What is the primary purpose of the Initiating a Project process?

To ensure the project is viable before committing to it

To establish the project's foundation by creating the project plan and detailed business case

To formally close the project and evaluate its success

To monitor and control the work of a stage

A project manager has been assigned to a new project. The corporate program management office has provided a project mandate and the project manager is now preparing to start the project. What should the project manager do first?

Start the Directing a Project process to authorize the project and provide senior management control.

Start the Initiating a Project process to create the project plan and detailed business case.

Start the Controlling a Stage process to manage the first stage of the project.

Start the Starting Up a Project process to check that the project is viable and to create the project brief.

What is the primary purpose of the Starting Up a Project process?

To ensure that the project is viable and that those involved are prepared to initiate it

To formally close the project and evaluate its success

To monitor and control the work of a stage and handle issues

To create the project plan and detailed business case

A project board is meeting to decide whether to authorize the project based on the project brief. The project manager has presented the project brief. What should the project board do?

Use the Directing a Project process to authorize the project and provide senior management control.

Use the Initiating a Project process to create the project plan.

Use the Controlling a Stage process to monitor the project.

Use the Starting Up a Project process to review the project brief.

PRINCE2 Foundation (Version 7)

Domain 5Objective 3

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What is the primary purpose of the Initiating a Project process?
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A project manager has been assigned to a new project. The corporate program management office has provided a project mandate and the project manager is now preparing to start the project. What should the project manager do first?
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What is the primary purpose of the Starting Up a Project process?
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Which role is primarily responsible for the Managing Product Delivery process?
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A project board is meeting to decide whether to authorize the project based on the project brief. The project manager has presented the project brief. What should the project board do?
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