The development of the 'e-learning course' will be outsourced to an external supplier and their key members will join the project management team. The supplier wants to keep their work processes confidential and not share these with ABC Company. ABC Company has agreed.
Who should approve the external supplier's team plan?
In a commercial customer/supplier relationship, it is often inappropriate for the project manager to review and approve the team plan. Instead, the senior supplier, who represents the interests of the external supplier, would be responsible for approving their team's plan. This ensures that the supplier can maintain confidentiality of their work processes while still fitting within the overall project framework.
Senior Supplier. Corporate and program management is incorrect answer
18.4.1 Accept a work package Seek necessary approval for the team plan (although in a commercial customer/supplier relationship it may be inappropriate for the project manager to review and approve the team plan and, in such a context, the senior supplier may review and approve the team plans). A. Senior Supplier
In PRINCE2, if the project management team includes key members from an external supplier, the approval of the supplier's team plan would typically be the responsibility of Corporate, Programme Management, or the Customer roles, depending on the specific governance structure of the organization and the project. These roles are responsible for overseeing the project at a higher level and ensuring that it aligns with organizational objectives and standards. Therefore, the correct answer is: D. Corporate, programme management or customer
Refer 18.4.1 Seek necessary approval for the team plan (although in a commercial customer/supplier relationship it may be inappropriate for the project manager to review and approve the team plan and, in such a context, the senior supplier may review and approve the team plans).
The project manager reviews team plans for the internal project organization, but not third-party suppliers. Supplier assurance provides objective assessment, but does not approve team plans. Corporate/programme/customer are outside the project and would not approve team plans.
senior supplier is inhouse, would have conflict of interest with the external supplier, same with C. I think D makes sense?