Work Package mp Outputs
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Mgmt Prod -- Management Product
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Pre-Project Initiation Stages - Execution Close
Fig 2.3 Exercise Sheet
If you can draw this diagram and are able to fill in both the notifications and products, then you will be able to answer many of questions in both the Foundation and Practitioner Exam.
This is also a good exercise to do before an exam or anytime you want to refresh your knowledge of PRINCE2.
The prince2 Process Model
Pre-Project / Project Mandate
We will start by looking at what happens before the project begins.
A project mandate comes from a senior person in the organization. It may be referred to as a Project Request or a Project Proposal, but the PRINCE2 name is Project Mandate.
As you can see from the diagram, the project mandate provides the input to the process “Starting up a Project” and is created before the project starts. In fact, the project mandate provides the trigger to start the project.
Sometimes a project mandate can be just a command, an email or a memo, but it should eventually become a structured document and contain the necessary information to help start the Project.
If
the project
is
part
of a
programme,
then
the
majority
of the
preparation
work
that would
be normally
done
in
the
Starting
up a
Project
process
will
most
likely
be supplied
by
the
programme.
So
the
Starting
up a Project
process
would
be
even
shorter
in a
programme
environment.
Direction
Project Board
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Project mandate
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Management
Project Manager
Starting up a Project (SU)
A project mandate is createdProject mandate is created outside the project
Can be a 1 page memo to a 10 page document
Project mandate is the trigger for the project
Pre-Project
Delivery
Team Manager
-- Once during project-- Once per stage
-- Many times during stage
-- Once per Work Package
Notification -- Notification
Auth.
-- Authorization
Mgmt Prod -- Management Product
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Pre-Project
Fig 3.1 Project mandate
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Project Mandate Contents
The project mandate can have a number of formats; it can be just a command, a one-page memo or a ten-page document. The PRINCE2 manual states that the project mandate should identify the Executive and Project Manager. The project mandate may not necessarily be a document.
Other information that may be included in a project mandate is:
The Main Objective of the Project
The Business Case, which describes the reasons for the project
Project Scope in high-level terms
Customers’ quality expectations
Information about the customer, e.g.: best practice for documenting requirements
Information on related projects that may provide important feedback
The
Starting
up
a Project
(SU)
process
is
ready
to begin
once
the project
mandate
document
is ready.
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