Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 28, 2021

What is PRINCE2? PRINCE2 is a project management method. PRINCE2 stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). Who is PRINCE2 for? PRINCE2 works in a huge number of industries and domains. It’s a predictive methodology, although PRINCE2 Agile allows for agile frameworks. It was renamed PRINCE.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 12, 2020

The 6 Tolerances in PRINCE2. The two most frequently used tolerances are budget and time, although PRINCE2 offers you a choice of six tolerances: time, cost, scope, risk, quality and benefits. You would document that in a benefits management template. Document the tolerances agreed so you have a record. Key takeaways.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

I’ll also link the practice back to the PMBOK® Guide and Managing Successful Projects, the latest PRINCE2 manual. The activities include: Identifying the deliverables (which PRINCE2 calls products) and documenting expectations around customer satisfaction about what quality standards they will adhere to.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Project managers who aren’t based in the United Kingdom might not be intimate with the PRINCE2 method of managing a project, which is primarily used by the British government. Although foreign to some, there’s still much to be gained from the PRINCE2 method, even if it isn’t adopted in its entirety. What Is PRINCE2?

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Techno-PM

MARCH 17, 2022

What is PRINCE2 Agile? PRINCE2 Agile is a project management process that focuses on delivering projects with high levels of customer satisfaction. PRINCE2 Agile has been designed across all industries; it is not limited to construction or IT-type industries like other processes are. How Does PRINCE2 Agile Work?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 15, 2023

I also have a guide to the best PRINCE2 exam simulators. Study notes You can prepare for the PRINCE2, APM PMQ, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®, PMP , online degrees and other types of certifications by reading other people’s study notes. Looking for a simulator? I’ve reviewed loads.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Gate reviews, or stage reviews are part of the PRINCE2® process, and also part of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s Project Roadmap in the Governance module. PRINCE2® requires at least two management stages: one to initiate the project and then however many you need after that to do the rest of the work.

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International Institute for Learning

JULY 28, 2022

In this article, I want to explain the relationship between product management and project management, why I think PRINCE2 is the best project management platform to use when you are dealing with managing multiple Scrum teams , and the reason why PRINCE2 is not used a lot, at least not yet , in the US.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 1, 2024

I have been trainer in PRINCE2® and PRINCE2 Agile®, in Management of Portfolios (MoP®) and Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O®), and in AgilePM®. PRINCE2® , PRINCE2 Agile®, MSP®, MoP®, P3O® are (registered) Trade Marks of Axelos Limited. I have successfully passed and facilitated quite a few of these tracks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

I find their search engine quite difficult to navigate but if you spend the time hunting you can normally find the document you want. PRINCE2® and PRINCE2 Agile® : Courses from Mplaza Training that will get you through the PRINCE2 family of certifications. And my free project management templates are here.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Create project management documents such as a project budget, project schedule , resource management plan and a risk management plan. PRINCE2 Foundation/PRINCE2 Practitioner certification by Axelos. Here are the most important responsibilities of a project manager. Assemble and manage a project management team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2019

And yet… somehow the organisation doesn’t have the documentation you need to get it started, keep it on track and close it down successfully. These are all good, reliable sources of quality documentation for projects. Feel free to change the documents so that they are actually useful. PRINCE2 Templates from Axelos.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Business Plan A formal document that clearly defines the business goals of a project and how to attain them. Communications log A record of continuous documentation of communications between project stakeholders managed by the project manager. It is also called a Business Case. It includes the plans to fulfill these goals.

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Wrike

APRIL 24, 2019

Projects in Controlled Environments (more commonly known as PRINCE2) is the most widely practiced project management methodology worldwide, used by teams in over 150 countries. But what is PRINCE2 and why is it so popular? The fundamentals of PRINCE2. Thus, the new and improved PRINCE2 was born. The 7 roles in PRINCE2.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This month’s free project management template is a Terms of Reference document. This is a really versatile document. It’s almost a cut-down version of the Project Initiation Document or Project Charter , as it relates to a particular set of individuals and tasks. What goes into a Terms of Reference document?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A closure document is a formal sign off that marks the end of the project work. The closure document talks about what you did and how that compared to what you set out to do. I start a handover document towards the end of a project or phase and use it to make notes of what information to pass on.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

Why use a Terms of Reference document? A Terms of Reference document is a really versatile document. What is a Terms of Reference document? A Terms of Reference is a short document that sets out the scope, boundaries, resources, objectives and constraints for a particular activity. I’m glad you asked.

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Henny Portman

APRIL 9, 2019

If you look at the AgilePM (The DSDM Agile Project Framework) documentation set-up you could ask yourself if it’s not too much for an agile way of working? In AgilePM the following documents are described: Terms of Reference. If I look at templates used by organisations you are running the risk of large documents. Business Case.

