PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Processes Practice Question
Which process is the Project Board primarily responsible for, according to PRINCE2?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse the Project Board's strategic oversight with the Project Manager's operational responsibilities, leading them to select 'Controlling a Stage' or 'Managing a Stage Boundary' because they involve decision-making, but those are executed by the Project Manager, not the Board.
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Directing a Project
The Project Board is primarily responsible for the 'Directing a Project' process, which covers the overall management and decision-making from project initiation through closure. This process includes authorizing the project, providing key decisions, and ensuring that the project remains viable and aligned with business objectives. The Board does not execute day-to-day management or delivery tasks, which belong to other roles.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Directing a Project
Why this is correct
Directing a Project is the process owned by the Project Board, which makes key decisions at decision points rather than managing daily work. It satisfies the stem by naming the process for which the Board holds primary responsibility under PRINCE2.
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Managing Product Delivery
Why it's wrong here
Managing Product Delivery sits with the Team Manager, who accepts, executes and delivers work packages. It tempts because the Board cares about product delivery outcomes, but its governance role is exercised through Directing a Project decisions, not by running this process.
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Controlling a Stage
Why it's wrong here
Controlling a Stage is the Project Manager's daily process for authorising work packages and monitoring progress; the Project Board governs via Directing a Project. It tempts because the Board does make stage-level decisions, but those flow through Directing a Project, not the Manager's controlling activity.
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Managing a Stage Boundary
Why it's wrong here
Managing a Stage Boundary produces the End Stage Report and next Stage Plan for the Project Manager to submit; the Board then authorises via Directing a Project. It tempts because the Board reviews those products, yet the process itself is the Manager's responsibility, not the Board's.
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