PRINCE2F People: organizations, teams, and leadership Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are responsibilities of the Project Manager?
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Managing the stage boundary activities
The Project Manager is responsible for day-to-day management, including preparing Highlight Reports for the Project Board and managing stage boundaries. Project Assurance is independent, and the Project Board defines tolerances.
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Managing the stage boundary activities
Why this is correct
The Project Manager manages stage boundary activities, ensuring the End Stage Assessment is planned and the next stage is prepared. This responsibility sits with the Project Manager under PRINCE2, distinct from the Project Board's authorisation role.
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Performing Project Assurance
Why it's wrong here
Project Assurance is performed independently of the Project Manager, reporting to the Project Board to give it confidence. It tempts because assurance activities resemble the monitoring and controlling the Project Manager does daily, but independence is the point, so the role cannot sit with the manager being assured.
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Preparing Highlight Reports for the Project Board
Why this is correct
Preparing Highlight Reports is a Project Manager responsibility, satisfying the stem's requirement for progress reporting to the Project Board. The Project Manager collates work package status, tolerance exceptions and forecast data into the Highlight Report, escalating only agreed exception situations. This contrasts with the Project Board, which receives rather than authors the report.
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Approving stage plans
Why it's wrong here
Stage plans are approved by the Project Board, which authorises each stage; the Project Manager authors and updates them. It tempts because the Project Manager clearly produces stage plans, so approval appears a natural extension, yet approval is a Board decision under PRINCE2's organisation theme.
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Defining project tolerances
Why it's wrong here
Tolerances are set by the Project Board, which owns the project within the boundaries it defines; the Project Manager only works within them. It tempts because the Project Manager does propose tolerances for approval, so the activity feels familiar, but authority to define them stays with the Board.
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