PRINCE2F People: organizations, teams, and leadership Practice Question
What is the main purpose of separating the Project Manager role from the Project Assurance role in PRINCE2?
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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To ensure independent oversight of the project
Project Assurance provides independent oversight to the Project Board, ensuring the project is on track without being influenced by the Project Manager's day-to-day perspective.
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 allow the Project Manager to focus on team management
Why it's wrong here
PRINCE2 separates the roles to give the Project Board independent monitoring of the project's viability, not to free the Project Manager for team leadership. Team management remains a Project Manager duty regardless. This option would fit delegating line-management tasks within a work package.
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To reduce the workload of the Project Manager
Why it's wrong here
The separation exists to keep assurance independent of the manager being assured, not to lighten the Project Manager's workload. Reduced workload is a side effect, never the purpose. This option would fit redistributing tasks among delivery team members to balance capacity.
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To ensure independent oversight of the project
Why this is correct
Project Assurance independently monitors the project against its business case, plans and standards on behalf of the Project Board, separate from the Project Manager who runs the project day to day. This separation prevents self-review and satisfies the need for objective, independent oversight of project performance.
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To provide administrative support to the Project Board
Why it's wrong here
Project Assurance provides the Project Board with independent scrutiny of business, user and supplier interests; administrative support belongs to Project Support. Conflating the two removes that independence. This option would describe a Project Support function serving the Project Board's logistics.
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