PRINCE2® 2017 Edition - A Pocket Guide
2nd Edition
Published on 3. August 2018
197 pages
978-94-018-0320-5 (ISBN)
Description
- This Pocket Guide supplies a summary of the PRINCE2 method, to provide a quick introduction as well as a structured overview of the method;
- Main target Group for this pocket guide is anyone who wants to get to know the method PRINCE2 or a methodical approach for project management. The book is also very useful for members of a project management team on a project using the PRINCE2 method. Furthermore this pocket guide can be used as literature for the preparation of the PRINCE2® 2017 Edition Foundation exam;
- This pocket guide is based on PRINCE2® 2017 Edition;
- This pocket book deals with the processes, themes and principles within project management and PRINCE2.
- Tailoring PRINCE2 explains how to fit the PRINCE2 method onto the specific project circumstances;
- A complete but concise description of PRINCE2® 2017 Edition, for anyone involved in projects or project management, for only ?17,50!
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Content
- Intro
- Title
- Colophon
- Contents
- Part I Introduction
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 The purpose of this guide
- 1.2 What is a project?
- 1.3 Why are projects important?
- 1.4 Projects versus business as usual
- 1.5 What is project management?
- 1.6 What does a project manager do?
- 1.7 What is it all parties involved wish to control?
- 2 Introduction to PRINCE2
- 2.1 Structure of PRINCE2
- 2.2 What makes a project a PRINCE2 project?
- 2.3 What PRINCE2 does not provide
- 2.4 Customer/supplier environment
- 2.5 Benefits of 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 environment
- Part II Themes
- 4 Introduction to PRINCE2 themes
- 5 Business case
- 5.1 Purpose of the business case theme
- 5.2 Business case defined
- 5.3 PRINCE2 requirements for the business case theme
- 5.4 PRINCE2 approach to the business case theme
- 5.5 Content of a business case
- 5.6 Guidance for effective business case management
- 5.7 Techniques: investment appraisal
- 5.8 Responsibilities business case theme
- 6 Organization
- 6.1 Purpose of the organization theme
- 6.2 Organization defined
- 6.3 Levels of organization
- 6.4 PRINCE2 requirements for the organisation theme
- 6.5 Project management team
- 6.6 Communication management approach
- 6.7 Guidance for effective organization
- 7 Quality
- 7.1 Purpose of the quality theme
- 7.2 Quality defined
- 7.3 PRINCE2 requirements for the quality theme
- 7.4 Purpose of the quality management products
- 7.5 Quality management
- 7.6 PRINCE2 approach to the quality theme
- 7.7 Guidance for effective quality management
- 7.8 Quality review technique
- 7.9 Responsibilities quality theme
- 8 Plans
- 8.1 Purpose of the plans theme
- 8.2 Plans defined
- 8.3 PRINCE2 requirements for the plans theme
- 8.4 Management stages
- 8.5 PRINCE2 approach to the plans theme
- 8.6 Product-based planning approach
- 8.7 Guidance for effective planning
- 8.8 Responsibilities plans theme
- 9 Risks
- 9.1 Purpose of the risk theme
- 9.2 Risk defined
- 9.3 PRINCE2 requirements for the risk theme
- 9.4 PRINCE2 approach to the risk theme
- 9.5 Risk management procedures
- 9.6 Guidance for effective risk management
- 9.7 Responsibilities risk theme
- 10 Change
- 10.1 Purpose of the change theme
- 10.2 Change defined
- 10.3 PRINCE2 requirements for the change theme
- 10.4 PRINCE2 approach to the change theme
- 10.5 Issue and change control procedure
- 10.6 Guidance for effective change control
- 10.7 Responsibilities change theme
- 11 Progress
- 11.1 Purpose of the progress theme
- 11.2 Progress defined
- 11.3 PRINCE2 requirements for the progress theme
- 11.4 Management by exception
- 11.5 PRINCE2 approach to the progress theme
- 11.6 Delegating authority
- 11.7 Event- and time-driven controls
- 11.8 Raising exceptions
- 11.9 Guidance for effective progress control
- 11.10 Responsibilities progress theme
- Part III Processes
- 12 Introduction to PRINCE2 processes
- 12.1 Pre-project
- 12.2 Initiation stage
- 12.3 Subsequent delivery stage(s)
- 12.4 Final delivery stage
- 12.5 Post-project
- 12.6 Tailoring the processes
- 13 Starting up a project
- 13.1 Purpose
- 13.2 Objective
- 13.3 Context
- 13.4 Activities
- 13.5 Tailoring starting up a project
- 14 Directing a project
- 14.1 Purpose
- 14.2 Objective
- 14.3 Context
- 14.4 Activities
- 14.5 Tailoring directing a project
- 15 Initiating a project
- 15.1 Purpose
- 15.2 Objective
- 15.3 Context
- 15.4 Activities
- 15.5 Tailoring initiating a project
- 16 Controlling a stage
- 16.1 Purpose
- 16.2 Objective
- 16.3 Context
- 16.4 Activities
- 16.5 Tailoring controlling a stage
- 17 Managing product delivery
- 17.1 Purpose
- 17.2 Objective
- 17.3 Context
- 17.4 Activities
- 17.5 Tailoring managing product delivery
- 18 Managing a stage boundary
- 18.1 Purpose
- 18.2 Objective
- 18.3 Context
- 18.4 Activities
- 18.5 Tailoring managing a stage boundary
- 19 Closing a project
- 19.1 Purpose
- 19.2 Objective
- 19.3 Context
- 19.4 Activities
- 19.5 Tailoring closing a project
- Part IV Tailoring and Adopting
- 20 Introduction tailoring and adopting PRINCE2
- 20.1 Tailoring PRINCE2
- 20.2 Adopting PRINCE2
- 21 Tailoring PRINCE2
- 21.1 Elements to tailor
- 21.2 Scaling projects
- 21.3 Small projects
- 21.4 Agile projects
- 21.5 Commercial projects
- 21.6 Projects within a programme
- 21.7 Multi-organizational projects
- 22 Adopting PRINCE2
- 22.1 Tailoring to create its own method
- 22.2 Embedding PRINCE2
- 22.2 Maturity assessment
- Appendix A Outline product descriptions management products
- Appendix B Roles and responsibilities
- Appendix C Example product-based planning
- Appendix D Glossary
- About the authors
