PRINCE2F People: organizations, teams, and leadership Practice Question
Why does PRINCE2 separate the Project Manager from Project Assurance?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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To ensure that the Project Board receives independent and objective assurance
The separation ensures independent oversight. The Project Manager is responsible for day-to-day management, while Project Assurance provides an impartial view to the Project Board to avoid conflicts of interest.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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To create a career path for team members
Why it's wrong here
PRINCE2 separates the roles to preserve independence between those delivering the project and those verifying it for the project board, not to create advancement opportunities. A career-path rationale would apply to role rotation or skills development schemes, not to the assurance structure itself.
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To ensure that the Project Board receives independent and objective assurance
Why this is correct
Project Assurance independently monitors all six performance aspects and viability against the business case on the Project Board's behalf. Separating it from the Project Manager prevents self-review, so the Board's assurance is objective rather than filtered through the person being monitored.
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To reduce the workload of the Project Manager
Why it's wrong here
Separation exists to give the project board independent verification that the project remains viable, not to lighten the Project Manager's load. Workload reduction is a side effect, not the purpose. The split would be justified on that basis only if assurance were purely administrative support.
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To allow the Project Manager to focus on team management
Why it's wrong here
The Project Manager already manages the team; assurance is separated so the board receives objective, independent assessment of the project's viability, not to free up management time. Focus on team management would justify the split only if assurance duplicated delivery duties, which it does not.
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