PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
In PRINCE2, who owns the risk?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the distinction between risk owner (accountable) and risk actionee (responsible for actions) — candidates conflate the two because both sound like 'the person dealing with the risk'.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Risk owner
In PRINCE2, the risk owner is the person responsible for managing, monitoring, and controlling a specific risk, including implementing the agreed risk response. This role is explicitly defined in the Risk theme and is distinct from the person who performs the response actions. The risk owner is accountable for the risk's management throughout its lifecycle.
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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Project Manager
Why it's wrong here
The Project Manager manages risks day to day but does not own every risk; ownership belongs to the person accountable for managing that specific risk, often the risk owner. The Project Manager is tempting because they oversee the risk log and escalate threats, but that is coordination rather than ownership.
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Executive
Why it's wrong here
The Executive owns the Business Case and sits on the Project Board, but PRINCE2 assigns ownership of each individual risk to the person best placed to manage it, recorded in the Risk Register. The Executive is correct only for risks escalated to corporate or programme level.
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Risk actionee
Why it's wrong here
The risk actionee carries out the response but does not own the risk; ownership sits with whoever is accountable for managing it. It is tempting because the actionee is the person tasked with implementing the mitigation, so appears central to the risk — yet that role is execution, not accountability.
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Risk owner
Why this is correct
The risk owner is the named individual accountable for managing a specific risk, its mitigation actions and monitoring. PRINCE2 assigns this role explicitly, distinct from the risk actionee who performs the tasks, ensuring clear ownership within the risk management approach.
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