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Written by Andy Trainer – Mon 04 Feb 2013
Within the Directing a Project (DP) stage of PRINCE2®, authorising a project is a particularly important process.
Without it, the next stage plan cannot be approved which means that the project cannot proceed.
In this post we'll take a look in more detail at why it is a necessary process, who is responsible for each aspect and how it should be carried out.
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By using this process it means that the project board can make sure that there is:
Written by Mike – Tue 15 Jan 2013
The Business Case in PRINCE2® is the document against which all decisions are ultimately made. It provides the decision makers (Project Board) in the project with a clear picture of what the project is set to deliver, how much it is all going to cost, how long it will take, and an analysis of when the expected benefits will come on stream. So why is this any different to any other project that we already undertake? For example at home; if we are considering enlarging our living accommodation we, first of all, have to gain a common understanding of why we need to do it ... to have good REASONS. |
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Once that is agreed and decided there are several options that may be available to us...
Each of these OPTIONS would, of course, have different costs and timescales attached to them... but we would consider them all, and decide which of them could be discounted and capture why that decision was made. We may be left with a couple of alternatives which need further investigation, but eventually, we come to a decision on the way forward... and that is our chosen OPTION.
Learn more about the Business Case in PRINCE2 on our PRINCE2 Foundation and PRINCE2 Practitioner Training Courses. One of our most popular training methods is applying PRINCE2 to everyday examples to help you understand them and pass your exam!
In a project such as the above, the costing and timescale would almost certainly have been supplied by a builder and their associated trades, and all of these costs added together will form the basis of the COST heading in our Business Case. Equally the overall timescale from their various trades will equate to the TIMESCALE heading in our Business case. It should be noted here that the builder (and other trades) are all in business to make a profit, and therefore they will all have their own Business Case... our focus is on OUR Business Case.
Written by Andy Trainer – Wed 18 Nov 2009
If you've attended our PRINCE2® Foundation or PRINCE2 Practitioner course and want to start a project using PRINCE2 back at work, you'll need somewhere to start. Here you can download official PRINCE2 project templates to help you to manage your project effectively. You can download a zipped folder containing all of the PRINCE2 project templates or select individual templates from the list below: |
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Written by Andy Trainer – Thu 12 Jul 2007
PRINCE2® PROCESSES - Managing a Stage Boundary
The purpose of the Managing a Stage Boundary process is to enable the Project Board to be provided with sufficient information by the Project Manager so that it can review the success of the current stage, approve the next Stage Plan, review the updated Project Plan, and confirm continued business justification and acceptability of the risks. Therefore, the process should be executed at, or close to the end of, each management stage. The PRINCE2 Processes are covered in detail on our PRINCE2 Foundation training and PRINCE2 Practitioner trainingcourses.
The objective of the Managing a Stage Boundary process is to:
The main products of this process are as follows:
Team plans may also be produced when planning the next stage, defining the work packages that will be produced in the next stage.
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