Quick Answer
The answer is the Project Manager. This is correct because, within the PRINCE2 'Plan' theme, the Project Manager holds the specific responsibility for preparing the Project Plan, which involves creating the detailed schedule, estimating resources and costs, and documenting how the project will achieve its objectives within the agreed tolerances. The Project Manager owns the entire planning process, from initial drafting to finalizing the document, before presenting it to the Project Board for approval. On the PRINCE2 Foundation exam, this question tests your understanding of role accountability versus authority—a common trap is confusing the Project Manager’s duty to prepare the plan with the Project Board’s duty to authorize it. Remember the memory tip: the Project Manager “plans the work,” while the Project Board “works the plan” by approving it.
This PRINCE2F practice question tests your understanding of people: organizations, teams, and leadership. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Which PRINCE2 role is responsible for preparing the Project Plan?
Team Manager
Why wrong: The Team Manager prepares Team Plans, not the Project Plan.
Project Manager
The Project Manager prepares the Project Plan as part of the Initiating a Project process.
Senior Responsible Owner (Executive)
Why wrong: The SRO approves the Project Plan but does not prepare it.
Project Support
Why wrong: Project Support may assist but is not responsible for creating the Project Plan.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Project Manager
In PRINCE2, the Project Manager is responsible for preparing the Project Plan, as defined in the 'Plan' theme. This includes estimating, scheduling, and documenting the plan to achieve the project's objectives within agreed tolerances. The Project Manager owns the planning process and produces the plan for approval by the Project Board.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Team Manager
Why it's wrong here
The Team Manager prepares Team Plans, not the Project Plan.
Project Manager
Why this is correct
The Project Manager prepares the Project Plan as part of the Initiating a Project process.
Related concept
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Senior Responsible Owner (Executive)
Why it's wrong here
The SRO approves the Project Plan but does not prepare it.
Project Support
Why it's wrong here
Project Support may assist but is not responsible for creating the Project Plan.
Common exam traps
The trap here is confusing the Project Manager's role in preparing the Project Plan with the Executive's accountability for the business case or the Team Manager's responsibility for lower-level Team Plans, leading candidates to select the wrong role based on perceived authority rather than defined PRINCE2 responsibilities.
Detailed technical explanation
The Project Plan is a high-level plan covering the entire project, typically created during the Initiating a Project process. It includes management stages, technical stages, resource requirements, and cost estimates, and is baselined after approval by the Project Board. The Project Manager uses techniques like product-based planning and the PRINCE2 planning steps (design the plan, define activities, sequence activities, estimate, schedule, analyze risks) to build the plan.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A practitioner preparing for the PRINCE2F exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
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People: organizations, teams, and leadership — This question tests People: organizations, teams, and leadership — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Project Manager — In PRINCE2, the Project Manager is responsible for preparing the Project Plan, as defined in the 'Plan' theme. This includes estimating, scheduling, and documenting the plan to achieve the project's objectives within agreed tolerances. The Project Manager owns the planning process and produces the plan for approval by the Project Board.
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