The Pen Project

A fully documented sample PRINCE2® project

ISBN: 9789082114706 By: Frank Turley, Nader K. Rad

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 Why did we create this Sample Project?

• Most common question in our PRINCE2 Training classes

“Is there a documented sample PRINCE2 project?”
• I asked the same question when I did my PRINCE2 training
• Otherwise, it is just theory and no practice
• What do most people do today after a PRINCE2 Training?
• Put the slides in a cabinet – never to be seen again :-(
• Update their LinkedIn profile
• And go back to their existing way of working

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By: Frank Turley, Nader K. Rad

ISBN: 9789082114706 Last update: 22/1/2018
Version: 01 Premium Edition
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 About the authors
Frank Turley has been a Project Manager for more than 15 years and a PRINCE2® Practitioner. He is also a PRINCE2,
Scrum and Project Management trainer and coach and has written a number of PRINCE2® and Project Management
related books. Frank is best known in the PRINCE2 world for his work in creating the most popular PRINCE2 Self Study
training including:
• The PRINCE2 Foundation Training Manual and video course
• The PRINCE2 Practitioner Training Manual
• The Scrum Master Training Manual
Website:
LinkedIn Profile: http://linkedin.com/in/frankturley

Nader K. Rad is a project management consultant, author, and trainer at Management Plaza. His career started in 1997
and he has been involved in many projects in different industries. He has designed a number of project management
courses, prepared a number of e-learning materials, and written more than 40 books and plenty of practical articles on
project management concepts and standards, planning software, scheduling, etc.
He is certified as PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, PRINCE2 Agile™ Practitioner, MoP Practitioner, MSP Foundation,
M_o_R Foundation, MoV Foundation, P3O Foundation, AgilePM Practitioner, ITIL Foundation, CSM, PSM I, PSPO I,
Agile Scrum Foundation, Advanced in Structured and Critical Thinking, Integrator in Agile Service Projects, etc.
Website: http://nader.pm/
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naderkrad/
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 Who is this sample PRINCE2 project for?
Document: Who is this sample PRINCE2 project for?
1) PRINCE2 Foundation Students
• Browse over the main PRINCE2 documents, this will help your understanding of PRINCE2.
• Look at: 1) Project mandate, 2) Project Brief, 3) Initiation Stage Plan, 4) Product Description, 5) PID, 6) Register Files, 7) Log files
2) PRINCE2 Practitioner Students
• You need to be familar with all PRINCE2 management documents and their structure (typical contents)
• It is therefore best to become familar with the scenario used in this sample project and then become familar with each PRINCE2
management document
• This is perhaps the best way to prepare for the Practitioner Exam as the exam uses a given project scenario and you are expected
to know how to apply PRINCE2.
3) Gaining PRINCE2 experience
• Many people never get a chance to work in a PRINCE2 environment and don’t understand how to apply PRINCE2.
• We suggest to re-create this sample project based on another scenario (e.g. a project you have done)
• This is perhaps the best way to practice PRINCE2 (We at MPLAZA will be happy to give you feedback if you do this)
4) Implementing a PMO
• Many companies are now considering implementing a PMO but are not sure where to start
• We suggest that you identify a standard project from your organization and document it like this sample project
• Start of as simple as possible so you can deliver a first internal sample project (a reference project)
• The PMO can then gradually update this reference sample project to introduce new techniques and lessons

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 Who is this sample PRINCE2 project for?

PRINCE2 Foundation Students

• You just need to have an overview of PRINCE2
• Browse over the main PRINCE2 documents – help your understanding
• We advise to look at:
• Project mandate • PID
• Project Brief • Register Files
• Initiation Stage Plan • Log files
• Product Description
• You can use our FREE version of the sample PRINCE2 project

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 Who is this Sample PRINCE2 project for?

PRINCE2 Practitioner Students

• Typical practitioner course: You spend 66% of your time practicing questions 
• Result: It’s a exam preparation course (not a PRINCE2 course)
• Result: Little practical knowledge of how PRINCE2 works
• What you need to know for the Practitioner Exam?
• Familiar with all PRINCE2 management products
• Aware of their structure and typical contents
• Understand the document descriptions in the manaul appendix
• How to read and interpret the project scenario provided in the exam

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 The
Project Scenario
We have created an easy to understand project scenario as the focus
is on how to use the PRINCE2 management documents

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 Project Scenario

Document: Project Scenario: CopyWorld365

Company: CopyWorld365
CopyWorld365 is a company that sells printing / photo copying machines. They have 15 employees (including 4 sales
people) and they would like to start a project to give their clients a high quality promotional pen to help improve the
relationship with clients and to reduce client turnover (client loss).

The Sales Manager chaired a meeting and the outcome of the meeting was as follows:
• We will give a quality pen/pencil to all clients to help reduce client turnover and improve relationship
• The majority of pens will be given out by the sales people
• The pen must be of good quality so people will be happy to use it (not be embarrassed to use it)
• Budget: €6 to €8 each
• Presentation of pen is important
• Company logo must appear on pen

Project Scope
• Define quality requirements
• Choose & test Pens/Pencils
• Order Pens with logo
• Choose clients to give pen to

Out of Scope
• Giving out the pens is not part of the project
• Designing the logo (will be supplied my marketing person)
• Original list of clients (will be supplied by accounts)

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 Pre-Project
Starting up a Project

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 Project mandate
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project The project mandate is the trigger

mandate for the project

Other documents will be gradually added to this diagram. They will be presented in one of the
following colors:
Blue: Created once in the project
Green: Created once in every stage
Orange: Created/updated multiple times in every stage
Dark Red: Created/updated for each Work Package

Note: this diagram only contains the

sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Project mandate

Document: Project mandate Project: Pen Project Author: Corporate Date:

1. Project Definition 3. Project Product Description

The project will choose a high quality pen and give out about 400 pens to our To be created
existing clients.
Project Objectives
4. Approach
• Choose a pen that meets specifications
Do the project internally
• Choose a pen that users will perceive as a quality pen
Project Scope:
1. Evaluation of pens ordered 3. Client list 5. Project Management Team
2. Pen evaluated 4. Pens ordered The Executive shall be the CEO

2. Reasons
Build better relationships with clients and reduce the loss in the renewal of
maintenance contracts by 50%.
The project mandate does not have to
• CopyWorld365 has 4,200 maintenance contracts
contain much information
• Profit of €200 per contract = €840k
• 5% loss each year costs €42,000 Normally just the reasons and the name of
the Executive.

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 Lessons Log
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate

Daily Log, Lessons Log

The Project Manager will facilitate the gathering
of lessons. All project stakeholders are invited to
provide lessons
This is a PRINCE2 principle

Note: this diagram only contains the

sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Lessons Log
Document: Lessons Log Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

The PM will facilitate the gathering of lessons. Lessons can come from users, Team
Managers, past project Lessons Reports, consultants, … Lesson seen
before?
Seen Date Logged
ID +- Recommendations Priority Stage
before Logged by
1  We used the business gift company “BizGifts” last year and they offered a Yes 12/1 PM 3 2
good service
2  The time to deliver gifts always seems to take longer than agreed by most Yes 12/1 PM 2 1
companies (so add time buffer)
3  The business gift company “Gifts4All” provided a poor service for our No 13/1 PM 2 2
neighboring company.
4  There is a ISO standard for pens: ISO 12757-2 No 13/1 PM 2 SU
5
…

+-: () Positive effect on the project, () negative effect,

Risk before: Has the risk been seen before (if yes, how did the project deal with it?)
Priority: Importance for project – The PM will want to make sure, they are using the important lessons
Stage: The PM can see which lessons have value for the next stage

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 Daily Log
Document: Daily Log Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

ID Date of Description Responsible Target Result

Entry Date

When we were preparing the list of potential suppliers, I realized that one of I believe I’m capable of evaluating the suppliers honestly.
01 06-17 them is owned by an old friend of mine (conflict of interest) Project Manager 06-17 I’ve also informed the project board about this conflict of
interest.

A sales man from one of the potential suppliers came to our office today to I returned the gift and put the supplier in the company’s
02 06-18 meet me, while I was in a meeting. He left me a gift and left the building Project Manager 06-18 black list.
before I could meet him. This can be considered a bribery.

Daniel Ross, who’s responsible for the logo, is asked to prepare its vector He’s replaced by Julie Gates, who’s more expert on graphic
03 06-22 version, but he doesn’t seem to know how. Project Manager 06-23 design. We’ve lost two days, but the activity has a lot of float
and we won’t get into any problems.

The communication between Julie Gates and the supplier needed for the Julie Gates is asked to meet with the responsible person in
04 06-25 design of the logo is not effective enough. It takes a lot of time for each Project Manager 06-25 the supplier company to discuss the requirements of the
version to be reviewed and the new version is released. logo and to prepare it together.

