Processes and Workflow (PRINCE2 7 Practitioner) Flashcards
PRINCE2 7 Practitioner Flashcards

| Front | Back |
| Define Managing Product Delivery objective | Ensure products are created and delivered to agreed quality time and cost |
| Exam tip How to recall process responsibilities quickly | Remember who owns decisions Project Board owns direction Project Manager controls stages Team Manager delivers products |
| How are tolerances used in PRINCE2 | Set limits for time cost scope risk and quality allowing management without escalation within tolerances |
| Key activities in Controlling a Stage | Authorize work packages review progress manage issues escalate to board and report via highlight reports |
| Key activities in Starting Up a Project | Appoint executive and project manager capture lessons create project brief and prepare initiation stage plan |
| List the seven PRINCE2 processes in logical sequence | Starting Up a Project Directing a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Managing Product Delivery Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project |
| Name the key contents of the PID | Business Case Project Plan Risk and Quality approaches Controls and Baseline |
| Role of the Change Authority | Authorize changes within delegated tolerances and decide on requests for change |
| Typical flow for a Work Package Start to Finish | Created in Controlling a Stage delegated to Managing Product Delivery executed returned and accepted |
| What are the outputs of Managing a Stage Boundary | Updated Project Plan Stage Plan End Stage Report and recommendation to board |
| What are the project board decision points during the project | Authorize initiation authorize each stage give ad hoc direction and authorise closure |
| What decision does the Project Board make after Starting Up a Project | Authorize initiation or reject the project |
| What decision does the Project Board make at project closure | Accept project deliverables or request follow up work and formally close the project |
| What does the Project Board need to review when authorizing a new stage | Business Case End Stage Report and updated Project Plan with tolerances |
| What is a Highlight Report | Periodic summary for the Project Board of progress issues and forecasted stage status |
| What is a Work Package | Specification of products activities and tolerances delegated to a team manager |
| What is an Exception and when is it escalated | When tolerances are forecast to be exceeded the issue becomes an exception and is escalated to the board |
| What is configuration management role | Control of product versions baselines and records held in the Configuration Item Records |
| What is the format and purpose of an Issue Register | Record and track reported issues and decisions including change requests and risks |
| What is the main objective of Initiating a Project | Establish solid foundations for the project in a PID including Business Case and controls |
| What is the objective of Closing a Project | Confirm acceptance of products evaluate outcomes capture lessons and close the project formally |
| What is the objective of Controlling a Stage | Manage day to day delivery within a stage to keep the project on track |
| What is the objective of Starting Up a Project | Ensure a valid and viable project brief exists and appoint key roles so the project can be initiated |
| What is the process sequence when a team completes a Work Package | Team Manager hands over products to Project Manager who updates registers and reports to board |
| What is the purpose of Directing a Project | Provide overall direction and authorize project initiation authorise stages and project closure |
| What is the purpose of the Lessons Log | Capture lessons during project for use in current and future projects to improve performance |
| What management products flow from Initiating a Project to Controlling a Stage | PID Project Plan and initial Risk Register |
| What triggers a Stage Boundary process | End of a management stage and need to plan next stage or request project closure |
| What triggers Directing a Project interactions | Requests for authorisation stage end exceptions and initiation and closure approvals |
| When is an End Stage Report produced | At the end of each management stage to inform decision on next stage |
| Where is the Business Case maintained and updated | The Project Manager maintains the Business Case with changes approved by the Project Board |
| Which process creates the End Stage Report | Managing a Stage Boundary produces the End Stage Report to inform the board |
| Which process handles quality checking and acceptance of products | Managing Product Delivery performs quality checks and hands over products to project manager |
| Who appoints team managers and defines work packages | Project Manager issues Work Packages to Team Managers and monitors delivery |
| Who is responsible for overall project investment decision | Project Board Executive role holds ultimate accountability for Business Case |
| Who produces the Stage Plan and who approves it | Project Manager produces Stage Plan Project Board approves or requests changes |
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About the Flashcards
Flashcards for the PRINCE2 7 Practitioner exam give you a concise way to drill the core PRINCE2 framework that the test expects you to recall under time pressure. Each card prompts active recall of the seven process steps, their logical sequence, and the objectives that guide project governance from start-up to formal closure.
Review definitions of project roles, decision points, and key management products such as the PID, Business Case, Work Packages, and End Stage Reports. The deck also reinforces tolerances, control reports, logs, and quality checks so you can confidently link responsibilities to each stage boundary and escalate issues correctly during exam scenarios.
Topics covered in this flashcard deck:
- PRINCE2 process sequence
- Project objectives & roles
- Initiation and PID contents
- Work Packages & delivery
- Stage boundaries and reports
- Tolerances, logs, registers