Contents

List of figures

List of tables

Foreword

About AXELOS

Acknowledgements

Contents summary

1 Introduction

1.1 The structure of PRINCE2

1.2 What PRINCE2 does not provide

1.3 What makes a project a ‘PRINCE2 project’?

1.4 The purpose of this manual

2 Project management with PRINCE2

2.1 What is a project?

2.2 What is project management?

2.3 What is it we wish to control?

2.4 What does a project manager do?

2.5 Projects in context

2.6 Applying PRINCE2

3 Principles

3.1 Continued business justification

3.2 Learn from experience

3.3 Defined roles and responsibilities

3.4 Manage by stages

3.5 Manage by exception

3.6 Focus on products

3.7 Tailor to suit the project

4 Tailoring and adopting PRINCE2

4.1 Tailoring PRINCE2

4.2 Adopting PRINCE2

4.3 Tailoring PRINCE2 to suit different projects

4.4 Adopting PRINCE2 in an organizational environment

5 Introduction to PRINCE2 themes

5.1 Tailoring the themes

5.2 Format of the theme chapters

6 Business case

6.1 The business case theme

6.2 PRINCE2’s requirements for the business case theme

6.3 Guidance for effective business case management

6.4 Techniques: investment appraisal

7 Organization

7.1 The organization theme

7.2 PRINCE2’s requirements for the organization theme

7.3 Guidance for effective project organization

8 Quality

8.1 The quality theme

8.2 PRINCE2’s requirements for the quality theme

8.3 Guidance for effective quality management

8.4 Technique: recommended quality review technique

9 Plans

9.1 The plans theme

9.2 PRINCE2’s requirements for the plans theme

9.3 Guidance for effective planning

9.4 Techniques: prioritization, estimation and scheduling

10 Risk

10.1 The risk theme

10.2 PRINCE2’s requirements for the risk theme

10.3 Guidance for effective risk management

10.4 Technique: recommended risk management procedure

11 Change

11.1 The change theme

11.2 PRINCE2’s requirements for the change theme

11.3 Guidance for effective change control

11.4 Technique: recommended issue and change control procedure

12 Progress

12.1 The progress theme

12.2 PRINCE2’s requirements for the progress theme

12.3 Guidance for effective progress management

12.4 Techniques: progress evaluation and peer review

13 Introduction to processes

13.1 The PRINCE2 journey

13.2 The PRINCE2 process model

13.3 Structure of the process chapters

13.4 Tailoring the processes

14 Starting up a project

14.1 Purpose

14.2 Objective

14.3 Context

14.4 Activities

14.5 Tailoring guidelines

15 Directing a project

15.1 Purpose

15.2 Objective

15.3 Context

15.4 Activities

15.5 Tailoring guidelines

16 Initiating a project

16.1 Purpose

16.2 Objective

16.3 Context

16.4 Activities

16.5 Tailoring guidelines

17 Controlling a stage

17.1 Purpose

17.2 Objective

17.3 Context

17.4 Activities

17.5 Tailoring guidelines

18 Managing product delivery

18.1 Purpose

18.2 Objective

18.3 Context

18.4 Activities

18.5 Tailoring guidelines

19 Managing a stage boundary

19.1 Purpose

19.2 Objective

19.3 Context

19.4 Activities

19.5 Tailoring guidelines

20 Closing a project

20.1 Purpose

20.2 Objective

20.3 Context

20.4 Activities

20.5 Tailoring guidelines

21 Considerations for organizational adoption

21.1 Tailoring PRINCE2 for an organization

21.2 Embedding PRINCE2 in the organization

APPENDICES

A Product description outlines

B Standards alignment

C Roles and responsibilities

D Product-based planning example

E Health check

Further research

Glossary

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