PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are responsibilities of the Project Manager during the Managing a Stage Boundary process?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2 Foundation exam often tests the distinction between 'create' and 'approve' in PRINCE2 processes, so the trap here is confusing the Project Manager's role in creating the next Stage Plan with the Project Board's role in approving it.
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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Update the Business Case
In PRINCE2's Managing a Stage Boundary process, the Project Manager is responsible for updating the Business Case (option A) to confirm the project remains viable and aligned with the benefits, and for creating the next Stage Plan (option C) that will be submitted to the Project Board for approval. The Project Manager also produces the End Stage Report (option D), which summarizes stage performance and provides the basis for the board's decision to authorize the next stage. Option B is incorrect because the Project Plan is produced during Initiating a Project, not at each stage boundary. Option E is incorrect because approving the next Stage Plan is a Project Board decision, not a Project Manager responsibility.
Answer analysis
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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Update the Business Case
Why this is correct
Updating the Business Case is a Project Manager responsibility in Managing a Stage Boundary, ensuring the justification reflects the stage's actual outcomes and the next stage's forecast. This satisfies the stem's requirement for Project Manager duties within that process.
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Produce the Project Plan
Why it's wrong here
The Project Plan is produced during Initiating a Project and updated in Controlling a Stage, not within Managing a Stage Boundary, where the next Stage Plan is created. It is tempting because the Project Manager owns the Project Plan, so its production feels like boundary work, but the process outputs stage-level plans.
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Create the next Stage Plan
Why this is correct
Creating the next Stage Plan is a Project Manager responsibility in Managing a Stage Boundary, producing the plan for the following stage so the Project Board can authorise it. This satisfies the stem's requirement for Project Manager duties within that process.
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Produce the End Stage Report
Why this is correct
Producing the End Stage Report is a Project Manager responsibility in Managing a Stage Boundary, summarising stage performance against plan and business case for the Project Board. This satisfies the stem's requirement for Project Manager duties within that process.
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Approve the next Stage Plan
Why it's wrong here
Approving the next Stage Plan is the Project Board's decision, taken after the Project Manager prepares it; the Project Manager authors and requests approval, never grants it. It is tempting because the Project Manager does assemble the plan, so the approval step appears adjacent, but authority to authorise sits above the project manager.
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