To be able to say that you are running your project according to PRINCE2 you need to be adhering to the seven PRINCE2 principles in some way. These principles are:
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Continued Business Justification – making sure you have sound business reasons for starting and continuing with your project.
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Learn from Experience – making sure that the organisation learns from its collective experience.
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Defined Roles and Responsibilities – those involved in directing and managing the project clearly understand the extent of their responsibility and accountabilities
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Manage by Stages – breaking the project down into manageable chunks.
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Manage by Exception – saving senior management time by giving the project manager the authority to independently manage each stage unless an exception situation occurs.
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Focus on Products – focusing on the project outputs / deliverables (and the required quality of those outputs) rather than focusing on activities.
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Tailor to Suit the Project Environment – ensuring that the amount of process is appropriate for the project’s size and complexity
PRINCE2 also provides seven processes, and it is these processes that are some of the most tailorable aspects of the method. All processes are relevant, regardless of the size of your project, tailoring them is often a case of ‘how much’ you do of something, or the style in which it is done.
To get some tips on how and when each process can be tailored click on the relevant link below:
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