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Delegate Handouts PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner Workshop

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PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner Workshop Delegate Handouts

Contents

3 - Principles –workshop notes 4 - Exercise – Principles 5 - Themes – workshop notes 6 - Exercise – Themes 7 - Processes – Foundation level exercises 15 - Processes – Practitioner level exercises 23 - Processes – workshop notes 38 - Processes – flowchart 39 - Exercise – Process flowchart 40 - Plans and Product Based Planning – workshop notes 41 - Exercise – Plans and Product Based Planning 42 - Business Case Development – workshop notes 43 - Exercise – Business Case Development 44 - Change Theme – workshop notes 45 - Exercise – Change 46 - Organization – workshop notes 47 - Exercise – Organization 48 - Product Based Planning Technique – workshop notes 49 - Exercise – Product Based Planning 50 - Progress – workshop notes 51 - Exercise – Progress 52 - Quality – workshop notes 54 - Risk 55 - Exercise - Risk

Please note: The information and exercises contained in this booklet are taken from some of our classroom presentations and workshops.

They are not designed as 'stand-alone' preparation for either the PRINCE2 Foundation of Practitioner examinations.

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Cont

inue

d Bu

sine

ss Ju

stifi

catio

n Ju

stif

iabl

e –

ther

e sh

ould

be

a re

ason

to

star

t th

e pr

ojec

t wh

ich

shou

ld r

emai

n th

roug

hout

the

pro

ject

life

.

Lear

n fr

om E

xper

ienc

e N

o tw

o pr

ojec

ts a

re t

he s

ame:

les

sons

and

exp

erie

nce

shou

ld b

e so

ught

at

star

t, d

urin

g an

d at

clo

sure

of

proj

ect.

Defin

ed R

oles

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

Proj

ects

are

‘cro

ss-f

unct

iona

l‘ –

prim

ary

stak

ehol

ders

are

Bu

sine

ss (s

pons

ors)

, Use

rs (a

fter

pro

ject

com

plet

ed),

Supp

liers

(pro

vide

res

ourc

es/e

xper

tise

).

Man

age

by S

tage

s Co

ntro

l poi

nts

at m

ajor

inte

rval

s wi

th ‘l

ong

term

‘ out

line

plan

and

‘sho

rt t

erm

‘ det

aile

d pl

an.

Man

age

by E

xcep

tion

Tole

ranc

es s

et a

gain

st: t

ime,

cos

t, q

ualit

y, s

cope

, ris

k,

bene

fits

. D

irec

t re

spon

sibi

litie

s fo

r D

irec

ting

, Man

agin

g,

Del

iver

ing.

Focu

s on

Prod

ucts

O

utpu

t, n

ot a

ctiv

ity,

ori

ente

d. S

take

hold

er ‘e

xpec

tati

ons’

and

‘acce

ptan

ce c

rite

ria’

soug

ht a

t st

art

and

prod

ucts

de

fine

d wi

th P

rodu

ct D

escr

ipti

ons.

Tailo

r – to

suit

proj

ect r

equi

rem

ents

En

sure

s m

etho

d re

late

s to

the

pro

ject

s en

viro

nmen

t; s

cale

, co

mpl

exit

y, im

port

ance

, ris

k…

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Cont

inue

d Bu

sine

ss Ju

stifi

catio

n

Lear

n fr

om E

xper

ienc

e

Defin

ed R

oles

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

Man

age

by S

tage

s

Man

age

by E

xcep

tion

Focu

s on

Prod

ucts

Tailo

r – to

suit

proj

ect r

equi

rem

ents

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a p

age –

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nci

ple

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Busi

ness

Cas

e W

hy -

are

we

doin

g th

e pr

ojec

t (b

enef

its, c

osts

, risk

s,

times

cale

s)?

Org

aniz

atio

n W

ho -

is re

spon

sible

for d

oing

.....

... ?

Qua

lity

Wha

t - w

ill th

e pr

ojec

t cre

ate,

wha

t is t

he sc

ope

(fit f

or

purp

ose)

?

