Project Managment Prince2
Project Management Methodologies
An Introduction to PRINCE2
Why use a Project Methodology and What Does PRINCE2 Enable?
PRINCE - PRojects IN Controlled Environments - is a project management method covering the organisation, management and control of projects. Prince was first developed by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) in 1989 as a UK Government standard for IT project management. Since its introduction, Prince has become widely used in both the public and private sectors and is now the UK's de facto standard for project management. Although Prince was originally developed for the needs of IT projects, the method has also been adopted on many non-IT projects.
The latest version of the method, PRINCE2, was designed to incorporate the requirements of existing users and to enhance the method towards a generic, best-practice approach for the management of all types of projects. The design and development work was undertaken by a consortium of project management specialists, under contract to CCTA. Over 150 public and private sector organisations were involved in a Review Panel which provided valuable input and feedback to the consortium. The development work was completed in March 1996.
Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3 What is PRINCE2? ............................................................................................... 3 Why use a project management method? ............................................................ 4 Key Features ........................................................................................................ 5 Benefits of using Prince ........................................................................................ 5 Roles and Responsibilities .......................................................................................... 7 PRINCE2 Processes
An Introduction to PRINCE2
Why use a Project Methodology and What Does PRINCE2 Enable?
PRINCE - PRojects IN Controlled Environments - is a project management method covering the organisation, management and control of projects. Prince was first developed by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) in 1989 as a UK Government standard for IT project management. Since its introduction, Prince has become widely used in both the public and private sectors and is now the UK's de facto standard for project management. Although Prince was originally developed for the needs of IT projects, the method has also been adopted on many non-IT projects.
The latest version of the method, PRINCE2, was designed to incorporate the requirements of existing users and to enhance the method towards a generic, best-practice approach for the management of all types of projects. The design and development work was undertaken by a consortium of project management specialists, under contract to CCTA. Over 150 public and private sector organisations were involved in a Review Panel which provided valuable input and feedback to the consortium. The development work was completed in March 1996.
Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3 What is PRINCE2? ............................................................................................... 3 Why use a project management method? ............................................................ 4 Key Features ........................................................................................................ 5 Benefits of using Prince ........................................................................................ 5 Roles and Responsibilities .......................................................................................... 7 PRINCE2 Processes