As has been stated above, the scale of a project is relative to the organization and context.
Nevertheless, there are some pointers that are useful to consider for a project that an organization considers is simple.
A question often asked is: which elements of PRINCE2® can be relaxed on simple projects? There is no easy answer to this.
Even simple projects vary enormously in type and style.
First of all, it is important to remember that even simple projects should adhere to the seven PRINCE2 principles if the project is to be managed using PRINCE2.
It is in the way the themes, processes and management products are used that PRINCE2 is ‘tailored’.
Overall, the purpose of PRINCE2 can be regarded as reducing the risk of project failure.
Thus, whenever any element of PRINCE2 is relaxed, this should be regarded as taking a risk.
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