Plan

s H

ow -

we

do it

, how

muc

h [m

oney

/tim

e], w

hen

do w

e st

art/

fini

sh?

Risk

W

hat i

f - th

ere

is a

thre

at o

r opp

ortu

nity

(ho

w d

o w

e m

anag

e th

em)?

Chan

ge

Wha

t is t

he im

pact

- of

unf

ores

een

issue

s or c

hang

es ?

Prog

ress

W

here

- ar

e w

e no

w/g

oing

, sho

uld

we

proc

eed,

dea

ling

with

pro

blem

s?

PR

INC

E2

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on

a p

age

– T

hem

es

Ve

rsio

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Busi

ness

Cas

e

Org

aniz

atio

n

Qua

lity

Plan

s

Risk

Chan

ge

Prog

ress

PR

INC

E2

® -

on

a p

age

– T

hem

es

Ve

rsio

n: 1

601a

- 2

0Jan

16

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PRIN

CE2

Proc

esse

s

Foun

datio

n Le

vel

A

grap

hic

of e

ach

of th

e 7

PRIN

CE2

proc

esse

s are

show

n on

the

follo

win

g pa

ges.

A

usef

ul sk

ill fo

r the

foun

datio

n le

vel e

xam

inat

ion

is to

be

able

to

arra

nge

the

activ

ities

in th

e co

rrec

t ord

er.

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Starting up a Project

Appo

int E

xecu

tive

&

Proj

ect M

anag

er

Capt

ure

prev

ious

le

sson

s

Plan

nex

t (in

itiat

ion)

St

age

Sele

ct P

roje

ct

Appr

oach

&

asse

mbl

e Pr

ojec

t Br

ief

Prep

are

Out

line

Busin

ess C

ase

Desig

n &

app

oint

pr

ojec

t tea

m

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Directing a Project

Auth

orize

Pro

ject

Cl

osur

e

Giv

e Ad

Hoc

di

rect

ion

Auth

orize

Sta

ge o

r Ex

cept

ion

Plan

Auth

orize

Pro

ject

Auth

orise

Initi

atio

n

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Initiating a Project

Asse

mbl

e Pr

ojec

t In

itiat

ion

Docu

men

tatio

n

Refin

e B

usin

ess

Case

Crea

te -

Proj

ect P

lan

Set u

p Pr

ojec

t Co

ntro

ls

Prep

are

– Co

mm

unic

atio

n M

anag

emen

t Str

ateg

y

Prep

are

– Q

ualit

y

Man

agem

ent S

trat

egy

Prep

are

– Co

nfig

urat

ion

Man

agem

ent S

trat

egy

Prep

are

– Ri

sk M

anag

emen

t St

rate

gy

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Managing a Stage Boundary

Upd

ate

Proj

ect P

lan

Upd

ate

Busin

ess

Case

Plan

nex

t sta

ge

Repo

rt S

tage

End

Prod

uce

an

Exce

ptio

n Re

port

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Controlling a Stage

Rece

ive

com

plet

ed

Repo

rtin

g

Capt

ure

&

exam

ine

issue

s &

risks

Esca

late

issu

es &

ris

ks

Issues

Work Package

Monitoring & Reporting

Auth

orize

Revi

ew st

age

stat

us

Take

cor

rect

ive

actio

n

Revi

ew

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Managing Product Delivery

Crea

te S

peci

alis

t Pro

duct

s

Acce

pt a

Wor

k Pa

ckag

e

Exec

ute

a W

ork

Pack

age

Deliv

er a

Wor

k Pa

ckag

e

Crea

te S

peci

alist

Pro

duct

s

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Closing a Project

Reco

mm

end

Proj

ect c

losu

re

Hand

ove

r pro

duct

s

Prep

are

plan

ned

clos

ure

Prep

are

prem

atur

e cl

osur

e

Eval

uate

pro

ject

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PRIN

CE2

Proc

esse

s

Prac

titio

ner l

evel

At th

e Pr

actit

ione

r lev

el it

is n

eces

sary

bot

h to

kno

w th

e or

der o

f th

e ac

tiviti

es a

nd a

lso b

e ab

le to

iden

tify

in w

hich

pro

cess

es a

nd

in w

hich

act

ivity

the

Man

agem

ent P

rodu

cts (

docu

men

ts) a

re

crea

ted,

upd

ated

and

clo

sed.

