PRINCE2 2009 PROCESS FLOW

Corporate/
Programme
Management

ORG.
LEVEL
S

expanded extract of graph on page 115 of the "Managing Succesfull Projects with PRINCE2" 2009 Manual

PRE-PROJECT

INITIATION STAGE

DELIVERY STAGE
Corporate / Programme
Management decisions

PROJECT MANDATE

Directing/Project Board

Initiation
Notification

Project Authorization
Notification

Give ad hoc direction

Authorize the Project

Authorize Initiation

Starting Up a Project

Directing a Project
Authorize Project Closure

Authorize a Stage or Exception Plan

Appoint the Executive and the

Project Manager

Project Brief
Stage Plan
(initiation)

Authorizatio
n to Initiate
a Project

PID
Benefits
Review Plan

Stage
Authorization

Benefits
Review Plan

Exception Plan
Authorization

Exception
Plan

Exception
Plan Request

Capture Previous Lessons

Request to
deliver a Project

Design and Appoint the

Project Management Team

Management/Project Manager

End Stage
Report

Prepare the Outline Business

Case
Select Project Approach and
prepare the Project Brief

Initiating a Project
Project
Initiation
Request

Plan the initiation stage

- Daily Log (Create)

- Lessons Log (Create)
- Business Case
(outline)
- Project Product
Description (Create)
- Project Brief (Create)

Exception Plan
Approval
Request

Prepare the Risk Management Strategy

Prepare the Communication Management
Strategy
Prepare the Quality Management Strategy
Prepare the Configuration Management Strategy
Set up project controls
Create the Project Plan
Refine the Business Casse
Assemble the Project Initiation Documentation

Risk Management Strategy - (PID)

Risk Register
Communicationt Management Strategy (PID)
Configuration Management Strategy - (PID)
Configuration Item Records
Quality Management Strategy - (PID)
Quality Register
Project Plan - (PID)
Business Case (refined) - (PID)
Benefits Review Plan

Work Package (Accept)

Team Plan (Create)
CheckPoint Report (Create)
Quality Register (Update)
Work Package (Update)
Config. Item Record
(Update)

LEGEND:
DOCUMENT

Highlight
Report

Managing a Stage
PlanBoundary
the next stage
Update the Project Plan
Update the Business Case
Report Stage End
Produce an Exception Plan (when
required)

Initiation
Stage
Boundary

Highlight
Report

Business Case

Exceptio
n Report

Lessons Report

-PID
- Configuration Item Records
(Update)
- Risk Register (Update)
- Issue Register (Update)
- Quality Register (Update)
- Project Plan (Update)
- Business Case (Update)
- Benefits Review Plan
(Update)

Closing a Project
Prepare Planned Closure
Prepare Premature Closure
Handover products
Evaluate the Project
Recommend Project Closure

- Stage Plan (Create)

- Product Descriptions
(Create)
- End Stage Report (Create)
- Lessons Report (Create)
- Exception Plan (Create)

Stage Boundary
Approaching

Authorize a Work Package

Review Work Package Status
Receive a completed Work Package

Authorization to
deliver a Work
Package

Work Pckage (create)

Stage Plan (update)
Config. Item record
(update)
Quality Register (update)

Accept a Work Package

Project End
Approaching

Controlling a Stage
Review the stage status
Report highlights

Daily Log (update)

Lessons Log (update)
Highlight Report
(create)

Capture and examine issues and risks

Escalate issues and risks
Take corrective actions

Issue Register (update)

Risk Register (update)
Issue Report (Create)
Exception Report (Create)
Work Package (Update)

Execute a Work Package

Completed
Work Package

Raise a New
Risk
Rasise a New
Issue

Deliver a Work Package

Managing Product Delivery

PROCESS

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EVENT

Closure
Recommendation

PID
Escalate
Exception
Advice Request

PID

Stage Plan
Approval
Request

- End Project Report

- Business Cse (udate)
- Benefits Review Plan
- Lessons Report

End Project
Report
Benefits
Review Plan

New Issue

Issue
Report

Stage
Plan

Premature
Close

Project Board
Advice

Exception
Report

Lessons Log

Delivery/Team Manager

Closure
Notification

Request for Advice

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Design by QRP

- Follow-on Action
Recommendations
- Lessons Report
- PID (Update)
- Project Plan (Update)
- Issue Register
(Update)
- Configuration Item
Records (Update)
- Benefit Review Plan
-Risk Register (Close)
- Issue Register (Close)
- Quality Register
(Close)
- Daily Log (Close)
- Lessons Log (Close)