PRINCE2F Practice Question: Overview of PRINCE2 and the project environment

Which of the following is a difference between the Directing a Project and Controlling a Stage processes?

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

✓

Directing a Project is performed by the Project Board; Controlling a Stage is performed by the Project Manager

Directing a Project is performed by the Project Board; Controlling a Stage is performed by the Project Manager.

Answer analysis

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

✗
Directing a Project is performed by the Project Manager; Controlling a Stage is performed by the Team Manager
Why it's wrong here
Directing a Project is for the Board; Controlling a Stage is for the PM.
✓
Directing a Project is performed by the Project Board; Controlling a Stage is performed by the Project Manager
Why this is correct
Correct: DP is the Board's process; CS is the PM's process.
✗
Both are performed by the Project Board
Why it's wrong here
Controlling a Stage is the PM's process.
✗
Directing a Project is performed once; Controlling a Stage is performed multiple times
Why it's wrong here
DP is ongoing across the project.

Go deeper