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Starting up a Project

Appo

int E

xecu

tive

&

Proj

ect M

anag

er

Capt

ure

prev

ious

le

sson

s

Desig

n &

app

oint

pr

ojec

t tea

m

Prep

are

Out

line

Busin

ess C

ase

Sele

ct P

roje

ct

Appr

oach

& a

ssem

ble

Proj

ect B

rief

Plan

nex

t (in

itiat

ion)

St

age

•Pr

ojec

t Man

agem

ent T

eam

Str

uctu

re

•Pr

ojec

t Man

agem

ent R

ole

Desc

riptio

ns

•Pr

ojec

t App

roac

h

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Directing a Project

Auth

orise

Initi

atio

n

Auth

orize

Pro

ject

Auth

orize

Sta

ge o

r Ex

cept

ion

Plan

Give

Ad

Hoc

dire

ctio

n

Auth

orize

Pro

ject

Cl

osur

e •

High

light

Rep

ort

•Ex

cept

ion

Repo

rt

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Initiating a Project Ri

sk M

anag

emen

t St

rate

gy

Conf

igur

atio

n M

anag

emen

t Str

ateg

y

Qua

lity

M

anag

emen

t Str

ateg

y

Com

mun

icat

ion

Man

agem

ent S

trat

egy

Set u

p Pr

ojec

t Con

trol

s

Proj

ect P

lan

Refin

e B

usin

ess C

ase

Asse

mbl

e Pr

ojec

t In

itiat

ion

Docu

men

tatio

n •

Proj

ect C

ontr

ols

•U

pdat

e te

am st

ruct

ure

& ro

le d

escr

iptio

ns

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Managing a Stage Boundary

? ? ? ? ?

????

??

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Controlling a Stage Work Package

Auth

orize

Revi

ew

Rece

ive

com

plet

ed

M & R

Revi

ew st

age

stat

us

Repo

rtin

g

Issues

Capt

ure

&

exam

ine

issue

s &

risks

Esca

late

issu

es &

ris

ks

Take

cor

rect

ive

actio

n

Upd

ate:

? •

? •

? •

? U

pdat

e:

•?

•?

•?

Upd

ate:

Stag

e Pl

an

Upd

ate:

Risk

Reg

ister

Issu

e Re

gist

er

•St

age

Plan

Less

ons L

og

•Is

sue

Repo

rt

Upd

ate:

? •

? •

?

Upd

ate:

? •

? •

? U

pdat

e:

•?

•?

•?

•?

•?

•?

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Managing Product Delivery

? ? ?

Upd

ate:

? Ra

ise:

•?

Upd

ate:

? •

? •

? Ra

ise:

•?

•?

Obt

ain:

?

Crea

te S

peci

alis

t Pro

duct

s

Upd

ate:

? •

?

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Closing a Project

Prep

are

plan

ned

clos

ure

Prep

are

prem

atur

e cl

osur

e

Hand

ove

r pro

duct

s

Eval

uate

pro

ject

Reco

mm

end

Proj

ect

clos

ure

Addi

tiona

l ?

?

? ?

Obt

ain

•?

Clos

e

Prep

are

•?

?

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PRIN

CE2

Proc

esse

s

Proc

esse

s with

Act

iviti

es

Al

l 7 P

RIN

CE2

Proc

esse

s, c

ompl

ete

with

act

iviti

es a

nd th

e re

leva

nt M

ange

men

t Pro

duct

s are

dep

icte

d on

the

follo

win

g pa

ges.

