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?
Prepare the Stage Plan for approval by the Project Board
The PM prepares Stage Plans.
Provide independent assurance
Why wrong: Assurance is separate from the PM.
Manage the project within tolerances
The PM manages within tolerances.
Approve the Project Initiation Documentation
Why wrong: The Board approves PID.
Chair the Project Board meetings
Why wrong: The Executive chairs the Board.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Prepare the Stage Plan for approval by the Project Board
Option A is correct because the Project Manager is responsible for preparing Stage Plans, which detail how a management stage will be executed, and submitting them to the Project Board for approval. This aligns with PRINCE2's principle of management by stages, where the Project Manager provides the detailed plan for the next stage.
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.
Prepare the Stage Plan for approval by the Project Board
Why this is correct
The PM prepares Stage Plans.
Related concept
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Provide independent assurance
Why it's wrong here
Assurance is separate from the PM.
Manage the project within tolerances
Why this is correct
The PM manages within tolerances.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Approve the Project Initiation Documentation
Why it's wrong here
The Board approves PID.
Chair the Project Board meetings
Why it's wrong here
The Executive chairs the Board.
Common exam traps
The trap here is confusing the Project Manager's role in preparing and presenting plans with the Project Board's role in approving them, and mistaking the Project Manager's participation in meetings for chairing them.
Detailed technical explanation
In PRINCE2, the Project Manager operates within tolerances set by the Project Board for each management stage. If tolerances are forecast to be exceeded, the Project Manager must escalate an exception report to the Project Board, who then decides on corrective action. This ensures the Project Manager has delegated authority while maintaining board-level control over significant deviations.
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 by the Project Board — Option A is correct because the Project Manager is responsible for preparing Stage Plans, which detail how a management stage will be executed, and submitting them to the Project Board for approval. This aligns with PRINCE2's principle of management by stages, where the Project Manager provides the detailed plan for the next stage.
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