PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
In the Managing Product Delivery process, what is the Team Manager responsible for?
⚠ Common exam trap
PeopleCert often tests the distinction between the Team Manager's operational role and the Project Manager's or Project Board's strategic responsibilities, causing candidates to confuse Checkpoint Reports with Highlight Reports or to attribute Business Case updates to the wrong role.
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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Accepting and delivering Work Packages
In PRINCE2, the Managing Product Delivery process focuses on the work required to create project products. The Team Manager's primary responsibility is to accept Work Packages from the Project Manager and then deliver them by coordinating the team's work, ensuring the products meet the required quality criteria. This directly aligns with option A, as accepting and delivering Work Packages is the core function of the Team Manager within this process.
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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Accepting and delivering Work Packages
Why this is correct
The Team Manager accepts Work Packages from the Project Manager, then plans, executes and delivers the products within them, reporting progress and quality. This satisfies the Managing Product Delivery accountability for controlling the link between the Project Manager and the team doing the work.
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Producing Highlight Reports for the Project Board
Why it's wrong here
Highlight Reports are produced by the Project Manager for the Project Board at agreed frequencies, reporting progress across the whole stage. The Team Manager supplies Checkpoint Reports instead. It is tempting because both are progress reports, but the axis of difference is authorship and audience: Project Manager to Board, versus Team Manager to Project Manager.
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Authorizing the initiation of the project
Why it's wrong here
Authorising project initiation sits with the Project Board, acting on the Project Brief, not the Team Manager, who accepts Work Packages and delivers products. It is tempting because initiation authorisation sounds like a delivery control point, but Managing Product Delivery covers accepting, executing and delivering Work Packages within tolerances set by the Project Manager.
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Updating the Business Case
Why it's wrong here
The Business Case is owned and updated by the Project Manager, with the Executive accountable for its viability throughout the project. The Team Manager only provides delivery data. It is tempting because delivery progress feeds the Business Case, but Managing Product Delivery is confined to Work Package acceptance, execution and completion reporting.
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