PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
In the Closing a Project process, what is the Project Board's responsibility?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the division of responsibilities between the Project Board and Project Manager, so candidates who assume the board produces documents or hands over products pick the wrong answer.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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To confirm the project has met its objectives and authorize closure
In PRINCE2's Closing a Project process, the Project Board's responsibility is to confirm that the project has met its objectives and to authorize closure. This is done at the 'Authorize Project Closure' activity, where the Project Board reviews the End Project Report and approves closure. The Project Board does not produce the Lessons Report or hand over products — those are Project Manager and operational staff responsibilities.
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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To produce the Lessons Report
Why it's wrong here
The Lessons Report is drafted by the Project Manager, not the Project Board, as part of assembling the End Project Report. It tempts because lessons are a closure output the Board reviews, but the Board's actual responsibility is approving closure and confirming product acceptance.
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To hand over the project products to the operational environment
Why it's wrong here
Handing over products to operations is executed by the Project Manager and team during closure, not by the Project Board. It tempts because the Board oversees closure, but its genuine responsibility is to confirm that the project's products have been accepted and to authorise project closure.
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To confirm the project has met its objectives and authorize closure
Why this is correct
The Project Board owns the decision to close, so it reviews the End Project Report and confirms the project has delivered its objectives before authorising closure. This satisfies the Closing a Project process requirement that closure is formally approved by the board, not the project manager.
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To release the project resources
Why it's wrong here
Releasing project resources is an operational task performed by the Project Manager as part of closure activities, not a Project Board decision. It tempts because the Board authorises closure, but its actual responsibility is to confirm acceptance of the project's products and approve the End Project Report.
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Variation 1. The Project Board is considering a request to close a project early due to loss of business justification. Which process is the Project Board using to make this decision?
medium- A.Managing a Stage Boundary
- B.Closing a Project
- C.Starting Up a Project
- ✓ D.Directing a Project
Why D: The Project Board is the directing layer of the PRINCE2 organization, and all its decisions—including premature closure due to loss of business justification—are made within the Directing a Project process. Directing a Project provides the authority for the Board to make key decisions such as authorizing initiation, stage boundaries, project closure, and early termination. Closing a Project is the process used to execute the closure once the decision has been made, not the process in which the decision is taken.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official PeopleCert exam blueprint
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