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How To Close A Project In PRINCE2

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you aren’t using PRINCE2®, or if you want some general guidance as well about project closure documents and so on, read this next: How to close a project. This article has been updated to be fully aligned to PRINCE2 7 (2023 edition). The project manager and the team will be able to move on to their next assignment.

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How to manage project assurance (with PRINCE2 guide)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You’ve probably heard project managers talk about project assurance, but what exactly is it? And how do you make it work to your advantage, without it taking up all your time or being very bureaucratic? Provide advice to the project manager The assurance function will advise on who should be part of the project team.

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Who does what in Project Initiation in PRINCE2®

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Initiating a project is where it all starts in PRINCE2®. The Initiating a Project process is designed to “establish solid foundations” according to the 2023 Managing Successful Projects official manual, also known as PRINCE2 7. Then get approval for how you want to run the project from the board.

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Gate Reviews: What Project Managers Need To Know

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Project governance is an important part of project management processes – even if it’s not the most exciting part of getting work done. As a project manager, part of your role is shepherding the work through the project lifecycle. Risk management. Expectation management. Stakeholder engagement.

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Book review: Risk Happens

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!: Managing Risk and Avoiding Failure in Business Projects. Risk management is the most important of your project controls. So what exactly is project risk management? It won’t.

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How to handover a project on closure

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And it’s not what project management is supposed to be. Here’s how to make that happen so you can move on to your next project knowing you’ve left this one behind all tidy. It is a record of the project management process. The closure document talks about what you did and how that compared to what you set out to do.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Are you wondering whether it’s worth getting a degree in project management? Or what you can do with a project management degree for a job once you finish your bachelor’s or master’s studies? Recently someone got in contact with me to ask about how to become a project manager. This article is for you! Is this true?