PRINCE2 Starting Up a Project vs Initiation
What’s the difference? Starting up a Project is the first Process in PRINCE2. But the Initiating a Project process is the first Stage in a PRINCE2 project. This is question…
Read MorePRINCE2 – Key Word Associations
This week in class I was asked to write down a list of all the key word associations (and short phrases) that I had been referenced during the PRINCE2 Foundation…
Read MorePRINCE2 Project of the Year
The PMI Manitoba project of the year 2014 has been awarded to a PRINCE2 project run by PRINCE2 graduates at Manitoba eHealth and Online Business Systems. Complex project delivered with…
Read MoreThe PMBOK methodology does not exist
“We use the PMBOK methodology” I have heard this many times in my travels across North America. It’s never been true. The PMBOK methodology does not exist. PMI’s Project Management…
Read MorePrograms – Are they not just big projects?
This is a question that quite often gets asked. Another question that quite often gets asked is “what is the difference between a program and a project?” Also in my…
Read MoreRoles vs Job Descriptions in the Supplier/Customer relationship
On any project there is often conflict when the hierarchical nature of an organization is turned upside down inside a project. This perceived conflict was loud and clear in class…
Read MoreIs PRINCE2 a waterfall method?
PRINCE2 is often described as a waterfall method. The Waterfall model, briefly, is a step by step approach to software development in which phases follow each other rigidly as night follows…
Read MoreApplying the PRINCE2 Organization theme
Forget your business card. The PRINCE2 Organization theme describes the roles and responsibilities of the management team for a specific project. It’s about the “hat” you will wear for this…
Read MorePRINCE2 Product Based Planning
Begin with the end in mind. PRINCE2 is one of the most commonly used project management methods in the world. There are lots of reasons why this is the case…
Read MoreControlling a Stage in PRINCE2
Manage projects like a Meerkat. You’re the Project Manager and the next Stage of your PRINCE2 project has just been approved. Your Stage Plan has the green light, your Team…
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