The Daily Log is used to capture issues and risks in the Starting up a Project process
After that, it is used as a (private) daily journal by the Project Manager

Note: the content of this sample Daily Log belongs to next stages of the project
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 Project Product Description (part of Project Brief)
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate

Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief

Project Product Description

The Project Product Description (high level main product description)

defines what the project must deliver in order to gain acceptance. It
usually defines the scope, requirements, quality expectations, acceptance
criteria, acceptance method, and acceptance responsibilities.
Note: this diagram only contains the
sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Project Product Description (Workshop)

The Project Manager hosted a workshop to create the Project Product Description. The main workshop goals:
1. Get buy-in from the necessary stakeholders
2. Identify the most important requirements for the pen and prioritize them
3. Complete the Project Product Description during the workshop
Requirements Exercise
• The PM gave each person post-its and reminded them about the project goals
• The PM asked each person to list 10 pen requirements
• After this exercise, the PM categorized each requirement and identified the top requirements
• The requirements are listed below using the MoSCoW technique

Document: Project Product Descriptions Requirements (MoSCoW)

1. Must Have Requirements 3. Could have requirements
• Quality looking pen • USB memory stick in pen
• 5 year guarantee
• Logo display correctly A number of requirements have been grouped under “5 year guarantee” (all
• Pen easy to write with parts working, color fading....)

2. Should have requirements 4. Other (Won’t have for now)

• Easy to find refills for the pen • Write upside down
• Guarantee no leak pen The acceptance criteria and acceptance method for each must have will be
detailed in the Project Product Description

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 Project Product Description (part of Project Brief)
This is a good example of the Project Product Description (Main product description). It does
not have to be a large document..

Document: Project Product Description Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Purpose
3. Derivation
The purpose of the pens will be to provide a constant reminder of our company
1. Business Gift Catalogs
to most of our clients and reduce the loss of maintenance contracts renewals
2. Client list
by 50% in the next 12 months.
4. Development skills required
2. Composition
Purchasing skills
1. Pens to evaluate 3. Reviewed client list
Account (Client) management
2. Chosen Pen 4. Distributed Pens
This example has outlined four main requirements and defined the quality level for each requirement. See
Quality the next slide for more information.
Quality Expectation Quality looking pen Priority M Quality Expectation Logo display correctly on pen Priority M
Acceptance Criteria 1: Looks like it cost > €10 Acceptance Criteria 1: Correct size on pen
2: Look like a professional pen 2: Logo will not erase in 5 years of normal use
Tolerance None Tolerance 1: Size ± 10%, 2) Logo erase: + 100%
1: Confirm that 8 of 10 see value > €10 Acceptance method 1: Measure logo on pen with ruler
Acceptance method
2: Logo: Ask for Logo guarantee
2: Confirm that 9 of 10 see pen as professional
1: Susan Kelly, AC2: Susan Kelly
Responsibilities 1: Susan Kelly, 2: Susan Kelly Responsibilities

Quality Expectation 5 year guarantee Priority M Quality Expectation Pen easy to write with Priority M
Acceptance Criteria 1: 5 year guarantee from supplier Acceptance Criteria 1: 9 of 10 people find pen easy to write with
Tolerance 1: ± 10% Tolerance 1: ± 10%
1: Guarantee certification Acceptance method 1: Provide survey report
Acceptance method
Responsibilities 1: Susan Kelly
Responsibilities 1: Sales Manager will accept guarantee

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 Introduction to the quality information

This slide provides information about the quality data required in the Project Product Description
Most Project Managers find it very difficult to understand this from the official PRINCE2 Manual

Quality heading Description

What feature/requirement does the customers want (list one at a time)
Quality Expectations
e.g. Quick search

Priority MoSCoW: (Must, Should, Could, Won’t) or 1,2,3

Acceptance criteria states what the Customer agrees to accept (must be measurable)
Ask Question: How can we prove that we have meet your expectations?
Acceptance Criteria (AC) Ask Question: What tests should be done & what are the expected results?
Note: There may be a number of tests for each Quality expectation
1: E.g. Expected speed result for a simple search: < 1.5 seconds
2: E.g. Expected speed result for a combined search: < 2 seconds

Tolerance What is the tolerance(s) for each Acceptance Criteria

1: ± 15%; 2: ± 10%
How will each quality criteria be checked?
Acceptance Method 1: Manual testing
2: Unit testing with load testing
List the persons name for each quality criteria or complete quality expectation
Acceptance Responsible 1: Frank Klein
2: Frank Klein

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 Project Management Team Structure (part of Project Brief)

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate

Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief

Project Product Description

Project Management Team

Structure (PMT)

Note: this diagram only contains the

One of the PRINCE2 Principles is “Defined Roles and Responsibilities”. This sample documents of this training course,
PMT document is one of the tools used to realize this principle, and consists of rather than all the necessary documents in
defined and agreed roles and responsibilities. each stage.

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 Project Management Team Structure (part of Project Brief)
Document: Project Management Team Structure Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

Corp..
Corporate or Programme Management
These are their normal job functions

Direction
Senior User Executive Senior Supplier
CopyWorld365 Employees & Job titles Susan Kelly John King Terry Clinton
John King: CEO
Susan Kelly: Sales Manager Project Assurance Change Authority

Delivery Management
Terry Clinton: Purchasing & Accounts
Rose Carr: Client Project Manager
Project Manager
Rose Carr Project Support
Rose Carr

Tailoring comments for the PMT These are the PMT roles for the project

Tailoring comments for the Project Management Team:

• The Project Manager will have the roles and responsibilities of Team Manager and Project Support.
• The Project Board will have the role of Project Assurance.
• The Project Manager, Executive, Senior User, and Senior Supplier will have the change authority role.
• The management (Project Manager) and delivery (Team Manager) levels have been merged

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 outline Business Case (part of Project Brief)
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate

Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief

Project Product Description

Project Management Team

Structure
outline Business Case
Note: this diagram only contains the
sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
The outline Business Case is prepared in the Starting Up a Project process, It is used to
each stage.
determine if there’s a business justification for initiating the project. This document
will be expanded in the Initiation Stage (as more information becomes available) to
become Business Case.

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 Outline Business Case (part of Project Brief)
Document: Outline Business Case Project: Pen Project Author: Executive Date:

1. Reasons 7. Major risks

Build better relationship with clients and reduce the loss in the renewal of Clients may not keep using the pen each day and therefore will not be
maintenance contracts by 50%. CopyWorld365 had 4,200 maintenance reminded of CopyWorld365.
contracts with a profit of €200 per contract = €840,000
A 5% loss instead of a 10% loss would be a gain of €42,000

2. Expected Benefits
• Reduce loss of maintenance contracts by 50% : value €42,000/year
• Increase new machine orders by 5%±1%: 16,000/year
The outline Business Case does not have to contain much data
3. Expected dis-benefits This information will be expanded later into the Business Case document in
None the Initiation stage.
It is written by the Executive with normally some assistance from the Project
4. Timescale Manager
12 weeks (3 months)

5. Costs
• Pen costs: €9 by 400 pens = €3,600
• Other project costs: €600

6. Investment appraisal
See Business Case (Initiation stage)

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 Project Brief
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate

Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief

Project Product Description

Project Management Team

Structure
outline Business Case

Note: this diagram only contains the

sample documents of this training course,
The Project Brief is usually a collection of all the information gathered during rather than all the necessary documents in
the SU process. This information be expanded to become the Project Initiation each stage.
Documentation (PID) in the Initiation Stage.

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 Project Brief

Document: Project Brief Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Project Definition 2. Outline Business Case

The project will choose a quality pen and give out ±400 pens to our clients. Reasons:
Project Objectives Build a better relationship with clients and reduce the loss in the renewal of
maintenance contracts by 50%. CopyWorld365 had 4,200 maintenance
• Choose a quality that meets specifications
contracts with a profit of €200 per contract = €840k
• Choose a pen that users will perceive as a quality pen 5% loss each year costs €42,000
Project Scope: Expected Benefits
1. Evaluation pens ordered 3. Client list • Reduce loss of maintenance contracts by 50% : €42,000 (each year)
2. Pen evaluated 4. Pens ordered • Increase new machine orders by 2%: €16,200 (each year)
Constraints and assumptions Risks
• Possible to find a pen in the catalogues provided • Clients may not keep using the pen each day.
Costs
Project Tolerances • Pen costs: €9 by 400 pens = €3,600 The outline Business Case has been
1. Time: 3 months + 30% • Other project costs: €600 slightly updated.
2. Cost: €9 for a pen: Estimate €4,200 for the project +- 10%
3. Quality: Pens must meet quality requirements
5. Project Management Team
3. Project Product Description Attached: Project Management Team (PMT)
Attached: Project Product Description (PPD)
6. Role Descriptions
4. Approach This project uses the roles description as defined by PRINCE2
The company will choose a pen that meets the requirements from an existing - Link to the Roles Descriptions document
business gift company. Project will be run internally.
The Project Product Description and the PMT are not displayed
This is a good example of the Project Brief. It does not have to here (attached) but are part of Project Brief
be a large document.

