This PRINCE2F practice question tests your understanding of people: organizations, teams, and leadership. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Which THREE of the following are responsibilities of the Project Manager?
Provide independent assurance to the Project Board
Why wrong: This is Project Assurance's role.
Set project tolerances
Why wrong: Tolerances are set by the Project Board.
Prepare the Stage Plan for approval
The PM prepares stage plans.
Manage the project on a day-to-day basis
Core PM responsibility.
Manage risks and issues
The PM manages risks and issues day-to-day.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Prepare the Stage Plan for approval
Option C is correct because the Project Manager is responsible for preparing the Stage Plan for approval by the Project Board. This is a key task in the PRINCE2 'Planning' process, where the Project Manager develops detailed plans for each management stage based on the Project Plan and stage-level tolerances.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Provide independent assurance to the Project Board
Why it's wrong here
This is Project Assurance's role.
Set project tolerances
Why it's wrong here
Tolerances are set by the Project Board.
Prepare the Stage Plan for approval
Why this is correct
The PM prepares stage plans.
Related concept
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Manage the project on a day-to-day basis
Why this is correct
Core PM responsibility.
Related concept
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Manage risks and issues
Why this is correct
The PM manages risks and issues day-to-day.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
The trap here is confusing the Project Manager's role with that of the Project Board or Project Assurance, leading candidates to incorrectly select 'Set project tolerances' (a board responsibility) or 'Provide independent assurance' (an assurance responsibility) instead of focusing on the manager's operational duties.
Detailed technical explanation
In PRINCE2, the Project Manager is accountable for day-to-day management, including preparing stage plans, managing risks and issues, and reporting progress. The Project Board sets overall project tolerances (e.g., time, cost, quality) and the Project Manager must escalate if these are forecast to be exceeded. The Stage Plan is a detailed plan for the next management stage, which the Project Manager creates and submits for approval before the stage can begin.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A practitioner preparing for the PRINCE2F exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
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People: organizations, teams, and leadership — This question tests People: organizations, teams, and leadership — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Prepare the Stage Plan for approval — Option C is correct because the Project Manager is responsible for preparing the Stage Plan for approval by the Project Board. This is a key task in the PRINCE2 'Planning' process, where the Project Manager develops detailed plans for each management stage based on the Project Plan and stage-level tolerances.
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