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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. Create the project plan Next during project initiation, you create the project plan.

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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). How does PRINCE2® handle closing a project?

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How to manage project assurance (with PRINCE2 guide)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

At each stage of the project, the assurance function will review the plan and targets, check tolerances have been set, review proposed quality activities, and make sure the proposed approach is realistic. In PRINCE2 environments , it is specifically called out that project board members are accountable for assuring their particular areas.

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A practical guide to quality management, assurance & control

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It is made up of three elements: Quality planning Quality control Quality assurance. Let’s start with quality planning, because that’s where we start on a real project: planning how we are going to get a quality result. So while we plan for it, the goal is to make it part of everything we do, built into the work as we go.

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Summary and review PMO Principles and PMO Services Principles Second Edition and Organizational, Portfolio, Program, and Project Principles

Henny Portman

These two books can be enjoyed independently, yet they share a significant connection through their central theme of principles and the fact that a PMO is part of the broader PPM environment too. It begins with an in-depth exploration of the fundamental PMO principles, enriched with descriptions, insights, and illustrative examples.

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Gate Reviews: What Project Managers Need To Know

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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. The gate process also has other benefits for everyone involved: Shorter planning horizon. The PMO will specify the route your project has to follow.

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Book review: Risk Happens

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The book includes a good explanation of product breakdown structures and work breakdown structures saying: To move from a scope statement to a plan in your project definition, you will need to articulate your project activities and deliverables item-by-item. A plan is nothing without action. Using risk logs to manage risk.

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