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 Initiation Stage Plan
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief

Project Product Description

Project Management Team

Structure
Outline Business Case

This plan Note: this diagram only contains the

Initiation Stage Plan sample documents of this training course,
- Is the first plan to be created in a PRINCE2 project rather than all the necessary documents in
- is used by the Project Manager to execute the Initiation Stage. each stage.
- shows what will be produced and when
- documents the cost of the Initiation Stage

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 Initiation Stage Plan
Document: Initiation Stage Plan Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Plan description 6. Tolerances

This is the plan for the Initiation Stage of the Pen Project Time: ± 50% : Cost: ± 50% : Scope: 0%

2. Assumptions - Dependencies 7. Products Description(s)

Sales Manager is available for the project Attached: Project Product Description
Ten persons will be available to evaluate the pens
A business gift company will provide the pens to evaluate. 8. Schedule
Internal resources will not be charged to the project
Deliverables - March 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
This example has merged assumptions and dependencies Approach documents 6 hrs
3. Lessons incorporated PBS (WBS)
4 hrs
Allow buffer time for delivery of pens (Lessons Log) Product Descriptions
8 hrs
Investigate the ISO standard for pens: ISO 12757-2 Risk & Issues 4 hrs
Project Plan 3 hrs
4. Monitoring & Control
Benefits Mgmt Approach
The PM will use the standard PRINCE2 documents 2 hrs
A highlight report will be sent at the end of week to the Project Board Business Case 2 hrs
An Exception report will be used if a stage forecasted to go out of tolerance PID 1 hrs
Next Stage Plan 2 hrs
5. Budgets
Initiation stage budget: €200 (internal people time is not charged)
Risk Budget: €0, Change Budget: €0 This is a simple example of the schedule. Note: the focus is on the
products created and not the activities

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 The pre-project activities are now complete and the Project Board may give
permission for the Initiation Stage to begin

Stage 1
Initiation (Planning)
Approx. 80% of the work in this stage is focused on planning (product breakdown, requirements,
product descriptions, estimating, scheduling)

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 Communication Management Approach (part of PID)
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate
Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

There are four approach documents, these are guidelines for the project. Normally the
Four Approach Docs Project Manager will just copy in these approach documents from as they are standard
Project Product Description
in each company. There are
Project Management Team 1) The Communication Management Approach
Structure
2) The Risk Management Approach
Outline Business Case 3) The Quality Management Approach
4) The Change Control Approach
Initiation Stage Plan
Note: this diagram only contains the
The Communication Management Approach document: sample documents of this training course,
- provides a guideline on how communication should be done rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.
This sample project just gives an example of the Communication Management Approach
as the others do not change very much from the templates provided.

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 Communication Management Approach (part of PID)

Document: Communication Management Approach Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Introduction 6. Reports / Stakeholder Matrix

This document describes how communication will be done during the project: Report Name Timing Recipients
It is based on the standard approach document. Highlight Report Weekly Project Board
End Stage Report End of stage Project Board
2. Communication Procedure
End Project Report End of project Project Board
The PM is responsible for all internal project communication and will report Issue Report Anytime PM/Project Board
each week to the Project Board using a Highlight Report. Other PRINCE2 Electronic Newsletter Once Clients
documents and reports will also be used as expected.
The Sales Manager is responsible for all external communication 7. Roles & Responsibilities
Project Board Inform the rest of the management team
3. Tools and techniques
Project Manager All internal communication (project team)
• The PM will use the intranet portal site for all internal communication and Create the required PRINCE2 documents
project documentation. Senior User Communicate with clients
• The Sales Manager will use an electronic newsletter and site visits to
communicate with clients. 8. Scales: Priority & Severity
Priority Use MoSCoW (Must, Should, Could, Wont..)
4. Records Severity levels 1 = Project Manager, 2 = Project Board
The following documents will be used for internal communication
- Highlight Report, End Stage Report, End Project Report, Issue Reports, 9. Stakeholder Analysis
Lessons Report, Project Descriptions and registers
The PM is responsible for all internal project communication and will report
each week to the Project Board using a Highlight Report. Other PRINCE2
5. Timing of communication activities
documents and reports will also be used as expected.
The PM and Project Board will meet each two weeks The Sales Manager is responsible for all external communication
The PM and Project Board will meet at the end of each stage
Most of the effort will go into recognizing the stakeholders, deciding the desired
relationship and how to communicate during the project.

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 Risk Management Approach (part of PID)

Document: Risk Management Approach Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Introduction 7. Scales
This document describes how risk management will be done during the The following scale will be used:
project: It is based on the standard approach document. Very low < €50
Low < €100
2. Risk Management Procedure
Medium < €250
The procedure should cover activities such as: Identify, Assess, Plan, Implement High < €500
and Communicate. The PM will be responsible for carrying out this risk Very high > €500
management procedure and for keeping the risk documents up to date and
will take corporate policy into account. 8. Roles & Responsibilities
Project Board Inform about new and existing risks
3. Tools and techniques
Project Manager Gather risk information for the project
• The PM will use the standard risk register to track all risks and this risk Risk management procedure
register is based on the corporate layout. Executive Communicate with clients
• The PM will also communicate high level risks in the business case and the
highlight report to the project board. 9. Risk response categories
Threat: Avoid, reduce, transfer, share, accept, contingent plans
4. Records Opportunity: Exploit, enhance, transfer, share, accept, contingent plans
The following documents will be used for risk management:
- Risk register, business case, highlight report 10. Risk Tolerances

5. Timing of risk management activities Risks should be escalated if any risk put more than 30% of the expected
benefits of the project in question.
The PM will spend about 1 to 2 hours each week on risk management
The executive must review risks for each stage decision and highlight report. 11. Risk Budget: A risk budget will be established
6. Risk Categories Used: PESTLE 12. Proximity: Not used

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 Product Breakdown Structure (part of the next Stage Plan)

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate
Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Product Breakdown Structure (PBS)
Four Approach Docs
Project Product Description Normally, the first step after the approach documents is to breakdown the
main product into sub-products, to get a better idea of what needs to be done.
Project Management Team
Structure
The Project Manager will facilitate this process and they can use a breakdown
Outline Business Case diagram, indented list or mind-map to do this.

Initiation Stage Plan

Note: this diagram only contains the
Next Stage Plan
sample documents of this training course,
PBS rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Product Breakdown Structure (part of the next Stage Plan)

Document: PBS for Stage 2 (hierarchy chart) Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Hierarchy presentation of PBS

This is an example of an PBS hierarchy diagram.
Level 1: Pen Project The Project Manager can create this kind a diagram using
Pen Project Post-Its with help from Team Members,
Level 2: 5 groups of products
Level 3: List all the products in each group

Internal
Supplier Evaluation Pens Distribution Final Pens
Evaluation

List of potential
Catalog of pens List of evaluators List of clients requirements
suppliers

Short list of Short list of pens List of sales

Evaluation forms logo
potential suppliers to be evaluated people

Purchase order for Evaluation and Sales people Purchase order for
Selected supplier
evaluation pens filled in forms delivered the finalized pen

Sample pens for

Evaluation report Received pens
evaluation

Legend:

Group of
External products Products products

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 Product Breakdown Structure (part of the next Stage Plan)

Document: PBS for Stage 2 (Mindmap) Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Mindmap presentation of PBS

Some Project Managers prefer to use Mind-Maps. This is the same

information at the last slide but in Mind-Map format. 1

3
Legend

In this mind-map, there are the same 5 groups of products

e.g. Supplier
- Supplier is a group of products
- Supplier has three sub-products
- Each sub-product can be described using a Product Description

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 Product Description(s) (part of PID)
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate
Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Four Approach Docs
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s)
Project Management Team
Structure A Product Description can be created for each product identified in
the Product Breakdown Structure (PBS)
Outline Business Case

Initiation Stage Plan Note: this diagram only contains the

sample documents of this training course,
Next Stage Plan rather than all the necessary documents in
PBS each stage.

