Managing a Stage Boundary

• Purpose
• Objective
• Objective 2
• Activities
  • Overview
  • Plan the next stage
  • Update the Project Plan
  • Update the Business Case
  • Report stage end
  • Produce an Exception Plan

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

Activities

Update the Project Plan

The Project Board uses the Project Plan throughout the project to measure progress.

The Project Plan is updated to incorporate actual progress from the stage that is finishing, and to include forecast duration and costs from the Exception Plan or Stage Plan for the stage about to begin.

Details of any revised costs or end dates are used when updating the Business Case.

See the section covering ‘Plans’ for more details on planning.

Diagram 1 shows the inputs to, and outputs from, this activity.

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Diagram 1

PRINCE2® recommends the following actions:

• Check that the current Stage Plan is up to date with actual progress and update if necessary
• Revise the Project Plan to reflect:
• Actuals from the current Stage Plan
• Forecasts from the next Stage Plan, or the impact of the Exception Plan
• Any changes to the Project Product Description
• The implications of any issues or risks
• Any new or changed PRINCE2 process-tailoring requirements for the project
• Any changed or extra products sanctioned by the Project Board
• Any changes within the Project Initiation Documentation (e.g. revised project approach, strategies, project controls, project management team structure or role descriptions)
• Update the Issue Register and Risk Register if any new issues or risks have been identified (or if existing ones need to be modified).

Diagram 2 shows the responsibilities for this activity.

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Diagram 2

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