Near the end of stage 2, the supplier planned for the utilities and systems work...

The correct answer is B — Prepare the next stage plan . The managing a stage boundary process ensures that the project board receives sufficient information to review the current stage and make an informed decision about authorizing the next one. Preparing the next stage plan includes determining how the forthcoming stage will be organized, resourced, managed, and controlled.

The replacement subcontractor will perform important utilities and systems work during stage 3. Consequently, the project manager must consider whether the existing project management team remains appropriate for the forthcoming stage. Recommending the subcontractor’s account manager as the new senior supplier is directly connected with establishing appropriate supplier representation and governance for the work that will be undertaken in that next stage.

Option A concerns revising the higher-level project plan using current information and forecasts; it does not primarily establish stage-specific project management team arrangements. Option C concerns assessing how the current stage performed, including achievements and lessons. Option D occurs after the necessary stage-boundary information has been prepared and is used to request authorization from the project board.

The recommendation should therefore be developed while preparing the next stage plan , so that the required organization and supplier representation are clear before authorization of stage 3 is requested.

PRINCE2 7 reference topics: Managing a stage boundary; prepare the next stage plan; organization; senior supplier; supplier representation; project management team.

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