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 Product Description: Client List
Document: Product Description: List of Clients Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Identifier: PEN03.2
This is an example of a Product Description and the objective is to
2. Title: Client List describe the expected delivered product.
3. Purpose
List of all existing clients that will receive a pen
4. Composition
• Contact person and company names
• Current contract value for each company Identify the components that make up the product
• Contact person at CopyWorld365

5. Derivation (Source)
• Existing client list What is used to create this product (source)?
• Client contract
6. Development skills required
Customer knowledge
7. Quality Criteria
1. Contract value must be the current contract value The Product Description also includes the quality criteria, how the
2. Contact name must be the decision maker or main influencer product will be tested (method), tolerance, skills for tester and
quality reviewer.
Criteria Method Tolerance Skills Required
1 Review None Contract knowledge
2 Review None Contract knowledge
Producer: Reviewer Approver
Gerry Malone CFO Sales Manager

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 Risk Register
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Four Approach Docs
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s)
Project Management Team The Project Manager will facilitate the gathering of risks
Structure
- Run workshops and invite users and suppliers
Outline Business Case - Review old lesson reports, Risk Registers and Issue Registers
Risks can also be identified for each product listed in the PBS
Initiation Stage Plan
Next Stage Plan Note: this diagram only contains the
PBS sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Risk Register

Document: Risk Register Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

This is a rather simple project, so there are not many risks.

Project Name Pen Project Risk / Impact Amounts are related to the value of the expected
Project No 008 High Risk > € 7,500 benefits (See the Benefits Management Approach)
Project Manager Rose Carr Medium > € 1000 The expected gain is: €58,400
Project Executive John King Low Risk < € 1000

Risk Date Risk Probability Response Risk Risk

ID Risk Description Proximity Status
Author Register Category x Impact Category Owner Actionee
A risk that pens will be delivered 2-4 weeks later
1 P Smith 6/3/13 Ordering which will impact the time of the project € 550 Stage 2 Reduce Active P Smith J Bell

Users may not like the pens and therefore not keep
2 S. Kelly 7/3/13 Product using them which result in 90% - 100% reduction in € 8,760 Year 1 Reduce Active S. Kelly R Clark
benefits
Some sales people may not distribute the pens as
3 S. Kelly 9/3/13 Product intended, therefore the benefits will not be realized € 5,600 Year 1 Reduce Active S. Kelly S. Kelly
for these users

Example: How to calculate Probability * Impact The response text is not included in this example
The likelihood that majority of users will not like pen: 15%
New risks will continue to be identified as we plan
The Impact if almost all users don’t like pen: €58,400
The Probability * Impact = 20% * €58,400 = €8,760 and execute the project

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 Benefits Management Approach
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate

Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Four Approach Docs
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s)
Project Management Team
Structure
The Benefits Management Approach is a plan to review the expected
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach benefits. Benefits can be reviewed in each stage boundary and after
the project has been completed.
Initiation Stage Plan
Next Stage Plan
PBS
Note: this diagram only contains the
sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Benefits Management Approach
Document: Benefits Management Approach Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Introduction 5. What to Review

This document describes what benefits are to be measured, how and when 1. Show proof that the loss of maintenance contracts are reduced by 50%
they will be measured, and the persons needed to carry out those 2. Show proof that machine orders have increased by 5%
measurements.
This plan lists the activities to check if the benefits have been realized
6. Plan to Review after project
2. Benefits 6 months: after project is complete
1. Reduce loss of maintenance contracts by 50% : €42,000 - Check if loss of orders is reduced by 50% for previous 6 months
2. Increase new machine orders by 5% each year: €16,200 - Check if increase in machine orders is 5% for previous 6 months

1 year: after project is complete

3. Baseline measurements - Check if loss of orders is reduced by 50% for previous 12 months
1. Current loss of maintenance contracts is 10% (420 contracts) - Check if increase in machine orders is 5% for previous 12 months
• Value of 10% loss is : €84,000
2. New machine orders today will have a profit value of €320,000

4. Accountable for Benefits The PM will ask the Senior User (Susan Kelly)
Accountable Benefit 1. What are the expected benefits?
1. Susan Kelly: Reduce loss of maintenance contracts by 50% 2. When do you expect to get these benefits?
2. Susan Kelly: Increase new machine orders by 5% 3. How to measure these benefits?

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 Project Controls (part of PID)
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Four Approach Docs
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) This Project Controls document defines the level and types of control
Project Management Team by the Project Board and the Project Manager
Project Controls
Structure
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach
Note: this diagram only contains the
Initiation Stage Plan sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
Next Stage Plan each stage.
PBS

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 Project Controls (part of PID)
Document: Project Controls Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Management Stages
The project will be managed in three stages: 4. Assessments
• Stage 1 – Initiating the project (Planning) Cost is assessed for the whole project and each stage.
• Stage 2 – Preparing everything to start evaluating sample pens, including Cost = Planned Cost v Forecasted cost. This cost parameter will be compared to
preparing requirements, selecting the supplier, selecting and buying sample the tolerances set for the whole project or a stage.
pens, preparing evaluation forms, and selecting evaluators Time is assessed for the whole project and each stage: Time = Forecasted
• Stage 3 – Preparing the final pens, including the evaluation of sample pens, duration / Planned duration. This time parameter will be compared to the
selecting, buying, receiving from supplier, and preparing the list of the sales tolerances for the whole project or a stage.
people to distribute them, and clients who are supposed to receive them.

We’ve have defined some customized 5. Escalation and delegation

assessments to be used throughout the • Time: 15% Escalate if forecasted time increases more than 15%
project. Some companies call these KPI’s • Cost: 20% Escalate if forecasted cost increases more than 20%
2. Communications
Communications will be conducted based on the communications • Quality: Quality defined in project product description
management approach. • Scope: Each product is prioritized using MoSCoW
• Benefits: 20% Escalate if expected benefits drop by 20% or more
• Risk: > €7000 Escalate it the risk has an impact of €7000 or more
3. Controlling Issues and Risks The above project management tolerances are set for issues, project plan, and
Issues and risks will be submitted in the Issue Register and Risk Register by the stage plans. The Project Board will be notified when any of the tolerances are
Project Manager, and will be handled as described in the Risk Management forecasted to be exceeded.
Approach and Change Control Approach
Risk and Issue reports will document how issues and risks effect the project
This shows how we’re going to and the impact of the six project variables.
manage by exception.

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 Project Plan (part of PID)

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

The Project Plan is a high-level plan for the whole project.
Four Approach Docs It is the basis for the measurement of the whole project
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan and the source for creating detailed stage plans.
Project Management Team
Project Controls
Structure
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach
Note: this diagram only contains the
Initiation Stage Plan
sample documents of this training course,
Next Stage Plan rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.
PBS

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 Project Plan (part of PID)

Document: Project Plan (Part 1) Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Plan description 6. Tolerances

This is the high-level plan for the whole project. Time: ±30% | Cost: ±40% | Scope: MoSCoW

2. Prerequisites, Assumptions, and external dependencies 7. Products Description(s)

How much time and money do we
Sales Manager and CEO will provide the necessary time for the project. Attached: Project Product Description have for the whole project? How
Resources are available for the evaluation. Pens should arrive on time. much tolerance is acceptable?
Evaluators will fill in the forms in time and precisely. 8. Schedule
The supplier will prepare the pens in an appropriate time. Attached: Schedule for stage plan 1
Internal resources will not be charge to the project.
A schedules is a part of a plan
9. Product Breakdown Structure
3. Lessons incorporated
Allow buffer time for delivery of pens

4. Monitoring & Control

The PM will use the standard PRINCE2 documents for reporting
A Highlight Report will be sent each week to the Project Board
An Exception Report will be used if forecasted to go out of tolerance

5. Budgets
Project budget: €3,840 (internal people time is not charged)
Risk Budget: €0, 0 days | Change Budget: €480. This is only a high-level PBS in the Project Plan, there
Time Budget: 45 days (duration) will be more detail in the Stage Plans.

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 Project Plan (part of PID)

Document: Project Plan (part 2) Schedule Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Activity bar chart

This is the high-level schedule for the whole project; part of

the Project Plan. This can be used to create time phased
information such as resource allocations and cash flows.

