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PRINCE2 2009 - Directing Projects with PRINCE2 part 41

Authorize the project

Summary

PRINCE2® requires that Project Board members undertake the following responsibilities collectively to authorize the project.



Actions required for authorizing the project

Approve the components of the Project Initiation Documentation:

  • Confirm that the Business Case is viable, desirable and achievable and meets corporate or programme management expectations and standards. Approve the Business Case
  • Confirm that lessons from previous similar projects have been reviewed and incorporated
  • Confirm that the Quality Management Strategy will deliver the quality expectations, and approve it
  • Confirm that the Configuration Management Strategy will deliver the approach expected, and approve it
  • Confirm that the Risk Management [see ‘The Complete Risk Management package’] Strategy will safeguard the project, and approve it
  • Confirm that there has been a risk assessment, and that risk response actions are planned
  • Confirm the validity and achievability of the Project Plan (and in particular the Project Board’s commitment of the resources requested) and approve it
  • Confirm that the Benefits Review Plan covers all expected benefits and approve it
  • Confirm that all members of the project management team have agreed their roles (the project management team structure, roles and responsibilities)
  • Ensure that the project controls are adequate for the nature of the project
  • Ensure that the information needs and timing of communications, as defined in the Communication Management Strategy, are adequate for the nature of the project, and approve it
  • Review the tolerances for the project provided by corporate or programme management
  • Consider the consistency of the various components and approve the Project Initiation Documentation overall

Communicate:

  • Keep stakeholders (corporate or programme management and other interested parties) informed about project progress by issuing a project authorization notification

All references above are in Directing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 unless stated otherwise.

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Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 - 2005 edition
Managing successful Projects with PRINCE2 – 2009 edition
Directing Projects with PRINCE2.
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