PRINCE2 Managing a Stage Boundary 3

Question 1

What is the key difference between a Stage Plan and an Exception Plan in PRINCE2?

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A Stage Plan covers one management stage; an Exception Plan replaces a Stage Plan when tolerances are forecast to be exceeded

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A Stage Plan is produced by the Project Board; an Exception Plan is produced by the Project Manager

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A Stage Plan includes financial information; an Exception Plan focuses only on schedule recovery

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A Stage Plan covers the whole project; an Exception Plan covers only a single work package

Question 2

Who is responsible for producing the End Stage Report in PRINCE2?

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The Project Manager

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The Project Board

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The Executive

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The Senior Supplier

Question 3

When is an Exception Plan used instead of a next Stage Plan in Managing a Stage Boundary?

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When the current stage is forecast to exceed its agreed tolerances

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Whenever the project is behind schedule by more than one week

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Whenever a major new risk is identified during a stage

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When the Project Board requests an unscheduled review mid-stage

Question 4

What is the purpose of the 'Update the Project Plan' activity within Managing a Stage Boundary?

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To revise the overall project plan to reflect actual progress and a reforecast of remaining work

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To create a detailed task-level plan for the upcoming management stage

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To update team member assignment schedules for the next stage

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To formally record changes approved during the completed stage

Question 5

Which register is reviewed and updated during Managing a Stage Boundary to capture threats and opportunities relevant to the next stage?

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Risk Register

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Issue Register

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Quality Register

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Daily Log

Question 6

In PRINCE2, what is the relationship between a management stage and a technical stage?

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Management stages are defined by Project Board control decisions; technical stages relate to specialist work and may span or overlap management stages

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They are always identical in length and scope

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Technical stages must always be fully completed before a new management stage can begin

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Management stages apply only to large projects while technical stages apply to all projects

Question 7

What are the primary outputs from Managing a Stage Boundary that feed into the Directing a Project process for authorization?

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The End Stage Report and the next Stage Plan (or Exception Plan)

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A Checkpoint Report and an updated Risk Register

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A Highlight Report and a revised Business Case

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The Quality Register and the updated Issue Register