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Starting up a Project

Appo

int E

xecu

tive

&

Proj

ect M

anag

er

Capt

ure

prev

ious

le

sson

s

Desig

n &

app

oint

pr

ojec

t tea

m

Prep

are

Out

line

Busin

ess C

ase

Sele

ct P

roje

ct

Appr

oach

& a

ssem

ble

Proj

ect B

rief

Plan

nex

t (in

itiat

ion)

St

age

•Pr

ojec

t Man

agem

ent T

eam

Str

uctu

re

•Pr

ojec

t Man

agem

ent R

ole

Desc

riptio

ns

•Pr

ojec

t App

roac

h

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Directing a Project

Auth

orise

Initi

atio

n

Auth

orize

Pro

ject

Auth

orize

Sta

ge o

r Ex

cept

ion

Plan

Give

Ad

Hoc

dire

ctio

n

Auth

orize

Pro

ject

Cl

osur

e

•Hi

ghlig

ht R

epor

t •

Exce

ptio

n Re

port

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Initiating a Project Ri

sk M

anag

emen

t St

rate

gy

Conf

igur

atio

n M

anag

emen

t Str

ateg

y

Qua

lity

M

anag

emen

t Str

ateg

y

Com

mun

icat

ion

Man

agem

ent S

trat

egy

Set u

p Pr

ojec

t Con

trol

s

Proj

ect P

lan

Refin

e B

usin

ess C

ase

Asse

mbl

e Pr

ojec

t In

itiat

ion

Docu

men

tatio

n

•Pr

ojec

t Con

trol

s •

Upd

ate

team

stru

ctur

e &

role

des

crip

tions

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Managing a Stage Boundary

Plan

nex

t sta

ge

Upd

ate

Proj

ect P

lan

Upd

ate

Busin

ess C

ase

Repo

rt S

tage

End

Prod

uce

an E

xcep

tion

Repo

rt

U

pdat

e

C

reat

e

Follo

w o

n ac

tion

reco

mm

enda

tions

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Controlling a Stage Work Package

Auth

orize

Revi

ew

Rece

ive

com

plet

ed

M & R

Revi

ew st

age

stat

us

Repo

rtin

g

Issues

Capt

ure

&

exam

ine

issue

s &

risks

Esca

late

issu

es &

ris

ks

Take

cor

rect

ive

actio

n

Upd

ate:

Risk

Reg

ister

Issu

e Re

gist

er

•Q

ualit

y Re

gist

er

•St

age

Plan

U

pdat

e:

•Co

nfig

urat

ion

Item

Rec

ords

Risk

Reg

ister

Issu

e Re

gist

er

Upd

ate:

Stag

e Pl

an

Upd

ate:

Risk

Reg

ister

Issu

e Re

gist

er

•St

age

Plan

Less

ons L

og

•Is

sue

Repo

rt

Upd

ate:

Daily

Log

•Is

sue

Regi

ster

Risk

Reg

ister

Upd

ate:

Issu

e Re

gist

er

•Ri

sk R

egist

er

•Is

sue

Repo

rt

Upd

ate:

Issu

e Re

gist

er

•Ri

sk R

egist

er

•Is

sue

Repo

rt

•St

age

Plan

Conf

igur

atio

n Ite

m R

ecor

ds

•Da

ily Lo

g

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Managing Product Delivery

Acce

pt a

Wor

k Pa

ckag

e

Exec

ute

a W

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Team

Pla

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Closing a Project

Prep

are

plan

ned

clos

ure

Prep

are

prem

atur

e cl

osur

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Hand

ove

r pro

duct

s

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uate

pro

ject

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mm

end

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ect

clos

ure

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tiona

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k Es

timat

es

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n ac

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mm

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ain

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cept

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e

Prep

are

•Dr

aft P

roje

ct

clos

u re

notic

e

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Starting up a Project Ap

poin

t Exe

cutiv

e &

Pro

ject

M

anag

er

Capt

ure

prev

ious

less

ons

Des

ign

& a

ppoi

nt te

am

Prep

are

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line

Busi

ness

Ca

se

Sele

ct P

roje

ct A

ppro

ach

&

asse

mbl

e Pr

ojec

t Brie

f

Plan

nex

t (in

itiat

ion)

