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.
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Why each option matters
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Business Case (updated)
In PRINCE2, the Initiating a Project process produces the Project Initiation Documentation (PID), which includes the updated Business Case (A) — the Business Case is refined from the Starting up a Project outline into a full justification with benefits, costs, risks, and timescales. The Project Plan (B) is also created during Initiating a Project as the high-level plan covering the whole project, forming part of the PID. The Risk Management Approach (D) is likewise produced here as one of the four strategies (with Quality, Configuration Management, and Communication Management) that make up the PID. The Highlight Report (C) is not an output of Initiating a Project; it is produced during the Controlling a Stage process by the Project Manager for the Project Board. The Lessons Report (E) is not produced by Initiating a Project either; a Lessons Log is created in Starting up a Project, and Lessons Reports are typically outputs of Managing a Stage Boundary or Closing a Project.
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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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Business Case (updated)
Why this is correct
Initiating a Project produces the updated Business Case, refining the outline into a justified, viable investment. It satisfies the stem by being one of the three outputs listed, since the Business Case is reviewed and updated during this process before the Project Board authorises the project.
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Project Plan
Why this is correct
The Project Plan is produced during Initiating a Project, giving the Project Board the timescale, cost and resource baseline needed to authorise the project. It satisfies the stem by being one of the three outputs listed for this process.
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Highlight Report
Why it's wrong here
The Highlight Report is produced during Controlling a Stage, not Initiating a Project, so it cannot be an output here. It tempts because both processes generate management products for the Project Board. Initiating a Project instead yields the Project Initiation Documentation, Business Case and Project Plan.
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Risk Management Approach
Why this is correct
The Risk Management Approach is produced during Initiating a Project, defining how risk is identified, assessed and controlled throughout the project. It satisfies the stem by being one of the three outputs listed for this process, alongside the Project Plan and Business Case.
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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, consolidating the business case, project plan, controls, and governance arrangements. It is presented to the project board for authorization to proceed.
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: In PRINCE2, the Initiating a Project process assembles the Project Initiation Documentation (PID), so option B is correct because the PID is the primary output that consolidates the project's baseline documents for approval by the Project Board. Option E is also correct because the Business Case is one of the baseline products created or refined during Initiating a Project and is then included within the PID. Option A is not correct because the Project Plan is a product of the Planning theme/process activity, and while its content is incorporated into the PID, the standalone Project Plan is not listed as an output of Initiating a Project. Option C is not correct because the Risk Register is created during Starting Up a Project and then maintained throughout the project rather than being an output of Initiating a Project. Option D is not correct because the Project Brief is an input to Initiating a Project, produced during Starting Up a Project, not an output of it.
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