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PRINCE2 2009 - Quality part 3

The PRINCE2 approach

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The specific treatment for quality in PRINCE2® is the focus on products from the outset, requiring systematic activities to:


  • Identify all the project’s products (i.e. to the level at which the project intends to exert control)
  • Define them in Product Descriptions – including the quality criteria by which they will be assessed; the quality methods to be used in designing, developing and accepting them; and the quality responsibilities of those involved
  • Implement and track the quality methods employed throughout the project.

The first two of these are covered by quality planning (see the later section covering ‘Quality planning’) and the last is covered by quality control (see the later section covering ‘Quality control’) and quality assurance (see the later section covering ‘Quality assurance’).

The PRINCE2 approach to quality can be summarized simply by the quality audit trail depicted in the diagram above.
The terms used in the diagram are explained in the remainder of this section.

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This product contains EVERYTHING in the publications:

Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 - 2005 edition
Managing successful Projects with PRINCE2 – 2009 edition
Directing Projects with PRINCE2.
plus:
The Complete Project Management package.

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