PRINCE2F PRINCE2 Practices Practice Question
Which role is responsible for providing timely feedback on team progress to the Project Manager?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse the Team Manager's operational reporting role with the Project Assurance's oversight role, mistakenly thinking that 'Assurance' implies reporting on progress rather than independent compliance checking in PRINCE2.
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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Team Manager
The Team Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of the team and must provide timely feedback on team progress to the Project Manager, as defined in the PRINCE2 'Manage Product Delivery' process. This feedback is typically provided via Checkpoint Reports, which the Team Manager produces at intervals agreed with the Project Manager.
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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Senior User
Why it's wrong here
The Senior User specifies and verifies user needs and benefits, representing user interests on the project board; they do not relay team progress to the Project Manager. That is the Team Manager's responsibility. Senior User would be correct when the question concerns defining or signing off user requirements and benefit realisation.
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Project Assurance
Why it's wrong here
Project Assurance monitors the project's continued viability on behalf of the business, project board and user interests, reporting independently to the board rather than feeding progress to the Project Manager. Team Manager provides that progress feedback. Assurance would be correct where the board needs independent confirmation that the project remains justified.
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Team Manager
Why this is correct
The Team Manager is responsible for providing timely feedback on team progress to the Project Manager because the PRINCE2 role description assigns them the specific duty of reporting on actual progress against the Work Package plan. This satisfies the stem’s constraint of “timely feedback” by requiring the Team Manager to escalate deviations or completed deliverables directly, enabling the Project Manager to update the Project Plan and manage stage tolerances.
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Project Support
Why it's wrong here
Project Support provides administrative services such as maintaining the project filing structure, tools and configuration management, and does not report team progress to the Project Manager. The Team Manager owns that reporting. Project Support would be correct where the question concerns administrative infrastructure, document control or specialist tooling.
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