After preparing the stage 3 plan, the project manager left the company. The project board has decided that, as the stage plan has been agreed, it will not appoint a project manager for stage 3. The team managers will report directly to the project board and will prepare highlight reports instead of checkpoint reports.
Is this an appropriate tailoring of the roles in the 'managing a stage boundary' process?
It is not appropriate to tailor the roles in this manner because the project manager has a distinct role that involves overall responsibility for the project. The team managers should not be expected to share the responsibilities of the project manager, as their focus is on the delivery of specific products or components within the stage. The project manager's role includes coordinating the overall stage activities, and without a project manager, the necessary oversight and assurance would be missing, potentially jeopardizing the project's success.
For me its definitely D. Reason being that PM can undertake the TM role if he possesses specialized knowledge, but should not be applied in vice versa, because, it can be that PM has experience as a TM, but not vice versa. With regards to 19.5.3, this refers to delegating (with responsibility remaining at the PM), which is very different from not having a PM at all (like in the scenario of the question)
Roles cannot be removed, they can only be combined a d the role of PM and executive cannot be shared
It should be A because according to 19.5.3 Tailoring the roles in managing a stage boundary "The project manager is responsible for the creation of all new management products in this process, but may delegate work to others with the requisite skills, such as project support or a team manager, provided the project manager retains overall responsibility."
I think it is A. This is because PM and TM can be the same person (ref. 7.2.1.8). This is the case especially if the PM has the required specialist skills as it is in the question scenario (the person was the TM).
is it A or D ?
I asked my prince2 teacher. A is the answer in this case, because you if you have the skill and you don't remove the role, it is okay. You may be also a PM and a TM for one team besides other TMs.
Is there any way to know what is the actually correct answer? My pick would be option A, because option D is definitely not correct - many responsibilities are shared between PM & TM. PM can take the TM role in small project so the vice versa may also be applied in this scenario.
7.2.1.7 The role of PM cannot be shared.
yep D as they can't share responsibilities
A is possible -according to (7.1.) "Although the project manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of the project, team members are responsible for delivering the project’s products to an appropriate quality within a specified timescale and cost. Depending on the size and complexity of the project, the authority and responsibility for planning the creation of certain products and managing a team of specialists to produce those products may be delegated to a team manager."
I think that it is D (7.2.1.8). The team manager delivers to the project manager. Since the project manager has to check the team manager's delivery, otherwise the control instant is missing.
i think D
"D" because the TM cannot assume the role of the PM
i think it is A