PRINCE2 Processes:
A) Directing the project:
- conducted by senior managers/decision makers
- define the need for the project and the resources to be allocated
B) Planning:
- provides a model of the activities, their sequence and duration, resource requirements, and related risks
C) Start up:
- appointment of project management team
- assignment of individual objectives
- drawing up of an agreed “contract” between project organization and the customer/client.
D) Initiation:
- set the overall project strategy and criteria against which the project will be judged
E) Stage control:
- control once project activities have started
- measure and compute performance against objectives to ensure project meets objectives
F) Stage management:
- at the end of each stage, report on progress , problems encountered, and the implications for the following stage/s.
G) Product delivery:
- esp. important where there are multiple teams
- Managing the interfaces, to ensure everyone knows their responsibilities, roles, and any adjustments to the original plan
H) Closure:
- Shut down the project, its teams and budgets, etc.
- Provide reports, performance assessment, feedback and lessons for future project management practice