We can also prepare a list of the resources needed for the plan. It’s best to prepare it as a time phased
table, extracted from the schedule.
2. Resources

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 Business Case (part of PID)

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Four Approach Docs
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan Now that we have all the detailed information on
Project Management Team time and costs, it’s time to create the Business Case.
Project Controls Business Case
Structure Normally time and costs estimates will change from
Outline Business Case what was forecasted in the outline Business Case.
Benefits Management Approach

Initiation Stage Plan

Note: this diagram only contains the
Next Stage Plan sample documents of this training course,
PBS rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Business Case (part of PID)

Document: Business Case Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Executive summary 5. Expected dis-benefits

Give out a quality pen to clients to increase contracts renewals • None
Main Benefits
6. Timescales
• Reduce loss of maintenance contracts by 50% : value €42,000
• Increase new machine orders by 5%: €16,000 • Project start: March 5th, Project End: May 31st (12 weeks)
• Measure benefits on 28/12/2016 and 31/05/2017
Return on Investment: Cost = €4,800 vs Gain = €42,200
2. Reasons 7. Costs
Build a better relationship with clients and reduce the loss in the renewal of • Pen costs: €10 by 400 pens = €4,000
maintenance contracts from 10% to 5%. • Other project costs: €800 We’re undertaking this project
CopyWorld365 has 4,200 maintenance contracts with an average profit of because its expected benefits are
€200 per contract = €840,000. 8. Investment appraisal higher than its costs.
A 10% loss in contracts is a loss of €84,000 • Project cost: €4,800
• Expected gain: €42,000
3. Business options • Time : 1 year
Option 1: Do nothing : Continue losing contracts: loose €84,000 • ROI: 875%
Option 2: Offer a calendar:
• Value: not perceived as a quality item 9. Major risks
Option 3: Offer pen that clients will continue to use : • There is risk that we can choose the wrong pen which the majority clients
• Value: Contacts will keep using the pens will not keep using.
• Believe this will have the effect to reduce loss in contracts

4. Expected benefits The Business Case is an updated (refined) version of outline

• Reduce loss of maintenance contracts by 50%±15% : €42,000/year Business Case (with a lot more details)
• Increase new machine orders by 5%±1%: €16,000/year

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 Tailoring of PRINCE2 (part of PID)
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Project Product Description

Four Approach Docs Tailoring The seventh PRINCE2 principle is: Tailor to suit the project environment.
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan One good rule to follow is to just do enough to run the project correctly. So you
Project Management Team don’t need to create each management document in detail.
Project Controls Business Case
Structure
As this is a sample project, we want to show each PRINCE2 management document
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach with as much detail as possible.

Initiation Stage Plan

Note: this diagram only contains the
Next Stage Plan
sample documents of this training course,
PBS rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Tailoring of PRINCE2 (part of PID)

Document: Tailoring of PRINCE2 Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Adapting the Principles 6. Adapting the Roles

All PRINCE2 principles will be fully applied in the project. • The Project Assurance and Change Authority roles will be merged into the
Project Board.
2. Adapting the Themes • The Project Support role will be handled by the Project Manager.
The rule to follow is to keep it as simple as possible. • The Project Manager will also have the role of Project Support.
Risk: Ask yourself “What is the minimum that I can do manage Risk?” • The Project Manager will communicate directly with the team members, so
Plans: Ask yourself “What is the minimum that I can do to plan the project?” there is no need for a Team Manager.
Ask the same question for all themes.
Our objective here is to apply the simplest possible - yet
3. Adapting the Terms full - form of PRINCE2 so you can view the majority of
The default PRINCE2 terminology will be used in the project, except for the PRINCE2 documents and get a better idea of how a typical
Project Brief, which may also be called “project charter” in some documents or midsize project works and see that all the PRINCE2
verbal communications; they will both address the same management product. principles are applied.

4. Adapting the Management Products A small project like this would usually be tailored
The management products will be kept separated (each in a single document). differently, it would contain about 80% less of the
We would not use formal and documented Work Packages. documentation shown.
Checkpoint Reports will be verbal (not written).

5. Adapting the Processes

It’s common for small projects to handle the SU
All PRINCE2 processes will be kept separated and will be handled formally. process informally, or to combine it with IP process;

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 Project Initiation Documentation (PID)

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Four Approach Docs Tailoring
Project Product Description The PID is a collection of a number of documents, it
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan defines the whole project and provides a basis for its
Project Management Team management (it acts as a contract between the
Project Controls Business Case
Structure
Project Board and the Project Manager)
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach

Initiation Stage Plan

Note: this diagram only contains the
Next Stage Plan sample documents of this training course,
PBS rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Project Initiation Documentation (PID)
Document: Project Initiation Documentation Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Project Definition 5. Role Descriptions

The project will choose a quality pen and give out about 400 pens to our clients. This project uses the roles description as defined by PRINCE2
Project Objectives: - Link to the Roles Descriptions document
• Choose a quality that meets specifications
• Choose a pen that users will perceive as a quality pen 6. Quality Management Approach

Project Scope: Attached: Quality Management Approach document

1. Choose a pen This is mostly an assembly of
3. Promotional pen catalogues 7. Change Control Approach
other documents, so we only
2. Sales people list Attached: Change Control Approach doc have references to other
4. List of clients that will receive a pen
documents rather than
Constraints and assumptions: 8. Risk Management Approach
embedding the information
• Possible to find a pen in the catalogues provided Attached: Risk Management Approach document here.
Project Tolerances:
1. Time: 3 months + 30% 9. Communication Management Approach
2. Cost: €7 for a pen: Estimate €3400 for the project +- 10% Attached: Communication Management Approach document
3. Quality: Pens must meet quality requirements
10. Project Plan
2. Project Approach
Attached: Project Plan document
The company will choose a pen that meets the requirements from an existing
business gift company. Project will be run internally.
11. Project Controls
3. Business Case Attached: Project Controls document
Attached: Business Case document
12. Tailoring of PRINCE2
4. Project Management Team Structure
Attached: Tailoring of PRINCE2 document
Attached: Project Management Team Structure document

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 Stage Boundary
This is the Stage Boundary process and it starts towards the end of
the current stage.

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 Dependencies Diagram (part of the next Stage Plan)
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Four Approach Docs Tailoring Next Stage Plan:
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan This provides the dependencies between project elements which
Project Management Team will later turn into a schedule. In PRINCE2, the dependency
Project Controls Business Case
Structure
diagram is called the Product Flow Diagram.
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach

Initiation Stage Plan Note: this diagram only contains the

sample documents of this training course,
Next Stage Plan rather than all the necessary documents in
PBS each stage.
Dependencies

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 Dependencies Diagram (part of the next Stage Plan)
Document: Dependencies Diagram Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Dependencies Diagram

Requirements Logo

Legend:
Selected Supplier
Stage 1 Stage 2
List of potential Short list of qualified Catalog of pens
suppliers suppliers

Short list of pens to

be evaluated

Purchase order of
pens to be evaluated Purchase order of
Received pens
the finalized pen

Dependencies can be provided with a network

Sample pens for
diagram (such as this), a table, etc. evaluation

Evaluation form
Sales people
delivered

Evaluation and filled

List of evaluators Evaluation report
in forms

List of clients

Author note: I prefer to use a normal Gantt chart to do

this. You can list all the products (one in each row) and List of sales people

then show the dependencies between them.

Product Flow Diagram

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 Schedule (part of the next Stage Plan)

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Four Approach Docs Tailoring
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan
Project Management Team
Project Controls Business Case
Structure
Now it’s time to schedule the next stage in detail
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach (compared to the Project plan)

Initiation Stage Plan

Next Stage Plan
Note: this diagram only contains the
PBS Schedule
sample documents of this training course,
Dependencies rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Schedule (part of the next Stage Plan)
Document: Schedule for Stage 2 Plan Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Product Schedule

We can use a project

planning software for
scheduling the project.

Note: durations shown for the groups of products are based on a rollup of products on all stages, rather than this specific stage.

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 Next Stage Plan

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate
Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Four Approach Docs Tailoring
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan
Project Management Team
Project Controls Business Case
Structure
Outline Business Case
The “schedule” is just part of the plan. We also need
Benefits Management Approach more information for a next Stage Plan.
Initiation Stage Plan
Note: this diagram only contains the
Next Stage Plan sample documents of this training course,
PBS Schedule rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.
Dependencies

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 Next Stage Plan
Document: Plan for Stage 2 (description) Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Plan description 6. Tolerances

This is the plan for stage 2, during which we will prepare everything for and Time: ±20% | Cost: ±40% | Scope: ±0%
conduct evaluation of the sample pens.
7. Products Description(s)
2. Prerequisites, Assumptions, and external dependencies
Attached: Project Product Description
Resources needed for evaluation are available, potential sellers will respond
quickly and sample pens are delivered on time. 8. Schedule
Internal recourses will not be charged to the project.
Attached: Schedule for Stage Plan 2
3. Lessons incorporated
9. Resources
BizGifts company offers a good service
Gifts4All provides a poor service

4. Monitoring & Control

The PM will use the standard PRINCE2 documents
A Highlight Report will be sent each week to the Project Board
An Exception Report will be used if forecasted to go out of tolerance

5. Budgets
Stage budget: €640 (internal people’s time is not charged) Time: 10 days
Risk Budget: €0, 0 days | Change Budget: €80
The End Stage Report and the Lessons Report can also be
Budgets (time and money) and tolerances of each stage are determined
submitted with the next Stage Plan
separately; however, they should always be consistent with the budget and
tolerances of the whole project (Project Plan).

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 The first stage the Initiating Stage (main focus is on
planning). In this project, project execution starts from
the second stage continues to the third (last) stage.

Stage 2
From now on, we’ll execute the project, monitor and
control it, revise the plans, and prepare new plans in
the stage boundaries.

