Purpose of an Exception Plan

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An Exception Plan is a contingency plan that is developed when a project is forecast to exceed its tolerances. It is developed to identify the actions required to recover from the effect of a tolerance deviation and to bring the project back on track within the agreed-upon tolerances.

The purpose of an Exception Plan is to provide a structured approach to managing the recovery of the project and to ensure that the necessary actions are taken to address the deviation. The Exception Plan should clearly define the steps to be taken, the resources required, and the timeline for implementing the plan.

Now let's go through each of the given options to identify the correct purpose of an Exception Plan:

A. Show the reason for the tolerance deviation from a Stage Plan or Project Plan: This is not the correct purpose of an Exception Plan. The reason for the tolerance deviation should be identified during the Exception Assessment, which is a separate process from developing the Exception Plan.

B. Reduce the number of exception assessments, by agreeing a budget to cover the costs of any requests for change: This is also not the correct purpose of an Exception Plan. The Exception Plan is not intended to reduce the number of exception assessments or to cover the costs of any requests for change.

C. Identify the actions required to recover from the effect of a tolerance deviation: This is the correct purpose of an Exception Plan. The plan should identify the necessary actions to be taken to recover from the deviation and bring the project back within the agreed-upon tolerances.

D. Define the changes which are within the scope of the change budget: This is not the correct purpose of an Exception Plan. The changes that are within the scope of the change budget should be identified and managed separately from the Exception Plan.

In summary, the purpose of an Exception Plan is to identify the actions required to recover from the effect of a tolerance deviation and to bring the project back on track within the agreed-upon tolerances.