Introduction

• Forewood
• Introduction
  • Introduction part 1
  • Introduction part 2a
  • Introduction part 2b
  • Introduction part 2c
  • Introduction part 3
• Principles
  • Principles
  • Continued business justification
  • Learn from experience
  • Defined roles and responsibilities
  • Manage by stages
  • Manage by exception
  • Focus on products
  • Tailor to suit the project environment
• Themes
  • What are the themes?
  • Applying the themes

Key sections

• Introduction
• Business case
• Organization
• Quality
• Plans
• Risk
• Change
• Progress
• Introduction to processes
• Starting up a projectDirecting a project
• Initiating a project
• Controlling a stage
• Managing Product Delivery
• Managing a Stage Boundary
• Closing a Project
• Tailoring PRINCE2 to the project environment
• Directing Projects with PRINCE2

Applying the themes

All seven themes must be applied in a project but they should be tailored according to the scale, nature and complexity of the project concerned.
Themes can be tailored ‘up’ or ‘down’, i.e. additional detailed documentation and process discipline can be introduced for complex or high-risk projects, whereas concise bullet-point presentations and more informal processes may be adequate for simple, low-risk projects.

Format of the themes

Each of the themes chapters are structured as follows:

Purpose

Why it is important to the successful delivery of the project

Theme defined

Terms and definitions used

The PRINCE2® approach to the theme

The specific treatment of the particular aspect of project management required for the PRINCE2 processes to be fully effective

Responsibilities

Specific to the key theme for each PRINCE2 role.

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