PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which role is responsible for ensuring that project assurance is carried out independently of the Project Manager?
⚠ Common exam trap
PRINCE2F often tests the independence requirement for assurance, so candidates who think the Project Manager coordinates assurance pick the Project Manager, missing that the board must ensure independence.
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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Project Board
The Project Board is responsible for ensuring that project assurance is carried out independently of the Project Manager. Project assurance provides the board with confidence that the project is being run correctly, and independence is essential so that assurance is not compromised by the Project Manager's own interests. The board appoints assurance roles and ensures they have the authority and access needed.
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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Project Manager
Why it's wrong here
The Project Manager cannot assure their own work independently, so this role fails the independence requirement. The Project Manager is correct when the question asks who owns day-to-day delivery and manages the team, not who provides independent assurance.
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Project Board
Why this is correct
The Project Board satisfies the independence constraint because its members are not the Project Manager, so assurance is performed free from the manager's influence. PRINCE2 assigns this accountability to the Board, which delegates day-to-day assurance to Assurance roles reporting directly to it, preserving objectivity across business, user and supplier interests.
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Team Manager
Why it's wrong here
Team Managers manage the delivery of products within their teams and report to the Project Manager, so assurance would not be independent of that line. The role is tempting because Team Managers do monitor work quality, but that is internal team-level checking, not the Project Board's independent assurance function.
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Project Support
Why it's wrong here
Project Support provides administrative help such as maintaining logs and configuration records; it holds no assurance accountability. Project Support is the right answer when the question asks who administers the project office, not who independently verifies the Project Manager's work.
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