Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2.

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Copyright Page......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 List of figures......Page 9 List of tables......Page 12 Foreword......Page 15 About AXELOS......Page 17 Acknowledgements......Page 19 Contents summary......Page 24 Chapter 1. Introduction......Page 27 1.1. The structure of PRINCE2......Page 29 1.2. What PRINCE2 does not provide......Page 30 1.4. The purpose of this manual......Page 31 Chapter 2. Project management with PRINCE2......Page 33 2.1. What is a project?......Page 34 2.2. What is project management?......Page 35 2.4. What does a project manager do?......Page 36 2.5. Projects in context......Page 38 2.6. Applying PRINCE2......Page 41 Chapter 3. Principles......Page 46 3.1. Continued business justification......Page 47 3.2. Learn from experience......Page 48 3.3. Defined roles and responsibilities......Page 49 3.4. Manage by stages......Page 50 3.5. Manage by exception......Page 52 3.6. Focus on products......Page 53 3.7. Tailor to suit the project......Page 55 Chapter 4. Tailoring and adopting PRINCE2......Page 57 4.2. Adopting PRINCE2......Page 58 4.3. Tailoring PRINCE2 to suit different projects......Page 59 4.4. Adopting PRINCE2 in an organizational environment......Page 68 Chapter 5. Introduction to PRINCE2 themes......Page 72 5.1. Tailoring the themes......Page 74 5.2. Format of the theme chapters......Page 76 Chapter 6. Business case......Page 77 6.1. The business case theme......Page 78 6.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for the business case......Page 80 6.3. Guidance for effective business case management......Page 86 6.4. Techniques: investment appraisal......Page 88 Chapter 7. Organization......Page 90 7.1. The organization theme......Page 91 7.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for organization......Page 95 7.3. Guidance for effective project organization......Page 105 Chapter 8. Quality......Page 116 8.1. The quality theme......Page 117 8.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for quality......Page 120 8.3. Guidance for effective quality management......Page 123 8.4. Technique: recommended quality review technique......Page 131 Chapter 9. Plans......Page 137 9.1. The plans theme......Page 138 9.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for the plans theme......Page 141 9.3. Guidance for effective planning......Page 148 9.4. Techniques: prioritization, estimation and scheduling......Page 165 Chapter 10. Risk......Page 170 10.1. The risk theme......Page 171 10.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for risk management......Page 173 10.3. Guidance for effective risk management......Page 174 10.4. Technique: recommended risk management procedure......Page 179 Chapter 11. Change......Page 192 11.1. The change theme......Page 193 11.2. PRINCE2’s approach to change......Page 195 11.3. Guidance for effective change control......Page 197 11.4. Technique: recommended issue and change control procedure......Page 199 Chapter 12. Progress......Page 205 12.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for managing progress......Page 206 12.4. Techniques: progress evaluation and peer review......Page 214 Chapter 13. Introduction to processes......Page 218 13.1. The PRINCE2 journey......Page 219 13.2. The PRINCE2 process model......Page 222 13.3. Structure of the process chapters......Page 223 13.4. Tailoring the processes......Page 224 Chapter 14. Starting up a project......Page 227 14.2. Objective......Page 228 14.3. Context......Page 229 14.4. Activities......Page 230 14.5. Tailoring guidelines......Page 241 Chapter 15. Directing a project......Page 244 15.3. Context......Page 245 15.4. Activities......Page 246 15.5. Tailoring guidelines......Page 259 Chapter 16. Initiating a project......Page 261 16.3. Context......Page 262 16.4. Activities......Page 264 16.5. Tailoring guidelines......Page 282 Chapter 17. Controlling a stage......Page 285 17.3. Context......Page 286 17.4. Activities......Page 288 17.5. Tailoring guidelines......Page 304 Chapter 18. Managing product delivery......Page 308 18.3. Context......Page 309 18.4. Activities......Page 310 18.5. Tailoring guidelines......Page 316 Chapter 19. Managing a stage boundary......Page 319 19.2. Objective......Page 320 19.3. Context......Page 321 19.4. Activities......Page 323 19.5. Tailoring guidelines......Page 333 Chapter 20. Closing a project......Page 336 20.3. Context......Page 337 20.4. Activities......Page 339 20.5. Tailoring guidelines......Page 347 Chapter 21. Considerations for organizational adoption......Page 349 21.1. Tailoring PRINCE2 for an organization......Page 350 21.2. Embedding PRINCE2 in the organization......Page 361 A. Product description outlines......Page 371 B. Standards alignment......Page 422 C. Roles and responsibilities......Page 425 D. Product-based planning example......Page 438 E. Health check......Page 444 Further research......Page 455 Glossary......Page 457