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ge

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Closing a Project Pr

epar

e pl

anne

d cl

osur

e

Prep

are

prem

atur

e cl

osur

e

Han

d ov

er p

rodu

cts

Eval

uate

pro

ject

Reco

mm

end

Proj

ect c

losu

re

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Controlling a Stage

Work Package Au

thor

ize

Revi

ew

Rece

ive

com

plet

ed

M & R

Revi

ew st

age

stat

us

Repo

rtin

g

Issues

Capt

ure

& e

xam

ine

issu

es &

risk

s

Esca

late

issu

es &

ris

ks

Take

cor

rect

ive

actio

n

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Directing a Project Au

thor

ise

Initi

atio

n

Auth

oriz

e Pr

ojec

t

Auth

oriz

e St

age

or

Exce

ptio

n Pl

an

Giv

e Ad

Hoc

dire

ctio

n

Auth

oriz

e Pr

ojec

t Clo

sure

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Managing a Stage Boundary Plan

nex

t sta

ge

Upd

ate

Proj

ect P

lan

Upd

ate

Busi

ness

Cas

e

Repo

rt S

tage

End

Prod

uce

an E

xcep

tion

Repo

rt

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Initiating a Project Ri

sk M

anag

emen

t St

rate

gy

Conf

igur

atio

n M

anag

emen

t Str

ateg

y

Qua

lity

Man

agem

ent

Stra

tegy

Com

mun

icat

ion

Man

agem

ent S

trat

egy

Set u

p Pr

ojec

t Con

trol

s

Proj

ect P

lan

Refin

e B

usin

ess C

ase

Asse

mbl

e Pr

ojec

t In

itiat

ion

Docu

men

tatio

n

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Managing Product Delivery

Acce

pt a

Wor

k Pa

ckag

e

Exec

ute

a W

ork

Pack

age

Deliv

er a

Wor

k Pa

ckag

e

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Corp

orat

e/

Prog

ram

me

Dire

ctin

g

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agin

g

Deliv

ery

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INC

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Pre-

Proj

ect

Initi

atio

n De

liver

y St

ages

Fi

nal

Deliv

ery

Stag

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Dire

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g a

Proj

ect

Man

agin

g Pr

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iver

y

Initi

atin

g a

Proj

ect

Cont

rolli

ng

a St

age

Cont

rolli

ng

a St

age

Cont

rolli

ng

a St

age

Cont

rolli

ng

a St

age

Star

ting

up

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SB

SB

SB

SB

CP

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

SB –

Man

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g a

Stag

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unda

ry

CP –

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sing

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t

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PR

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4

5

6

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PRIN

CE2

Appr

oach

to P

lans

Analyse the Risks

Iden

tify

Activ

ities

and

Dep

ende

ncie

s

Prod

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Pla

nnin

g Te

chni

que

Prep

are

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ates

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e an

d An

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gn P

lan

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are

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dule

s

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t Pla

n

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te P

rodu

ct B

reak

dow

n St

ruct

ure

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te P

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ct F

low

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gram

Writ

e Pr

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crip

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Writ

e Pr

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t Pro

duct

Des

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Activ

ity L

ist

Wor

k Br

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tern

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nal

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ram

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PRIN

CE2

Appr

oach

to P

lans

Analyse the Risks

Prod

uct B

ased

Pla

nnin

g Te

chni

que

Desi

gn

Writ

e

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ns

and

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nn

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Deve

lop

Man

date

- o

utlin

e Bu

sines

s Cas

e -

Bus

ines

s Cas

e Ve

rify

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able

, via

ble,

ach

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ecisi

on p

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s M

aint

ain

Proj

ect M

anag

er th

roug

hout

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pdat

e w

ith a

ctua

ls Co

nfirm

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efits

) Id

entif

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nior

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r spe

cifie

s Ben

efits

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ct

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ectiv

e m

easu

res

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ct

Base

line

mea

sure

s to

com

pare

De

cide

W

ho a

nd w

hen

– be

nefit

s will

be

asse

ssed

Desi

rabl

e Vi

able

Ac

hiev

able

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put

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com

e Be

nefit

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efits

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D M

anda

