PRINCE2F Practice Question: Overview of PRINCE2 and the project environment
Who is responsible for maintaining the Business Case throughout the project?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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Project Manager
Project Manager. According to PRINCE2, the Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the Business Case, including updating it as necessary and ensuring it remains viable throughout the project. The Executive is ultimately accountable for the Business Case, but the Project Manager performs the actual maintenance activities.
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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Project Assurance
Why it's wrong here
Project Assurance monitors the Business Case’s ongoing viability but does not own the document; the Executive is accountable for maintaining it throughout the project. This option tempts because Assurance’s role includes reviewing the Business Case for continued alignment with corporate objectives, which could be mistaken for ownership. It would be correct only if the question asked who provides independent oversight of the Business Case’s validity, not who is responsible for its maintenance.
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Senior User
Why it's wrong here
The Senior User represents user interests and specifies benefits, but PRINCE2 assigns Business Case maintenance to the Project Manager, who updates it at each stage boundary. The Senior User is tempting because they own benefit realisation and would be accountable for confirming benefits post-project, making them the right choice for benefit reviews rather than ongoing Business Case upkeep.
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Executive
Why it's wrong here
The Executive owns the Business Case and is accountable for its viability, but the Project Manager performs the day-to-day maintenance and updating of it. Executive accountability applies to approving continued business justification at decision points, not routine upkeep.
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Project Manager
Why this is correct
The Project Manager prepares and maintains the Business Case on behalf of the Executive, updating forecasts, costs and benefits as the project progresses. This ongoing ownership satisfies the stem's requirement for continuous maintenance throughout the project, distinct from the Executive, who remains accountable for its viability.
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