PRINCE2F People: organizations, teams, and leadership Practice Question
In PRINCE2, a Team Manager reports to the Project Manager. What is the primary responsibility of a Team Manager?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse the Team Manager's scope with the Project Manager's broader responsibilities, leading candidates to select Option D, which describes the Project Manager's role, not the Team Manager's.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Deliver one or more Work Packages as defined in the Stage Plan
The Team Manager is responsible for delivering one or more Work Packages as defined in the Stage Plan. This role focuses on the technical delivery of products within the constraints agreed with the Project Manager, ensuring quality, time, and cost targets are met for those specific work packages.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Provide independent assurance to the Project Board
Why it's wrong here
Independent assurance to the Project Board is delivered by Project Assurance, which must sit outside the project manager's line of control. A Team Manager is subordinate to the Project Manager, so cannot provide that independence. The role is tempting because assurance does involve monitoring progress and products, but it is a distinct Project Board appointment.
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Deliver one or more Work Packages as defined in the Stage Plan
Why this is correct
Team Managers own Work Package delivery: they accept the Work Package from the Project Manager, plan and manage the work within tolerances, and report progress via Checkpoint Reports. This directly satisfies the stem's reporting line, since Work Package execution is the Team Manager's defined accountability in PRINCE2.
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Update the Business Case
Why it's wrong here
Updating the Business Case sits with the Project Manager and, at stage boundaries, the Project Board; a Team Manager produces Work Packages and reports progress, issues and quality within the team. It is tempting because Team Managers do supply actuals and forecasts that feed the Business Case, but accountability for its content and viability never transfers to them.
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Manage day-to-day project activities across all stages
Why it's wrong here
Day-to-day management across all stages belongs to the Project Manager, who owns the stage boundaries and the overall plan. A Team Manager only manages the work allocated in a Work Package, within one team. It is tempting because Team Managers do handle daily task allocation and progress reporting, but scoped to their assigned products.
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