Some of you may have noticed that I haven't posted on this blog for nearly three months. That doesn't mean that no progress has been made. Quite the opposite. We have been busy writing!
We finished the first working drafts of the PRINCE2 method and the companion publications of "PRINCE2 in Practice - Managing a Project" and "PRINCE2 in Practice - Directing a Project" have been issued to a review group for early feedback.
The pilots are also underway too and early feedback is very promising.
Following good project management practice we will be conducting a lessons learned review of the work to date - some of which will be included in my next blog.
19 March 2008
16 November 2007
Project Title
The refresh for PRINCE2 kicked-off back in November 2006 when the six month period of public consultation started (at the Best Practice User Group conference).
The period of public consultation was actually pre-project (Start-Up in PRINCE2 parlance) and was used to help define the project's objectives, requirements and approach (Initiation in PRINCE2). The project is now in full swing and we are just nearing the end of its first delivery stage (design) and are about to finally start authoring (first draft stage).
One of the outcomes from the Initiation Stage was that the project was finally given a proper title - The PRINCE2: 2009 Project™ project (previously it had simply been referred to as the PRINCE2 Refresh by the various organisations involved).
As the project title implies, the first set of publications will be available in 2009 (in Q1). PRINCE2's name is not changing though. The method will still be called PRINCE2, but there will be much needed enhancements to the method.
To ensure you keep up-to-date will all aspects of the PRINCE2: 2009 Project™ project simply register at: www.best-management-practice.com/PRINCE2Register.
The period of public consultation was actually pre-project (Start-Up in PRINCE2 parlance) and was used to help define the project's objectives, requirements and approach (Initiation in PRINCE2). The project is now in full swing and we are just nearing the end of its first delivery stage (design) and are about to finally start authoring (first draft stage).
One of the outcomes from the Initiation Stage was that the project was finally given a proper title - The PRINCE2: 2009 Project™ project (previously it had simply been referred to as the PRINCE2 Refresh by the various organisations involved).
As the project title implies, the first set of publications will be available in 2009 (in Q1). PRINCE2's name is not changing though. The method will still be called PRINCE2, but there will be much needed enhancements to the method.
To ensure you keep up-to-date will all aspects of the PRINCE2: 2009 Project™ project simply register at: www.best-management-practice.com/PRINCE2Register.
26 October 2007
Not one, but three new manuals!
The Scoping Document and Product Descriptions for the PRINCE2 Refresh were presented at the Project Challenge Expo in London (21st September 2007) and are now available to download.
The Refresh Project started in November 2006 with a six month period of public consultation of more than 170 organisations and individuals culminating in the publication of a Public Consultation Report in June 2007. OGC assembled a Reference Group of users, academics, trainers and consultants to review the feedback and to provide guidance on the objectives for the refresh. The resultant OGC Mandate for Change was issued at the Best Practice Showcase on 27th June 2007.
To meet OGC’s requirements and address the public feedback it is proposed to produce three core guides:
The publications will support the enhanced qualification scheme by aligning content to Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. The core guides will be supported by complementary publications and on-line content such as study guides, case studies, templates and checklists. The refresh will necessitate the withdrawal or update of existing PRINCE2 titles published by TSO.
The Refresh Project started in November 2006 with a six month period of public consultation of more than 170 organisations and individuals culminating in the publication of a Public Consultation Report in June 2007. OGC assembled a Reference Group of users, academics, trainers and consultants to review the feedback and to provide guidance on the objectives for the refresh. The resultant OGC Mandate for Change was issued at the Best Practice Showcase on 27th June 2007.
To meet OGC’s requirements and address the public feedback it is proposed to produce three core guides:
- The PRINCE2 Method – which will provide the principles, process model, key themes, product descriptions, role definitions and assurance checklists;
- and two PRINCE2 in Practice™ publications – one for people who direct projects and one for people who manage projects.
The publications will support the enhanced qualification scheme by aligning content to Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. The core guides will be supported by complementary publications and on-line content such as study guides, case studies, templates and checklists. The refresh will necessitate the withdrawal or update of existing PRINCE2 titles published by TSO.
To ensure the method meets its diverse set of requirements the PRINCE2 Refresh will include a number of quality checks: Design Reviews, Pilots, Proof of Concept, Demonstration, Document Quality Reviews and Surveys.
There will be phased releases. The first release by early 2009 will include the three core guides, the study guides and templates. The aim of this release is to facilitate a swift and co-ordinated transition for revised training, qualification and assessment products. The second release by mid 2009 will include updates to existing complementary publications and the provision of further on-line content in the form of case studies.
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