PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which type of report is produced by the Project Manager to provide the Project Board with a summary of progress at the end of each stage?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse the End Stage Report with the Highlight Report, because both summarize progress, but the Highlight Report is periodic during a stage, while the End Stage Report is the formal closure report at stage end.
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Why each option matters
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End Stage Report
The End Stage Report is the correct answer because PRINCE2 requires the Project Manager to produce this report at the end of each management stage to provide the Project Board with a summary of progress against the current stage plan, including performance, lessons learned, and a forecast for the next stage. This report is a key input for the Project Board's decision to authorize the next stage or take corrective action.
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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 Report
Why it's wrong here
The Highlight Report is produced by the Project Manager for the Project Board at agreed intervals, typically monthly, summarising stage progress. The End Stage Report is the report produced at the end of each stage, so Highlight Report answers a different reporting point in the cycle.
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Checkpoint Report
Why it's wrong here
A Checkpoint Report is produced by the team manager for the project manager, covering progress at a frequency agreed in the work package, not stage-end summary to the Project Board. It is tempting because it does report progress, but its audience and cadence are wrong; the End Stage Report fulfils this scenario.
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Exception Report
Why it's wrong here
The Exception Report is produced only when a stage or project deviates beyond the tolerances set in the Business Case, not routinely at stage end. The End Stage Report is the routine summary the Project Manager gives the Project Board at the conclusion of each stage.
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End Stage Report
Why this is correct
The End Stage Report is produced by the Project Manager at the end of each stage, summarising progress, issues and the next stage plan so the Project Board can authorise the following stage at the end stage assessment.
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