This PRINCE2F practice question tests your understanding of prince2 practices. 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.
Who is responsible for maintaining the Business Case throughout the project?
The Project Manager
The Project Manager maintains the Business Case throughout the project.
The Executive
Why wrong: The Executive owns the Business Case but does not maintain it day-to-day.
The Senior User
Why wrong: The Senior User represents the users and does not maintain the Business Case.
The Project Support
Why wrong: Project Support provides administrative support, not maintenance of the Business Case.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
The Project Manager
In PRINCE2, the Project Manager is responsible for maintaining the Business Case throughout the project. This includes monitoring actual costs and benefits against the Business Case, updating it with any changes, and ensuring it remains viable. The Project Manager does not create the Business Case (that is the Executive's role) but is accountable for its ongoing maintenance and reporting.
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.
The Project Manager
Why this is correct
The Project Manager maintains the Business Case throughout the project.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
The Executive
Why it's wrong here
The Executive owns the Business Case but does not maintain it day-to-day.
The Senior User
Why it's wrong here
The Senior User represents the users and does not maintain the Business Case.
The Project Support
Why it's wrong here
Project Support provides administrative support, not maintenance of the Business Case.
Common exam traps
PeopleCert often tests the distinction between 'owning' and 'maintaining' the Business Case, leading candidates to incorrectly select the Executive (who owns it) instead of the Project Manager (who maintains it).
Detailed technical explanation
The Business Case is a living document that must be formally reviewed at every stage boundary and at the end of the project. The Project Manager uses the Business Case to justify continued investment, and any deviation from the approved business justification triggers an exception report. In PRINCE2, the Project Manager's responsibility for maintaining the Business Case is explicitly defined in the 'Directing a Project' and 'Managing a Stage Boundary' processes, where the Project Manager updates the Business Case with actual costs, benefits, and risks.
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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PRINCE2 Practices — This question tests PRINCE2 Practices — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: The Project Manager — In PRINCE2, the Project Manager is responsible for maintaining the Business Case throughout the project. This includes monitoring actual costs and benefits against the Business Case, updating it with any changes, and ensuring it remains viable. The Project Manager does not create the Business Case (that is the Executive's role) but is accountable for its ongoing maintenance and reporting.
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