What is a description of a leadership activity within a project?

Leadership is about creating a vision and inspiring others to follow it. In a project context, this often involves looking outwards from the project to engage and influence stakeholders. Understanding and working with different departments outside the immediate project team is a key leadership activity, as it requires communication, negotiation, and building relationships to ensure wider organizational support and alignment for the project. The other options describe specific management tasks focused on planning and control.

B. Agreeing a work package with a tear manager to deliver products using specific tools: This is a defined management control activity within the 'controlling a stage' process.
C. Ensuring that a co-located project team uses the agreed communication methods: This is a management activity focused on monitoring and controlling adherence to an agreed plan.
D. Creating a stage plan and product descriptions for the products to be created in the next stage: This is a core management activity of planning, which occurs in the 'managing a stage boundary' process.

AXELOS. (2023). Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 (7th ed.). TSO (The Stationery Office). Section 4.4.2, "Leadership involves creating a vision and inspiring people to follow it... Management is more about directing or controlling people and resources according to established principles."

AXELOS. (2023). Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 (7th ed.). TSO (The Stationery Office). Table 4.1, which contrasts management (e.g., focus on systems, control, how and when) with leadership (e.g., focus on people, trust, what and why). Working with other departments aligns with the people and 'what/why' focus of leadership.