PRINCE2-PRACTITIONER Processes Practice Question
A project is operating under the Controlling a Stage (CS) process. The Project Manager needs to handle a request for change that impacts the Project Product Description. Who must approve this change before the Project Manager can incorporate it?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The Project Board
Changes that impact the Project Product Description (or baselines defined in the PID/Business Case) are outside Project Manager stage tolerances and must be escalated to the Project Board for approval.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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The Project Board
Why this is correct
Changes affecting project-level baselines such as the Project Product Description must be approved by the Project Board.
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The Project Assurance role independently
Why it's wrong here
Project Assurance advises and monitors; it does not have executive decision-making authority to approve changes.
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The Project Manager
Why it's wrong here
The Project Manager can only authorize changes within agreed stage tolerances, not changes to the Project Product Description.
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The Team Manager
Why it's wrong here
Team Managers do not have authority to approve changes to project-level baselines.
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