PRINCE2 For Dummies
PRINCE2 For Dummies by Nick Graham, published by John Wiley & Sons on May 24, 2010, is a comprehensive guide designed to assist readers in effectively utilizing the PRINCE2 project management method. This 392-page edition is fully updated with the 2009 practice guidelines and provides practical advice on managing projects of any size. The book covers essential aspects of project management, including planning, establishing roles, and reviewing outcomes, ensuring a structured approach to project success.
Readers will find detailed guidance on various project management concerns, such as setting up effective controls, managing risks, and ensuring quality. The book breaks down the PRINCE2 methodology into manageable steps, allowing for realistic planning and resource allocation. With chapters dedicated to producing business cases, defining roles and responsibilities, and monitoring progress, PRINCE2 For Dummies serves as a valuable resource for anyone looking to enhance their project management skills within the realms of business, economics, and public administration.
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Whatever your project – no matter how big or small – PRINCE2 For Dummies, 2009 Edition is the perfect guide to using this project management method to help ensure its success.
Fully updated with the 2009 practice guidelines, this book will take you through every step of a project – from planning and establishing roles to closing and reviewing – offering practical and easy-to-understand advice on using PRINCE2. It also shows how to use the method when approaching the key concerns of project management, including setting up effective controls, managing project risk, managing quality and controlling change. PRINCE2 allows you to divide your project into manageable chunks, so you can make realistic plans and know when resources will be needed. PRINCE2 For Dummies, 2009 Edition provides you with a comprehensive guide to its systems, procedures and language so you can run efficient and successful projects.
PRINCE2 For Dummies, 2009 Edition includes:
Part I: How PRINCE Can Help You
– Chapter 1: So What’s a Project Method and Why Do I Need to Use One?
– Chapter 2: Outlining the Structure of PRINCE2
– Chapter 3: Getting Real Power from PRINCE2
Part II: Working Through Your Project
– Chapter 4: Checking the Idea Before You Start
– Chapter 5: Planning the Whole Project: Initiation
– Chapter 6: Preparing for a Stage in the Project
– Chapter 7: Controlling a Stage
– Chapter 8: Building the Deliverables – the Work of the Teams
– Chapter 9: Finishing the Project
– Chapter 10: Running Effective Project Boards
Part III: Help with PRINCE Project Management
– Chapter 11: Producing and Updating the Business Case
– Chapter 12: Deciding Roles and Responsibilities
– Chapter 13: Managing Project Quality
– Chapter 14: Planning the Project, Stages, and Work Packages
– Chapter 15: Managing Project Risk
– Chapter 16: Controlling Change and Controlling Versions
– Chapter 17: Monitoring Progress and Setting Up Effective Controls
Part IV: The Part of Tens
– Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Make PRINCE Work Well
– Chapter 19: Ten Tips for a Good Business Case
– Chapter 20: Ten Things for Successful Project Assurance Part V: Appendices
– Appendix A: Looking into PRINCE Qualifications
– Appendix B: Glossary of the Main PRINCE2 Terms
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