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 Work Package
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

Four Approach Docs Tailoring
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan A Work Package contains one or more product
Project Management Team
Project Controls Business Case
descriptions from the Stage Plan and other information
Structure (e.g. tolerances, frequency of reports)
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach

Initiation Stage Plan Work Package

Next Stage Plan

PBS Schedule
Note: this diagram only contains the
Dependencies sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Work Package (WP)

Document: Work Package #1 Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Date 6. Tolerances
2016-06-29 Time: 0% | Cost: 0% | Scope: 0% |

2. Authorized body A clear definition of the deliverable to 7. Constraints

IT Department be delivered. None

3. Description 8. Reporting arrangement

An simple evaluation form should be designed that covers everything All reports on this WP will be verbal and none-official, at least twice a day.
mentioned in the requirements document and easy for the evaluators to fill in.

4. Techniques 9. Problem handling and escalation

Since the data is to be collected in a spreadsheet, the evaluation forms should Any problem which has an effect on the time should be immediately escalated
be made easy to use. to the Project Manager.
The way we’re going to manage
by exception.
5. Interfaces
10. Approval method
The Senior User will answer answer questions about the requirements.
The Senior User will approve this form, based on how well it covers the factors
stated in the requirements document.
5. Joint agreement
The project will not pay for internal resources, including the resources working
on this WP. The original duration for this WP is two days; however, we are To accept the Work Package
behind schedule and would be able to recover if it’s done in one day.

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 Issue Register
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation

We should document and follow up on important issues
Four Approach Docs Tailoring
Project Product Description during the complete project.
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan Many Project Managers don’t make time for this which
Project Management Team is a big mistake.
Project Controls Business Case
Structure
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach
Work Package Note: this diagram only contains the
Initiation Stage Plan
sample documents of this training course,
Next Stage Plan rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.
PBS Schedule
Dependencies

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 Issue Register
Document: Issue Register Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

Data Date: Jun 30, 2016

Date Raised Report Closure
ID Description Type Priority Severity Status
Raised By Author Date

Selected supplier sent the new catalog three Problem/co Jun 29, Rose Open
01 Rose Carr High Level 2 (last updated Jun
days later than expected ncern 2016 Carr 30, 2016)

We have only one issue up to now. During the project, new issues We should always try to close any open issues
will arise, be closed, escalated, …. as soon as possible and if possible.
Less important issue will be documented in the Daily Log

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 Issue Report

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report

Four Approach Docs Tailoring
Project Product Description
Issue Reports are only created when we need to handle an
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan
Project Management Team
issue formally. Each line in the Issue Register may have it’s
Project Controls Business Case own Issue Report or an Issue Report can also document a
Structure
number of related issues
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach

Initiation Stage Plan Work Package

Next Stage Plan Note: this diagram only contains the

PBS Schedule sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
Dependencies
each stage.

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 Issue Report

Document: Issue Report for ID-01 Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

Date: Jun 30, 2016

Date Raised Report
ID Description Type Priority Severity
Raised By Author
Selected supplier sent the new catalog three days later Problem/
01 Jun 29, 2016 Rose Carr Rose Carr High Level 2
than expected concern

Look at the impact on the project, so consider the

impact on Time, Cost, Quality, Scope, Benefit and Risk. 1. Decision
1. Impact Analysis
Accept
Time: The three day delay on receiving the new catalog from the supplier
makes the whole project late .
Risk: Given that we had some problems arranging to have access to resources 1. Approved by
for the future activities, this delay might cause problems in resource Senior Supplier, Terry Clinton
availabilities in future too. It’s important to recover this time as soon as
possible and get back on track. Approved, so the issue can be closed.
Benefits: The benefits from the project will be delayed if the project is delayed. 1. Decision date
Jul 1, 2016

1. Recommendation
Two future activities for preparing the evaluation forms and preparing the list 1. Closure date
of evaluators can be done by using more resources. Jul 1, 2016
The best option for extra resources is the IT Department; they are capable of
helping us executing these two activities faster. This instance of the Issue Report shows the issue after its
closure. The Issue Report might have been initially created
as soon as the issue is captured.

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 Issue Register
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report All registers, including the Issue Register, are maintained
Four Approach Docs Tailoring continuously. It is created during the initiation stage.
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan
Project Management Team
Project Controls Business Case
Structure
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach

Initiation Stage Plan Work Package

Next Stage Plan

PBS Schedule
Note: this diagram only contains the
Dependencies sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Issue Register

Document: Issue Register Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

Data Date: Jul 19, 2016

Date Raised Report Closure
ID Description Type Priority Severity Status
Raised By Author Date

Selected supplier sent the catalog Problem/ Jul 1,

01 concern
Jun 29, 2016 Rose Carr Rose Carr High Level 2 Closed
three days later than expected 2016

Five evaluators did not return the Problem/ Open

02 concern
Jul 18, 2016 Rose Carr Rose Carr High Level 2 (last updated Jun
forms in time 30, 2016)

Evaluation forms of four evaluators Off- Open

03 specification
Jul 18, 2016 Rose Carr Rose Carr High Level 0 (last updated Jun
do not seem precise 30, 2016)

The first issue is now closed and two new

issues have been captured.

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 Highlight Report
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate
Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report

Four Approach Docs Tailoring Highlight Report
Project Product Description The Project Manager uses a Highlight Report to
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan
Project Management Team
inform the Project Board (and possibly other
Project Controls Business Case stakeholders) of the performance of the Stage at
Structure
predefined intervals.
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach

Initiation Stage Plan Work Package

Note: this diagram only contains the
Next Stage Plan sample documents of this training course,
PBS Schedule rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.
Dependencies

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 Highlight Report
Document: Highlight report # 4 Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Date and period of the report 5. Stage tolerances

End of the second week of Stage 2, for a period of one week. Time: +5%, this is inside the tolerances set for the Stage
Cost: ±0%
2. Status summary No exception yet.
Time: +5% | Cost: ±0 | The Project is going well so far. 6. Change requests
We fell behind schedule because the supplier sent us catalogs three days later
3. Work Packages in this period than we expected. We designed a corrective action to get help from the IT
• Selected supplier: Completed department for two of our future Work Packages. We will recover time by this.
• Catalogs of pens: Completed (behind schedule) (approved by Project Manager)
• Pens short list to be evaluated: Completed (behind schedule)
• Evaluation pens purchase order: Not finished (behind schedule) 7. Key issues and risks
• Sample evaluation pens arrived: Not started (behind schedule) We might have more delays in receiving evaluation pens and the final pens
• Logo: Completed from the supplier.
It took three extra days for the supplier to send us the catalogs.

4. Work Packages for the next period

• Purchase order of pens to be evaluated (moved from this period)
• Sample pens for evaluation (moved from this period)
• List of evaluators 
• Evaluation form 
• Next stage plan
 We are going to get help from IT department to conduct these two
packages faster and catch up on the planned schedule.

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 Stage 2
Stage Boundary
Towards the end of a stage (after most of the work
has been done), the Project Manager can start
thinking about the next stage

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 Product Breakdown Structure (part of the next Stage Plan)

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate
Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report

Most IT projects cannot define the whole project in
Four Approach Docs Tailoring Highlight Report Next Stage Plan
Project Product Description detail at the start as there are lots of unknowns.
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan PBS During the SB process, new products can be
Project Management Team identified and existing Product Descriptions can be
Project Controls Business Case
Structure updated.
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach

Initiation Stage Plan Work Package

Next Stage Plan

Note: this diagram only contains the
PBS Schedule
sample documents of this training course,
Dependencies rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Product Breakdown Structure (part of the next Stage Plan)

Document: PBS for Stage 2 (Mindmap) Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Mindmap presentation of PBS

Legend

The deliverables that are supposed to be delivered in next

stage will be broken down into more details now.

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 Dependencies Diagram (part of the next Stage Plan)

Document: Dependencies Diagram Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Dependencies Diagram

Requirements Logo

Legend:
Selected Supplier
Stage 1 Stage 2
List of potential Short list of qualified Catalog of pens
suppliers suppliers

Short list of pens to

Usually the dependencies of the next be evaluated

stage are not defined up to now.

Purchase order of
pens to be evaluated Purchase order of
Received pens
the finalized pen

Many companies use a normal Gantt

chart to list all the products and show the Sample pens for
evaluation
dependencies which is easier than using a
Product Flow Diagram
Evaluation form
Sales people
delivered

Evaluation and filled

List of evaluators Evaluation report
in forms

List of clients

List of sales people

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 Schedule (part of the next Stage Plan)
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report

Four Approach Docs Tailoring Highlight Report Next Stage Plan
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan PBS Schedule
Project Management Team
Project Controls Business Case Dependencies
Structure
Outline Business Case And now it’s possible to create the
Benefits Management Approach
schedule for the next stage.
Initiation Stage Plan Work Package

Next Stage Plan Note: this diagram only contains the

PBS Schedule sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
Dependencies
each stage.