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Prince2

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

PRINCE2’s 2017 update and the PRINCE2 Agile course make it easier than ever to play PRINCE2 and Scrum on the same team. Tactic 1 – PRINCE2 as a utility player. The trick with any PRINCE2 project is to only use the processes you need. The trick with any PRINCE2 project is to only use the processes you need.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 13, 2023

I’ve focused on courses that are aimed at beginners because if you have some experience leading projects, you are probably beyond what most of the free courses can teach you (and hopefully you can have a chat to your manager about funding professional training for PMP , PRINCE2 or another qualification. Don’t fall for scams!

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

There are two major certifying bodies, PRINCE2 and the Project Management Institute (PMI). Reporting and Documentation. This documentation, along with all paperwork, must be collected, signed off on and archived by the end of a project, which provides a history that you can revisit when planning for a similar project in the future.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

There are exam-based classes for the Project Management Professional ( PMP )® exam and PRINCE2 (both popular options for the discerning PM). I took an in-house project management course when I first started out (and I still have the notes on my shelf), along with the PRINCE2 exam. The right career support can transform your life.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 10, 2022

Get organized, if you’ve got a good system for keeping all your project documentation in one place, use it and block out time either at the end or the beginning of each week to give yourself the headspace to get things in order. I like having a one-page project summary on the wall by my desk, like a PRINCE2® project product description).

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 2, 2022

Once you’ve done the work of a product breakdown structure and the related product documentation, you can feed that information into project management software and jumpstart your project plan. The product breakdown structure can be used in any product management situation, though it stems from the PRINCE2 methodology. PBS Example.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 5, 2021

Get organized, if you’ve got a good system for keeping all your project documentation in one place, use it and block out time either at the end or the beginning of each week to give yourself the headspace to get things in order. I like having a one-page project summary on the wall by my desk, like a PRINCE2 project product description).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 3, 2019

At the end of this article there’s a link to download my free roles and responsibilities document template. Include it in your roles and responsibilities documentation for the project. When you don’t document who is responsible for what, you risk: Decisions taking longer because no one is clear who will be having the final say.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 28, 2020

Some common ones include scrum , the waterfall methodology , PRINCE2 and more. Popular ones include PRINCE2, CCPM (critical chain project management), scrum (primarily used in development environments) and the waterfall methodology. Create a repository for all notes, documents, comments on the project and milestones reached.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 6, 2022

The Certified Associate in Project Management ( CAPM ®) is a good entry level certification if you have limited project management experience, and PRINCE2® Foundation is another formal training option you can take without any practical experience. I completed the PRINCE2® qualification soon after I started my IT role.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 23, 2016

At the end of this article there’s a link to download my free roles and responsibilities document template. Include it in your roles and responsibilities documentation for the project. When you don’t document who is responsible for what, you risk: Decisions taking longer because no one is clear who will be having the final say.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

Make space on your existing resume or if you are creating a new CV from scratch, put the section into your document. If you think it does, another way to format the document is to list key projects under each job title. I wanted to keep my resume to 3 pages, and including projects meant something else had to go.

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Leading Answers

APRIL 14, 2023

PRINCE2 popularized tolerances and exception plans procedures in the 1990s. While PMI literature does reference risk tolerances and escalations, the PRINCE2 coverage is much broader. Without all the documentation and signoffs, critical issues that would require sponsor or steering committee intervention can be agreed to in advance.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Looking at some of the well-known Project Management methodologies, such as PM-Bok or PRINCE2 , we find the following: The Project Manager manages a project on a day-to-day basis and is the only one with this day-to-day focus on the project. The Project Manager usually (preferred by PRINCE2) comes from the customer. Source: [link].

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

There is nothing worse than sticking to one type of dashboard, graph or a document, just because your favorite project management method says so. Anna is a Professional Scrum Master, PRINCE2 Practitioner and she is currently working on a PhD in Finance Management. Be Flexible.

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Workamajig

JULY 14, 2019

Documentation: The sharp focus on gathering and understanding requirements makes the Waterfall model heavily reliant on documentation. Projects with changing resources that depend on in-depth documentation. The IPM approach focuses on team members documenting and meeting regularly, which helps keep everyone in the loop.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 1, 2018

I completed the PRINCE2® qualification soon after I started my IT role. As a new project manager it helped me to become familiar with the elements of a project and formalise my processes and documentation. I hadn’t realised how much my skills were valued, so I was thrilled when it was offered.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2019

You might want to take this even further and document exactly how you are going to estimate how much time resources will be required for, how you are going to ‘win’ scarce resources, and what risks you might face around securing the resources. What Does PRINCE2 Say About Resource Management? Step 2: Estimate Resource Requirements.

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Scoro

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

One significant downside of waterfall is that it requires thorough documentation and record-keeping that, if conducted offline, can be a real drain on team resources. However, a disadvantage of Prince2 is its reliance on strict rules, which can delay the start of a project, especially among teams that aren’t used to meeting regularly.

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