Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships
Define an explicit organization structure that represents the business, user and supplier interests.
How to prepare for PRINCE2 Version 7
Build the project and principle foundations first, integrate people throughout the method, then connect each practice with the seven-process lifecycle and scenario tailoring.
Core concepts
Concept 1
A PRINCE2 project has defined and agreed roles, responsibilities and relationships.
Exam cue: Match the decision to the level with the relevant accountability.
Concept 2
The project board represents business, user and supplier interests and remains accountable for project direction.
Exam cue: Check that all three project interests are represented.
Concept 3
Delegation clarifies decision rights while relationships support collaboration across the temporary organization.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Assigning responsibility without authority.
Guardrail: Do not choose a process or role by keyword alone; confirm context, authority, product and decision purpose.
Confusing project-board direction with project-manager daily control.
Guardrail: Do not choose a process or role by keyword alone; confirm context, authority, product and decision purpose.
Memory anchors
Three project interests
Business, user and supplier interests represented in project governance.
Defined roles principle
People know who is accountable, responsible, consulted and informed.
Relationship boundary
Formal authority and effective collaboration are both needed.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
Which three interests must the project board represent?
Who is accountable for the project and chairs the project board?
A board includes the executive and supplier but no one accountable for realizing user benefits. What is missing?
Answer all questions to submit.
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