PRINCE2F Quality Review Practice Question
Which TWO of the following statements about the Quality Review technique are correct?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests whether candidates know Quality Review is quality control (inspecting the product) rather than quality planning or Business Case assessment — the distractor about the Project Board is especially tempting.
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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It is a form of quality control
Option B is correct because the Quality Review technique in PRINCE2 is a quality control activity: it is applied to a product to check that it conforms to its quality criteria, complementing quality assurance (which focuses on the process). Option D is correct because the technique is explicitly a structured, team-based review of a product (document, plan, or other deliverable) whose purpose is to identify defects and deviations from the product's quality criteria, following defined roles and steps. Option A is wrong because Quality Reviews are conducted by a review team (reviewer, approver, presenter, administrator, etc.) assembled for the product, not by the Project Board, whose role is governance and approval of plans and business justification. Option C is wrong because assessing the viability of the Business Case is the purpose of the Business Case itself and the continued business justification principle, not of the Quality Review technique. Option E is wrong because testing the product against its specification is the role of quality testing/inspection methods (e.g., testing, piloting), whereas Quality Review is a specific inspection technique for reviewing products against their quality criteria.
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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It is performed by the Project Board
Why it's wrong here
Quality Review is conducted by a review team of peers and specialists assembled for the product, not by the Project Board, whose role is governance and approval. The Board would be the correct body for authorising stage boundaries or project closure.
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It is a form of quality control
Why this is correct
Quality Review provides a structured, team-based inspection of a product against its quality criteria, so it functions as quality control: it detects defects after creation rather than preventing them. This satisfies the stem's requirement by correctly classifying the technique within the quality control activity of the PRINCE2 quality audit trail.
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It assesses the viability of the Business Case
Why it's wrong here
Quality Review appraises a product against its quality criteria, not the Business Case, which is assessed at stage boundaries and by the Project Board. It is tempting because reviews do examine project documentation, but viability of the Business Case belongs to continued business justification, not product quality.
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It is a structured review to identify defects in a product
Why this is correct
Quality Review is a structured, team-based technique that examines a product against its quality criteria to identify and record defects. This structured defect-identification purpose is what distinguishes it from informal peer checking or simple approval.
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It is used to test the product against its specification
Why it's wrong here
Quality Review assesses a product against its quality criteria through structured inspection by a team, not functional testing against a specification. Testing against specification belongs to specialist testing techniques such as unit or system testing.
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