PRINCE2F People: organizations, teams, and leadership Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are true about the role of the Change Authority?
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
✓
It has the authority to approve change requests within limits set by the Project Board
The Change Authority is an optional role delegated by the Project Board to make decisions on change requests within defined limits. They can approve RFCs up to a certain cost or impact. They are not responsible for configuration management or raising RFCs.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
It has the authority to approve change requests within limits set by the Project Board
Why this is correct
The Board delegates authority to the Change Authority for certain decisions.
- ✗
It is responsible for raising all Requests for Change
Why it's wrong here
Anyone can raise an RFC; the Change Authority reviews and approves them.
- ✗
It is responsible for maintaining the Configuration Item Records
Why it's wrong here
Configuration management is typically handled by Project Support or the PM, not the Change Authority.
- ✓
It is an optional role in PRINCE2
Why this is correct
The Change Authority is optional and can be established by the Project Board.
- ✓
It can be a person or a group
Why this is correct
The Change Authority can be an individual or a committee.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
Courseiva writes every PRINCE2F question from scratch — 1,599 in total, each with an explanation and a wrong-answer breakdown. None are copied from real exams or dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
Same concept, more angles
3 more ways this is tested on PRINCE2F
These questions test the same concept from different angles. Work through them to make sure you can recognise it however the exam phrases it.
Variation 1. Which TWO of the following statements about the Change Authority role are correct?
medium- A.The Change Authority is appointed by the Project Manager
- ✓ B.The Change Authority helps to reduce the burden on the Project Board
- C.The Change Authority is always a single person
- D.The Change Authority is a mandatory role in PRINCE2
- ✓ E.The Change Authority can authorize changes within agreed limits
Why B: The Change Authority is an optional role that can be set up to make decisions on change requests within agreed limits, thereby relieving the Project Board from reviewing every change.
Variation 2. Which TWO of the following statements about the Change Authority role are correct?
hard- A.The Change Authority is mandatory in all projects
- ✓ B.The Change Authority is an optional role
- ✓ C.The Change Authority can be delegated by the Project Board
- D.The Change Authority is always the Project Manager
- E.The Change Authority must include the Senior User
Why B: The Change Authority role is optional in PRINCE2. It is only established if the Project Board decides to delegate authority for making change decisions within defined limits, rather than handling all change requests themselves.
Variation 3. Which TWO of the following statements about the Change Authority role in PRINCE2 are correct?
medium- A.The Change Authority must be a single individual
- ✓ B.The Change Authority is delegated by the Project Board to make decisions on change requests within agreed tolerances
- ✓ C.The Change Authority is an optional role
- D.The Change Authority is responsible for updating the Project Plan
- E.The Change Authority cannot approve changes that affect the Business Case
Why B: The Change Authority role is explicitly delegated by the Project Board to make decisions on change requests within agreed tolerances. This delegation allows the Change Authority to approve or reject changes without requiring the Project Board to convene for every minor change, streamlining the change control process while keeping decisions within predefined limits.
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This PRINCE2F practice question is part of Courseiva's free PeopleCert certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the PRINCE2F exam.