While the project mandate is being prepared, the Mayor asks the LOB Portfolio Director, acting...

The correct answer is B . PRINCE2 distinguishes the business layer from the project management layer. The business layer commissions projects, establishes the broader organizational context, and appoints an appropriate project executive who will represent the business interest and become ultimately accountable for the project’s success within the project board.

The scenario explicitly states that the LOB Portfolio Director is acting at the business layer . Consequently, selecting and appointing an appropriate project executive is consistent with the responsibilities associated with that level of governance.

Option A is too broad. The appointment is not appropriate merely because the Mayor can delegate the activity to any senior stakeholder. The suitability arises because the Portfolio Director is acting as the relevant business-layer representative. Option C incorrectly assumes that the Mayor must personally make the appointment because of the project’s civic significance; PRINCE2 does not impose such a requirement. Option D similarly assigns the responsibility automatically to the Head of Portfolio Office, even though the scenario explicitly identifies the Portfolio Director as the relevant business-layer representative.

The key distinction is therefore between business-layer governance and project-level management. The project executive is appointed from the business layer and subsequently leads the project board.

PRINCE2 7 reference topics: Organization practice; business layer; project executive; commissioning a project; project board structure and accountability.

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