te -

V

M

C

Seni

or U

ser s

peci

fies B

enef

its

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lect

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selin

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re

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de

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Conf

igur

atio

n M

anag

emen

t Pr

oced

ure

Plan

ning

Id

entif

icat

ion

Cont

rol

Stat

us A

ccou

ntin

g Ve

rific

atio

n &

Aud

it

Issu

e &

Cha

nge

Cont

rol

Proc

edur

e Ca

ptur

e Ex

amin

e Pr

opos

e D

ecid

e Im

plem

ent

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est f

or C

hang

e Ap

prov

e th

e ch

ange

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ject

the

chan

ge

Defe

r Dec

ision

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ques

t mor

e in

fo

Ask

for E

xcep

tion

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Off-

Spec

ifica

tion

Gran

t Con

cess

ion

Inst

ruct

to b

e re

solv

ed

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r Dec

ision

Re

ques

t mor

e in

fo

Ask

for E

xcep

tion

plan

Prob

lem

/Con

cern

Prov

ide

Guid

ance

As

k fo

r Exc

eptio

n Pl

an

Issu

es

Man

agem

ent P

rodu

cts

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ily L

og

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sue

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ster

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e Re

port

s •

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uct S

tatu

s Acc

ount

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igur

atio

n Ite

m R

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ds

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nfig

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ion

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fund

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f Re

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Conf

igur

atio

n M

anag

emen

t Pr

oced

ure

P I C S V Issu

e &

Cha

nge

Cont

rol

Proc

edur

e C E P D

I

R Appr

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the

chan

ge

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ct th

e ch

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fer D

ecisi

on

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est m

ore

info

As

k fo

r Exc

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n Pl

an

O

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t Con

cess

ion

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ruct

to b

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solv

ed

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r Dec

ision

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t mor

e in

fo

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for E

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tion

plan

P Prov

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Guid

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As

k fo

r Exc

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n Pl

an

Issu

es

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agem

ent P

rodu

cts

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ily L

og

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sue

Regi

ster

Issu

e Re

port

s •

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uct S

tatu

s Acc

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igur

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m R

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ion

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agem

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Au

thor

ity

Pr

ojec

t Ass

uran

ce R

espo

nsib

ility

Line

of S

uppo

rt/A

dvic

e

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Corp

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e / P

rogr

amm

e M

anag

emen

t

Dire

ctin

g

Man

agin

g

Deliv

erin

g

Proj

ect

Man

ager

Team

M

anag

er(s

)

Team

Mem

bers

Proj

ect

Assu

ranc

e

Proj

ect

Supp

ort

Chan

ge

Auth

ority

Proj

ect B

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may

del

egat

e:

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t Ass

uran

ce (

but n

ot to

Pro

ject

Man

ager

Chan

ge A

utho

rity

Proj

ect A

ssur

ance

is in

depe

nden

t of P

roje

ct M

anag

er

Proj

ect M

anag

er b

e ac

t as:

Team

Man

ager

Chan

ge A

utho

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Seni

or U

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s)

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e Se

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plie

rs

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Au

thor

ity

Pr

ojec

t Ass

uran

ce R

espo

nsib

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of S

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is in

depe

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anag

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anag

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s:

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Prod

uct B

ased

Pla

nnin

g –

Step

2

Prod

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dow

n St

ruct

ure

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4

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Prod

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Exce

ptio

ns

Tole

ranc

e +

/ -

Dele

gatin

g Au

thor

ity

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ding

pro

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Exce

ptio

ns

Tole

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