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 Schedule (part of the next Stage Plan)
Document: Schedule for Stage 3 Plan Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Activity bar chart

This schedule is compatible with the one in

the Project Plan; however, we can update
the Project Plan schedule based on the
detailed information produced here.

2. Resources 2. Product Breakdown Structure

Attached: Product Breakdown Structure

Note: durations shown for the groups of products are based on a

rollup of products on all stages, rather than this specific stage.

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 Next Stage Plan

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report

Four Approach Docs Tailoring Now we assemble and add more
Project Product Description Highlight Report Next Stage Plan
information to the previous documents
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan PBS Schedule
Project Management Team
to complete the Stage Plan.
Project Controls Business Case Dependencies
Structure
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach

Initiation Stage Plan Work Package

Next Stage Plan Note: this diagram only contains the

PBS Schedule sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
Dependencies
each stage.

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 Next Stage Plan
Document: Next Stage Plan (for Stage 3) Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Plan description 6. Tolerances

This is the plan for stage 3, during which we will prepare the pens for Time: ±50% | Cost: ±30% | Scope: MoSCoW
distribution, by selecting the supplier and the type of pen based on evaluations
in the last stage and place the order. 7. Products Description(s)
Attached: Project Product Description
2. Prerequisites, Assumptions, External Dependencies
Evaluators will fill in the forms in time and precisely, supplier will prepare the 8. Schedule
pens in an appropriate time, Internal recourses will not be charge of the Attached: Schedule for stage 3
project.

3. Lessons incorporated
Allow buffer time for delivery of pens
Investigate the ISO standard for pens: ISO 12757-2

4. Monitoring & Control

The PM will use the standard PRINCE2 documents
A Highlight Report will be sent (end of week one) to the Project Board This is the Stage Plan for the next stage (stage
An Exception Report will be used if forecasted to go out of tolerance 3) and the schedule is attached.

5. Budgets
Stage budget: €3,200 (internal people time is not charged), 25 days
Risk Budget: €0, 0 days | Change Budget: €400, 3 days

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 Configuration Management

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Configuration Management
Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report Configuration Management is used
Four Approach Docs Tailoring throughout the project to track
Project Product Description Highlight Report Next Stage Plan
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan
changes and states of all products and
PBS Schedule
Project Management Team documents. Many PMs do not have a
Project Controls Business Case Dependencies
Structure system or a process for configuration
Outline Business Case
management. Tip: use a spreadsheet.
Benefits Management Approach

Initiation Stage Plan Work Package

Next Stage Plan

PBS Schedule
Note: this diagram only contains the
Dependencies sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Configuration Management
Product ID
Document: Configuration Management Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

Date: 2016-07-20
ID Product Title/Name Current Date of last Mgmt Product Group Status Source Owner Succe- Issues Risks
Version update Stage ssors

01 List of potential suppliers v1 2016-06-21 2 Supplier Approved Int. Purchasing dep. 02

02 Short list of qualified suppliers v1 2016-06-21 2 Supplier Approved Int. Purchasing dep. 03
03 Selected supplier v1 2016-06-25 2 Supplier Approved Int. Purchasing dep. 04
04 Catalog of pens v1 2016-06-28 2 Supplier Received Ext. Purchasing dep. 05 01
05 Short list of pens to be evaluated v1 2016-06-29 2 Evaluation pens Approved Int. Purchasing dep. 06

06 Purchase order of pens to be evaluated v1 2016-06-29 2 Evaluation pens Approved Int. Purchasing dep. 09

07 List of evaluators v1 2016-07-03 2 Internal Evaluation Approved Int. Purchasing dep. 09

08 Evaluation form v2 2016-07-03 2 Internal Evaluation Approved Int. Purchasing dep. 09

09 Evaluation results v1 2016-07-19 3 Internal Evaluation Approved Int. Purchasing dep. 10 02, 03

10 Evaluation report 3 Internal Evaluation In develop. Int. Purchasing dep. 15

11 List of clients 3 Distribution Pending Ext. Sales dep.
Notice that each row
12 List of sales people 3 Distribution Pending Ext. Sales dep.
contains data that
13 Requirements v2 2016-06-20 2 Final Pens Approved Int. Purchasing dep. 05 describes the product.
14 Logo v4 2016-06-27 2 Final Pens Approved Int. Purchasing dep. 15 So each row is a
record that provides
15 Purchase order of the finalized pens 3 Final Pens Pending Int. Purchasing dep. configuration
information for each
item (product), hence
This is a list of all deliverables and status information. The PM updates this list regularly to track all products and ensure that products are correctly controlled. This is good house the name CIR.
keeping. This list is set up in the Initiation Stage and is updated/revised through the rest of the project.

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 Configuration Item Record

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Configuration Management
Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report

Four Approach Docs Tailoring Highlight Report Next Stage Plan
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan Configuration PBS Schedule
Project Management Team Item Record
Project Controls Business Case Dependencies
Structure
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach

Initiation Stage Plan Work Package

Next Stage Plan

Note: this diagram only contains the
PBS Schedule
sample documents of this training course,
Dependencies rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Configuration Item Record
Document: Configuration Item Record #14 Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

Date: 2016-07-20
Item ID 14
Item Name Logo Look at the Logo data in the last slide “Configuration Management”
This is the same information but presented in this format.
Current version 4
Some other examples of Configuration Item Records are the MP3
Date of last update 2012-06-27 Tags in your SmartPhone or a library index card that provides book
Management stage 2 information.

Item Type Marketing For bigger projects, it can take a lot of effort to keep this data up to
date and the PM will need need time or assistance.
Status Approved (ready for use)
Source Internal (Marketing Department)
Owner Purchasing Department
Users All (Public)
Location Marketing Pack
Marketing Guidelines Doc (MKT045)
Related
Marketing Pack
Cross Reference NA

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Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Configuration Management
Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log
Towards the end of the SB
Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report End Stage Report process, the End Stage Report is
Four Approach Docs Tailoring Highlight Report Next Stage Plan created. It provides the Project
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan PBS Schedule
Board with a summary of the
Configuration
Project Management Team performance of the stage and
Project Controls Business Case Item Record Dependencies
Structure overall project status.
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach Lessons Report
We will also add a Lessons Report
Initiation Stage Plan End Stage Report Work Package

Next Stage Plan

PBS Schedule Note: this diagram only contains the
Dependencies sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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Document: End Stage Report #2 Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Project Manager’s report 5. Review of the products

This stage went well, and we were on schedule and on budget. We had some • Supplier: Potential suppliers were reviewed, and the best option selected
minor delays in the middle of the stage, which we could recover with the help for the project.
of the IT Department. • Evaluation pens: Four of the pens were selected to be evaluated in the next
stage.
2. Review of the business case • Internal Evaluation: Evaluators are selected to evaluate the sample pens in
The Business Case stays viable and unchanged. We’ve realized that we are the next stage.
actually able to buy quality pens in 6 to 8 Euros range. All four selected pens • Logo: The logo was prepared to be printed on the pens.
meet all the requirements.

3. Review of the objectives 6. Forecasts

• Time: 10 days, on schedule Time: 0% | We forecast the complete project will be on time.
• Cost: €560, on budget Cost: -17% | We forecast the project to be finished with a cost 17% less than
• Scope: as defined the planned cost.
• Quality: as defined How we’ve performed so far No exception yet
• Risks: as defined (six project variables) 7. Issues and risks
• Benefits: as defined Issue: Supplier provided us with the catalogs (three days delay)
Risk: The supplier may have more delays in preparing the final pens.
4. Review of the team performance
All team members spent enough time on the project, and performed as 8. Lessons learned
planned.
Attached: Lessons Report #2

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Document: Lessons report #2 Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Executive summary
We had a successful stage and learned a lesson, which helps us avoid problems
in future.
What we’ve learned through the stage.
2. Scope of the report
The lesson from the second stage of the project

3. Lessons
What went well:
• We could easily choose the supplier, because the team provided us with
needed information in time and had good communications.
• We could easily choose the evaluators.
• The help of IT Department was really useful, and we couldn’t recover the
delay without their help.
What didn’t went well:
• There were delays in receiving catalogs and this delayed all its depending
activities. In retrospective, we realized that we could have asked them for
the catalogs sooner. We will increase our buffer time when ordering from
suppliers in the future.

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 This is the last stage of the project.
This stage can proceed once the Project Board have
reviewed the End Stage Report (from Stage 2) and the
next Stage Plan for Stage 3

Stage 3
Final Stage
The Closing a Project process at the end of this stage.

