PRINCE2F People: organizations, teams, and leadership Practice Question
Who is responsible for appointing the Project Manager?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse the Project Board's collective responsibility with the individual roles of Senior User or Senior Supplier, or mistakenly think the Change Authority has broader management powers than it actually does.
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Why each option matters
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The Project Board
In PRINCE2, the Project Board is responsible for appointing the Project Manager. This is because the Project Board represents the business, user, and supplier interests and has the authority to delegate day-to-day management to the Project Manager. The Project Board's responsibility includes ensuring the right person is appointed to manage the project on their behalf.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The Project Board
Why this is correct
The Project Board owns the project mandate and directs the project at its highest level, so appointing the Project Manager sits with it. The Project Manager then recruits the team, while Project Assurance monitors independently. This matches PRINCE2's accountability for the project management team structure.
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The Senior User
Why it's wrong here
The Senior User represents those who will use the project's outputs and specifies requirements; they hold no authority to appoint the Project Manager. Appointment sits with the Project Board, acting on the Project Manager's own recommendation. The Senior User role would be the right answer if the question instead asked who defines and monitors benefits realisation.
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The Senior Supplier
Why it's wrong here
The Senior Supplier represents those providing supplier resources and sits on the Project Board to advise on supplier interests; appointing the Project Manager is a Project Board action led by the Executive. It is tempting because supplier representation carries board-level authority, and it would be correct for decisions on supplier resource commitment.
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The Change Authority
Why it's wrong here
The Change Authority is delegated by the Project Board to approve or reject change requests within agreed tolerances; it holds no role in appointing the Project Manager. It is tempting because it is a formally appointed board-level role, and it would be correct where the question concerns authorising changes within a defined change budget.
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