PRINCE2 Gets An Update For 2009
The UK’s most widely used Project Management methodology and framework; PRINCE2, is getting an update for 2009.
The name will remain the same but there are some clear enhancements and changes to the method.
PRINCE2 has previously gone through two major changes – in 2002 and 2005. The new changes are based around creating a simpler and clearer model that, evidence has shown, will contribute to the delivery of successful projects.
The crux of the new changes:
- 7 new basic principles which are universal and self-validating
- These principles are universal and can be applied in any scenario
- The 8 processes have been reduced to 7
- Sub-processes have been removed and replaced by activities
- These activities describe what needs to be done, when and by whom
- The confusing sub-process diagrams have been removed
- The 8 components have been replaced by 7 Key Themes
- These Key Themes are areas that continually need to be addressed: Business Case, Organisation, Plans, Risk, Progress, Quality, and Issues & Changes
- There will be 2 Core Texts to accompany the method
- The “PRINCE2 in Practice: Managing a Project” text will be the sole source of information for the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner syllabuses
- The “PRINCE2 in Practice: Directing a Project” text is aimed at senior managers and project board members and will provide a role specific guidance on how to oversee projects being managed using PRINCE2
- The terminology has been updated to be aligned with other products
In Summary
The new 2009 PRINCE2 will provide a more streamlined, simpler and more customisable method to be applied to projects. Clear clarification on roles and responsibilities is enforced and the language of the new methodology is easier to understand, ensuring project managers have a better set of tools with which to deliver projects on time, within budget and to the correct quality criteria.
