PRINCE2F Practice Question: Overview of PRINCE2 and the project environment

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

  Why it's wrong here

  The roles are reversed: Directing a Project is performed by the Project Board, while Controlling a Stage is performed by the Project Manager. It is tempting because both processes involve management activity at different levels, but the stem asks for a genuine difference, and this option misassigns both roles.

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

  Why this is correct

  Directing a Project sits with the Project Board, providing overall direction and decision authority, while Controlling a Stage is delegated to the Project Manager for day-to-day stage delivery. This accountability split satisfies the stem's required difference.

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  Both are performed by the Project Board

  Why it's wrong here

  Only Directing a Project is performed by the Project Board; Controlling a Stage is performed by the Project Manager. It is tempting because the Project Board does direct throughout the project, but claiming both processes share the same performer contradicts the distinct accountability split that defines their difference.

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  Directing a Project is performed once; Controlling a Stage is performed multiple times

  Why it's wrong here

  Directing a Project runs continuously from project start to closure, not once; it is Controlling a Stage that repeats per stage. It is tempting because stage boundaries give Controlling a Stage a clear repeat cycle, but Directing a Project is ongoing decision-making, so the frequency contrast is stated incorrectly.

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