4 questions

Roles & Governance

Who holds ultimate accountability for the project's success and owns the business case?

  • a.The Executive
  • b.The Project Manager
  • c.The Senior User
  • d.The Team Manager

The Executive is ultimately accountable for the project, supported by the wider Project Board, and owns the business case to ensure the project stays value-for-money and justified throughout.

Roles & Governance

Which three roles make up the Project Board?

  • a.Project Manager, Team Manager and Project Support
  • b.Executive, Senior User and Senior Supplier
  • c.Executive, Project Manager and Project Assurance
  • d.Senior User, Change Authority and Team Manager

The Project Board comprises the Executive (business interests), the Senior User (user interests and benefits) and the Senior Supplier (supplier/technical interests), together representing the three primary stakeholder interests.

Roles & Governance

Which Project Board member specifies the users' needs and is accountable for ensuring the expected benefits are realised?

  • a.The Executive
  • b.The Senior Supplier
  • c.The Senior User
  • d.Project Assurance

The Senior User represents those who will use the project's products, specifies their requirements, and is accountable for demonstrating that the intended benefits are actually achieved.

Roles & Governance

What is the primary responsibility of the Project Manager in PRINCE2?

  • a.Authorising each management stage on behalf of the organisation
  • b.Owning the business case and securing project funding
  • c.Physically building the specialist products themselves
  • d.Running the project day to day, on behalf of the Project Board, within agreed tolerances

The Project Manager manages the project on a day-to-day basis for the Project Board, planning and controlling the work to deliver products within the tolerances the board has set, escalating exceptions when needed.

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