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 Quality Register

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project Configuration Management

mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register The Quality Register documents the
Daily Log, Lessons Log quality management activities that
are planned or have taken place
Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report End Stage Report throughout the project.
Four Approach Docs Tailoring Highlight Report Next Stage Plan
Project Product Description
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan PBS Schedule The results of the quality tests are
Configuration
Project Management Team Item Record Dependencies
added to the Quality Register
Project Controls Business Case
Structure
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach Lessons Report

Initiation Stage Plan End Stage Report Work Package

Next Stage Plan

PBS Schedule
Note: this diagram only contains the
Dependencies sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Quality Register

 Data is taken from the Project, Stage, Team Plan (Schedule)

Document: Quality Register Project: Pen Project  Data is taken from
Author: the Product
Project ManagerDescriptionsDate:
(Project Plan)
 (blue text) Added later: Dates, Quality results, Links
Date: 2016-07-20

Production date

Target Approval

Actual Approval
Quality Method

Actual Quality
Review Date
Product Name

Target Quality
Quality ID

Product ID(s)

Review Date
Approver
Reviewer
Producer

Records
Quality

Result
Date

Date
01 01 List of potential suppliers Inspection John Bob Frank 6-21 6-20 6-21 6-20 6-21 Pass Link

02 02 Short list of qualified suppliers Inspection John Bob Frank 6-21 6-21 6-21 6-21 6-21 Pass Link

03 03 Selected supplier Inspection John Bob Frank 6-25 6-25 6-26 6-25 6-27 Fail Link

04 05 Short list of pens to be evaluated Inspection John Bob Frank 6-29 6-30 6-30 6-30 7-1 Pass Link

05 06 Purchase order of pens to be evaluated Inspection Robin Stephan Frank 6-29 6-30 6-30 6-30 7-2 Pass Link

06 07, 08, 09, Evaluation of pens Inspection Robert Stephan Frank 7-28 7-29
10

07 11, 12 List of clients and sales people Inspection Mary Bob Frank 7-30 7-30

08 13 Requirements Inspection Tom Stephan, Bob Frank 6-20 6-20 6-22

09 14 Logo Inspection Daniel Mary Frank 6-27 6-27 6-27

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 Product Status Account
Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Configuration Management
Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report End Stage Report Product Status
Four Approach Docs Tailoring Account
Project Product Description Highlight Report Next Stage Plan
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan Configuration PBS Schedule
Project Management Team Item Record
Project Controls Business Case Dependencies
Structure
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach Lessons Report A Product Status Account should be
called a Product Status Report as it is
Initiation Stage Plan End Stage Report Work Package
a report about one or more products
Next Stage Plan
Note: this diagram only contains the
PBS Schedule
sample documents of this training course,
Dependencies rather than all the necessary documents in
each stage.

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 Product Status Account
Document: Product Status Account #6 Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Scope 2. Date Produced

All products for the third stage 2016-07-20

ID Product Name (Title) Current Date of last Mgmt Product Group Status Source Owner Succe- Issues Risks
Version update Stage ssors

09 Evaluation results 1 2016-07-19 3 Internal Evaluation Approved Int. Purchasing dep. 10 02, 03

10 Evaluation report 3 Internal Evaluation In development Int. Purchasing dep. 15

11 List of clients 3 Distribution Pending Ext. Sales dep.
12 List of sales people 3 Distribution Pending Ext. Sales dep.
15 Pens purchase order 3 Final Pens Pending Int. Purchasing dep.

An example of when to use such a report:

At the end of Stage 3, the PM may wish to get a report from the project asset DB (CMDB) on the status of all products
They can use this report to show the Project Board the status of all Stage 3 products. This is very helpful in large projects.

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 End Project Report and Lessons Report

Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Project Configuration Management

mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue Register
Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report End Stage Report Product Status End Project Report
Four Approach Docs Tailoring Account Lessons Report
Project Product Description Highlight Report Next Stage Plan
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan Configuration PBS Schedule
Project Management Team Note: this
Project Controls Business Case Item Record Dependencies
Structure diagram only
contains the
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach Lessons Report sample
documents of
Work Package
Initiation Stage Plan End Stage Report this training
course, rather
Next Stage Plan We should prepare a End Project Report at the end of the than all the
PBS Schedule project to review how the project performed against the necessary
initial PID. This may also include a Lessons Report, which documents in
Dependencies each stage.
reviews all the lessons learned through the project.

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 Lessons Report (part of End Project Report)

Document: Lessons Report - Final Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Executive summary 3. Lessons (continue)

The project was successful; however, we learned that we should be more What could have gone better?
careful with evaluators, and timing of the tasks of the supplier. There were • There were delays in receiving the catalogs and this impacted all future
some positive points in the project which we should try to keep in our future tasks and deliverables. In retrospective, we realize that we could have asked
projects. for the catalogs a lot sooner
• 9 out of 20 evaluators did not do their tasks properly. We should have
2. Scope of the report hosted a short meeting (< 15 mins) where the CEO presented the value of
The end of the project the project and how this task will help us.

3. Lessons
What went well?
• It was easy to choose the supplier, because the team provided us with
needed information in time and we had good communication. We should A Lessons Report normally covers:
always take help from such people in our projects. - What we’ve learned through this project.
• It was also easy to choose the evaluators due to the support of the Sales - Tips that would be useful for future projects.
Manager.
• The help of IT Department was really helpful and helped us to recover the
delay.

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 End Project Report

Document: End Project Report Project: Pen Project Author: Project Manager Date:

1. Project Manager’s report 4. Review of the products

Pens were prepared according to the requirements, in time (within the Final product: 400 quality pens within the range of €6 to €8, ready to be
tolerance of the project), and within budget. We faced minor issues in the distributed among the clients
second and third stages, which were resolved.
Product groups in Product Breakdown Structure:
2. Review of the Business Case • Supplier: We were satisfied with the selected supplier.
• Evaluation Pens: Four types of pens were selected
The final product of the project is delivered according to the plans, and aligned • Internal Evaluation: Evaluators tested the four sample pens, and filled-in the
with the Business Case. We forecast that the benefits will be achieved; forms which were analyzed to find the best pens.
however, we can only be sure after the 6 month and 12 month review. • Distribution: The list of the clients to receive the pens and the sales people
responsible for distributing them was prepared.
How did we perform the whole project? • Final Pens: Requirements defined, logo redesigned, 400 pens ordered.
3. Review of the objectives • The pens were received on time from the supplier and accepted.
• Targets:
• Time: 49 days, within tolerance 5. Review of the team performance
• Cost: €3760, on budget
• Scope: 100%, as defined Most team members spent enough time on the project, and performed as
• Quality: as defined planned. The only exception was the evaluators of the pens; 9 out of 20
• Risks: as defined evaluators did not return their forms on time, or seemed like they have not
• Benefits: as defined truly tested the pens. Their results were omitted, in order to keep the
• Strategies: evaluation high-quality, and to stay on schedule.
• Communications: very effective
• Risk: a little ineffective in risk assessment 6. Lessons learned
• Configuration: effective Attached: Lessons Report - Final
• Quality: effective

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 Summary
What we practiced in this sample project:
• Pre-Project • Stage 2
• Project mandate • Work Package
• Daily Log • Issue Register
• Lessons Log • Issue Report
• Project Brief
• Lessons Report
• Project Product Description
• Project Management Team Structure
• Highlight Report
• Outline Business Case • Configuration Management
• Initiation Stage Plan • Configuration Item Record
• Next Stage Plan
• Stage 1 • End Stage Report
• Benefits Management Approach
• Risk Register • Stage 3
• Project Initiation Documentation • Product Status Account
• Communication Management Approach • Lessons Report
• Product Description(s) • End Project Report
• Project Controls
• Tailoring of PRINCE2
• Business Case
• Project Plan
• Next Stage Plan
• End Stage Report

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Pre-Project Stage 1 (initiation) Stage 2 Stage 3 (Final)

Processes 

Starting up a Project Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage Controlling a Stage

Managing a Stage Boundary Managing a Stage Boundary Closing a Project

Management Products 

Configuration Management
Project
mandate Risk Register, Quality Register, Issue, Register

Daily Log, Lessons Log

Project Brief Project Initiation Documentation Issue Report End Stage Report Product Status End Project Report
Four Approach Docs Tailoring Account Lessons Report
Project Product Description Highlight Report Next Stage Plan
Product Descriptions(s) Project Plan Configuration PBS Schedule
Project Management Team Item Record
Project Controls Business Case Dependencies
Structure
Outline Business Case Benefits Management Approach Lessons Report

Initiation Stage Plan End Stage Report Work Package

Next Stage Plan Note: this diagram only contains the

PBS Schedule sample documents of this training course,
rather than all the necessary documents in
Dependencies
each stage.

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How this sample project helps you and your company:

• Helps you to better understand PRINCE2 in practice

• Helps you document a standard project
• Can be shared with other team members and even external stakeholders of your
projects
• Can be used as a reference in your projects
• Can be updated and tailored based on the feedback
in your projects (continuous improvement)

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