PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Directing a Project process?
⚠ Common exam trap
PeopleCert often tests the distinction between the Project Board's strategic oversight (Directing a Project) and the Project Manager's operational management (Controlling a Stage), leading candidates to confuse the two.
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To enable the Project Board to make key decisions and exercise overall control
The Directing a Project process is designed to enable the Project Board to make key decisions and exercise overall control over the project. It covers the board's responsibilities from project initiation through closure, including authorizing stages, reviewing progress, and providing strategic direction.
Answer analysis
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To enable the Project Board to make key decisions and exercise overall control
Why this is correct
Directing a Project sits with the Project Board, covering decision points such as authorising initiation, stage boundaries, exception handling, and project closure. It gives the Board overall control while day-to-day delivery is delegated to the Project Manager.
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To coordinate the work of the team
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project covers the Project Board's decision-making and control across the whole project, including stage authorisation and continued business justification; coordinating team work belongs to Managing a Stage Boundary and the Team Manager role. It is tempting because direction implies oversight, which suits governance rather than operational coordination.
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To produce the Project Plan
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project covers the board's decision-making and control across the whole project lifecycle, not plan creation. Producing the Project Plan belongs to the Initiating a Project process, where the Project Manager drafts it. It tempts because the board does approve the Project Plan, yet authorising differs from authoring it.
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To manage the day-to-day activities of the project
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project is the Project Board's decision-making and control process spanning the entire project, not the daily running of activities, which the Team Manager performs under Controlling a Stage. It is tempting because directing sounds like managing work, and would fit a role responsible for day-to-day delivery.
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