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 TWO of the following are responsibilities of the Project Manager?
Chairing the Project Board meetings
Why wrong: The Executive chairs Project Board meetings.
Approving Stage Plans
Why wrong: The Project Board approves Stage Plans.
Preparing Highlight Reports for the Project Board
Correct.
Producing the Business Case
Why wrong: The Executive is accountable for the Business Case.
Managing the project on a day-to-day basis
Correct.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Preparing Highlight Reports for the Project Board
Option C is correct because the Project Manager is responsible for preparing Highlight Reports to keep the Project Board informed of progress, achievements, and exceptions at regular intervals. Option E is correct because the Project Manager is accountable for the day-to-day management of the project, ensuring tasks are completed, risks are managed, and the project remains on track within the tolerances set by the Project Board.
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.
Chairing the Project Board meetings
Why it's wrong here
The Executive chairs Project Board meetings.
Approving Stage Plans
Why it's wrong here
The Project Board approves Stage Plans.
Preparing Highlight Reports for the Project Board
Why this is correct
Correct.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Producing the Business Case
Why it's wrong here
The Executive is accountable for the Business Case.
Managing the project on a day-to-day basis
Why this is correct
Correct.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse the Project Manager's operational responsibilities (like preparing reports and daily management) with the Project Board's governance duties (like chairing meetings and approving plans), leading them to select options that sound plausible but are actually Board-level tasks.
Detailed technical explanation
In PRINCE2, the Project Manager operates within delegated authority from the Project Board, managing the project on a day-to-day basis while the Board retains strategic control. Highlight Reports are a key management product that the Project Manager creates at intervals defined in the Communication Management Strategy, typically including progress against the Stage Plan, key risks, and issues. The Project Manager's role is execution-focused, whereas the Project Board provides direction and approval, ensuring separation of duties and governance.
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: Preparing Highlight Reports for the Project Board — Option C is correct because the Project Manager is responsible for preparing Highlight Reports to keep the Project Board informed of progress, achievements, and exceptions at regular intervals. Option E is correct because the Project Manager is accountable for the day-to-day management of the project, ensuring tasks are completed, risks are managed, and the project remains on track within the tolerances set by the Project Board.
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