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PRINCE2 area - Planning

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PRINCE2 planning knowledge area gives clear answer why planning is needed and where you should focus first when planning. PRINCE2 gives high freedom on planning approach in project. This is why standard is unversal & can be applied & tailored to traditional & agile & hybrid project management. Interesting PRINCE2 message on planning is - plan to the level that gives you the biggest project BENEFIT as result. Project managers is the key role that should be guru in planning competence, suggest best planning practices and should plan the project and the stages of project. Nevertheless PRINCE2 is very strongly pushing overall responsability for the whole project on Project owner/executive who should approve all plans as this role is responsible for project benefit and success.

PRINCE2 knowledge areas here will be provided only in executive summary as PRINCE2 standard gives much more details.

GOAL:

Create means for communication & control in the project. Answer questions - what, when and for how much

MUST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES:

  • Documented high level project requirements
  • Documented project product requirements
  • Documented overall project plan and stage plans
  • Project and stage plans should be alligned with Business case
  • At least two stages must be present in project lifecycle with gate decisions
  • Project manager is in charge to make planning done
  • Plans must be revised/updated in case of significant Change in project or stage
  • Product based planning approach is must
  • Project product hierarchy should be used
  • Responsabilities for planning must be set
  • Lessons learned must be aggregated, recorder, passed to future projects as well
  • TAILORING PRACTICES:

    Here are just some limited number of management practices.

    All recommended practices you can read in stardard manual yourself or learn it in PRINCE2 trainings.

  • Agree on planning tailoring in the very begining of planning. Leadership from Project managers needed.
  • Agree on planning horizont - plan just so far to the future that brings biggest benefit for the project
  • Focus on product scope planning versus work planning
  • Use Gant charts
  • Use other planning practices even from other standards if it brings bigger benefit as result for your project
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    discussion iconCreated by : Artūras Bučinskas, PRINCE2 Practitioner