output that brings together all the management products required to initiate the project.
Variation 2. Which TWO of the following are outputs of the Initiating a Project process?
medium- ✓ A.Project Plan
- B.End Stage Report
- ✓ C.Business Case
- D.Work Package
- E.Highlight Report
Why A: The Project Plan is a key output of the Initiating a Project process. This process refines the outline Business Case and creates a detailed, baselined Project Plan that defines how the project will deliver its products within agreed tolerances. The Project Plan is essential for obtaining authorization to proceed.
Variation 3. Which TWO of the following are outputs of the Initiating a Project process?
medium- A.Project Plan
- ✓ B.Project Initiation Documentation
- C.Risk Register
- D.Project Brief
- ✓ E.Business Case
Why B: The correct outputs of the Initiating a Project process are the Project Initiation Documentation (PID) and the Business Case. The PID is a comprehensive document that consolidates key information, while the Business Case is refined and approved during this process. Option A (Project Plan) is an output of the Planning process, not Initiating a Project. Option C (Risk Register) is created during Initiating a Project but is part of the PID, not listed as a separate key output. Option D (Project Brief) is an output of the Starting Up a Project process. Therefore, only B and E are correct.
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