Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2

Table of contents

1. Copyright Page
2. Contents
3. List of figures
4. List of tables
5. Foreword
6. About AXELOS
7. Acknowledgements
8. Contents summary
9. Introduction
   1. 1.1. The structure of PRINCE2
   2. 1.2. What PRINCE2 does not provide
   3. 1.3. What makes a project a ‘PRINCE2 project’?
   4. 1.4. The purpose of this manual
10. 2. Project management with PRINCE2
    1. 2.1. What is a project?
    2. 2.2. What is project management?
    3. 2.3. What is it we wish to control?
    4. 2.4. What does a project manager do?
    5. 2.5. Projects in context
    6. 2.6. Applying PRINCE2
11. 3. Principles
    1. 3.1. Continued business justification
    2. 3.2. Learn from experience
    3. 3.3. Defined roles and responsibilities
    4. 3.4. Manage by stages
    5. 3.5. Manage by exception
    6. 3.6. Focus on products
    7. 3.7. Tailor to suit the project
12. 4. Tailoring and adopting PRINCE2
    1. 4.1. Tailoring PRINCE2
    2. 4.2. Adopting PRINCE2
    3. 4.3. Tailoring PRINCE2 to suit different projects
    4. 4.4. Adopting PRINCE2 in an organizational environment
13. 5. Introduction to PRINCE2 themes
    1. 5.1. Tailoring the themes
    2. 5.2. Format of the theme chapters
14. 6. Business case
    1. 6.1. The business case theme
    2. 6.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for the business case theme
    3. 6.3. Guidance for effective business case management
    4. 6.4. Techniques: investment appraisal
15. 7. Organization
    1. 7.1. The organization theme
    2. 7.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for the organization theme
    3. 7.3. Guidance for effective project organization
16. 8. Quality
    1. 8.1. The quality theme
    2. 8.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for the quality theme
    3. 8.3. Guidance for effective quality management
    4. 8.4. Technique: recommended quality review technique
17. 9. Plans
    1. 9.1. The plans theme
    2. 9.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for the plans theme
    3. 9.3. Guidance for effective planning
    4. 9.4. Techniques: prioritization, estimation and scheduling
18. 10. Risk
    1. 10.1. The risk theme
    2. 10.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for the risk theme
    3. 10.3. Guidance for effective risk management
    4. 10.4. Technique: recommended risk management procedure
19. 11. Change
    1. 11.1. The change theme
    2. 11.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for the change theme
    3. 11.3. Guidance for effective change control
    4. 11.4. Technique: recommended issue and change control procedure
20. 12. Progress
    1. 12.1. The progress theme
    2. 12.2. PRINCE2’s requirements for the progress theme
    3. 12.3. Guidance for effective progress management
    4. 12.4. Techniques: progress evaluation and peer review
21. 13. Introduction to processes
    1. 13.1. The PRINCE2 journey
    2. 13.2. The PRINCE2 process model
    3. 13.3. Structure of the process chapters
    4. 13.4. Tailoring the processes
22. 14. Starting up a project
    1. 14.1. Purpose
    2. 14.2. Objective
    3. 14.3. Context
    4. 14.4. Activities
    5. 14.5. Tailoring guidelines
23. 15. Directing a project
    1. 15.1. Purpose
    2. 15.2. Objective
    3. 15.3. Context
    4. 15.4. Activities
    5. 15.5. Tailoring guidelines
24. 16. Initiating a project
    1. 16.1. Purpose
    2. 16.2. Objective
    3. 16.3. Context
    4. 16.4. Activities
    5. 16.5. Tailoring guidelines
25. 17. Controlling a stage
    1. 17.1. Purpose
    2. 17.2. Objective
    3. 17.3. Context
    4. 17.4. Activities
    5. 17.5. Tailoring guidelines
26. 18. Managing product delivery
    1. 18.1. Purpose
    2. 18.2. Objective
    3. 18.3. Context
    4. 18.4. Activities
    5. 18.5. Tailoring guidelines
27. 19. Managing a stage boundary
    1. 19.1. Purpose
    2. 19.2. Objective
    3. 19.3. Context
    4. 19.4. Activities
    5. 19.5. Tailoring guidelines
28. 20. Closing a project
    1. 20.1. Purpose
    2. 20.2. Objective
    3. 20.3. Context
    4. 20.4. Activities
    5. 20.5. Tailoring guidelines
29. 21. Considerations for organizational adoption
    1. 21.1. Tailoring PRINCE2 for an organization
    2. 21.2. Embedding PRINCE2 in the organization
30. Appendices
    1. A. Product description outlines
    2. B. Standards alignment
    3. C. Roles and responsibilities
    4. D. Product-based planning example
    5. E. Health check
31. Further research
32. Glossary
33. Back Cover