PRINCE2F People: organizations, teams, and leadership Practice Question
The Project Manager notes that a Work Package is at risk of being delivered late. What should the Project Manager do?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse 'at risk of being delivered late' with 'forecast to exceed tolerances,' leading candidates to incorrectly escalate to the Project Board (Option C) instead of managing within tolerance.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Agree corrective actions with the Team Manager within the Work Package tolerances
In PRINCE2, when a Work Package is at risk of being delivered late but remains within its agreed tolerances, the Project Manager should agree corrective actions with the Team Manager. This is because the Team Manager is responsible for day-to-day management of the Work Package, and the Project Manager's role is to support and guide without escalating unless tolerances are forecast to be exceeded. Corrective actions within tolerance keep the project on track without unnecessary escalation.
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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Agree corrective actions with the Team Manager within the Work Package tolerances
Why this is correct
The Team Manager owns delivery of the Work Package, so corrective action is agreed with them rather than imposed. Escalating is unnecessary while the forecast remains within the Work Package tolerances, which the Project Manager must respect under the PRINCE2 principle of managing by exception.
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Update the Project Plan immediately
Why it's wrong here
Updating the Project Plan is a forecasting and control action, not the response to a Work Package forecast to breach its tolerance. Amending the plan suits an approved change or completed stage, whereas the Project Manager should first discuss corrective action with the team delivering the Work Package.
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Immediately escalate to the Project Board
Why it's wrong here
Escalating immediately bypasses the Project Manager's own authority to manage within stage tolerances and the agreed Work Package tolerances. Raising an exception to the Project Board is correct only once a forecast breach exceeds those tolerances and cannot be resolved locally.
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Cancel the Work Package and reassign it to another team
Why it's wrong here
Cancelling the Work Package discards agreed deliverables and bypasses the change control and exception process the Project Manager must follow. Reassigning work suits a team that has genuinely failed or lost capacity, after approval, not a risk of lateness that should first be addressed through the Work Package's tolerance.
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