Closing a Project Controlling a Stage

Project
Mandat e
Appoint the
Executive & the
Project Manager
Capture previous
lessons
Prepare the outline
Business Case
Design & appoint
the Project
Management
Team
Select the project
approach and
assemble the
Project Brief
Plan the initiation
stage
Request to
initiat e t he
project
Starting Up a Project
Authorize Initiation
Authorize the
project
Authorize a stage
or exception plan
Give ad hoc
direction
Authorize project
closure
Init iation
notificat ion
Authorit y to
initiat e a
project
Request to
deliver a
project
Project
authorization
notificat ion
Project board
request for
advice
Corporate
advice and
decisions
Closure
notificat ion
St age
authorization
Exception plan
approved
Request to
approve
except ion plan
Request to
approve next
stage plan
Exception
plan request
Project Manager
request for advice
Exception
raised
New issue
Project board
advice and
decisions
Premature
close
Closure
recommendation
Directing a Project
Prepare the risk
management
strategy
Prepare the quality
management
strategy
Prepare the
configuration
management
strategy
Prepare the
communication
management
strategy
Setup the project
controls
Create the Project
plan
Refine the
business case
Assemble the
project initiation
documentation
St age
boundary
approaching
Initiating a Project
Escalate issues
and risks
Report highlights
Take corrective
action
Review the stage
status
Capture and
examine issues
and risks
Authorize Work
packages
Review Work
Package status
Receive completed
Work Packages
Authorit y to
deliver Work
Package
Completed
Work Package
Request for
Advice
Project end
approaching
Accept a Work
Package
Execute a Work
Package
Deliver a Work
Package
Managing Product Delivery
Report stage end
Update the
Business Case
Produce an
Exception Plan
Update the Project
Plan
Plan the next stage
Prepare planned
closure
Prepare premature
closure
Hand over
products
Evaluate the
project
Recommend
project closure
Directing
Managing
Delivering
SP
SB
IP
SB
CS
SB
CS
SB
CS
CP
CS
MPD MPD MPD MPD
Pre-Project Stage n
(Final Stage)
Stage n-1 Stage 3 Stage 2 Stage 1
(Initi ating Stage)
DP
PRINCE2
Simplified Edition, Vr. 2.0
Process Map
Core Principles:
1. Continued business justification
2. Learn from experience
3. Defined roles and responsibilities
4. Manage by stages
5. Manage by exception
6. Focus on products
7. Tailor to suit the project environment
Themes:
1. Business Case
2. Organization
3. Quality
4. Plans
5. Risk
6. Change
7. Progress mgmtplaza.com
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