Chapter 15: Progress theme Flashcards
Progress Theme
Purpose to monitor and compare actual progress against planned achievements, forecast project viability, and control deviations.
Control Progress
Ensures the project stays on track by comparing actual vs planned progress across time, cost, quality, scope, benefits, and risk.
Manage by Exception
PRINCE2 principle that focuses on deviations beyond agreed tolerances to escalate issues.
Tolerances
Permissible deviation from planned targets for time, cost, quality, scope, benefits, and risk without escalating.
Progress Control Mechanisms
Delegation of authority, dividing the project into management stages, time and event-driven reporting, and exception raising.
Raising Exceptions
Work-package, stage-level, or project-level deviations should be raised with appropriate reports for decision-making.
Agile View of Progress
Agile tracks progress through work completed and value delivered, using techniques like burn charts and work-in-progress boards.
Agile Values
Progress in agile is guided by values like transparency, simplicity, and empiricism, with quick responsiveness to learnings.
PRINCE2 Agile Guidance
Combining PRINCE2’s flexibility with agile’s real-time tracking and iterative progress monitoring improves project management.
Control in PRINCE2 vs Agile
PRINCE2 uses tolerances and exception raising for control, while agile focuses on self-organization and real-time progress monitoring.
Progress at Different Levels
PRINCE2 tracks progress at work package, stage, and project levels, using agile tools like burn charts for flexibility.
Burn Charts
Used in agile to track progress; burn-down charts show remaining work, while burn-up charts show completed work.
Burn-down Chart
Shows the remaining work and the ideal progress rate; the trend of the line indicates project velocity.
Burn-up Chart
Shows the work completed and the total work, making it easier to track changes in scope or work.
Information Radiators
Visually display progress and other project information; often low-tech and highly visible, such as on team boards or charts.
Transparency in Agile
Visible, simple, and accessible information promotes transparency and trust in agile projects.
Updating Information Radiators
Information should be manually updated, with regular reviews to ensure real-time progress visibility.
PRINCE2 and Agile Progress Integration
PRINCE2 Agile combines structured progress tracking at different levels with agile’s iterative and flexible progress monitoring.
Progress Theme Summary
Progress is assessed at various levels using both PRINCE2 and agile methods, with an emphasis on transparency and managing deviations within flexible tolerances.
