During initiation, new information from BuildyBrick shows that additional protection of historic buildings will extend...

The correct answer is C — Project assurance . Project assurance exists to provide the project board with confidence that the project is being conducted appropriately and remains consistent with the interests represented by the board. Assurance includes reviewing whether plans remain realistic, feasible, aligned with agreed objectives, and suitable for supporting project-board decision-making.

Here, BuildyBrick has supplied new information showing that protecting historic buildings will increase the planned duration. Before relying on the revised plan, the project manager needs confidence that it remains appropriate from the perspective of both the project board and the wider business. Consulting project assurance is therefore appropriate because assurance can independently review the plan against agreed objectives, targets, tolerances, business justification, and applicable organizational requirements.

Option A is incorrect because the business layer establishes strategic direction and commissions the project rather than routinely reviewing detailed project planning changes on behalf of the board. Option B is concerned primarily with specialist product delivery at team level. Option D is plausible because the project executive represents the business interest, but the question specifically concerns checking that a revised plan meets project-board and business needs. That independent review and confidence-giving function is characteristic of project assurance.

PRINCE2 7 reference topics: Organization practice; project assurance; project board; project planning; business interest; initiating a project.

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