Foundation 5 Flashcards
Business objectives
The measurable outcomes that demostrate progress in relation to the organization’s strategy and to which a project should contribute
Dis-benefits
The measurable declines resulting from an outcome, which would detract from one or more business objectives.
Business objectives
Demonstrate progress to an organization’s mission, to which the project should contribute in some way
Do-Noting differently
carry on as you are, even if there is an aggressive new entrant in your marketplace
Purpose of the Business Case
Documents the business justification for the project
Benefits Management approach
Benefits the actions and benefits reviews that are required to ensure that the outcomes and benefits are achieved.
Sustainablitly management approach
TO define the actions, reviews, and controls what will be estableshed to ensure the that sustainablitily performance targets for the project are achieved
Sustainability tolerance
The permissable deviation in the sustainablility targets that is allowed before the deviation needs to be escalated to the next level of management
Benefits tolerance
The permissable deviaiton around expected benefits
7 PRINCE2 Principles
- Ensure continued business justification
- Learn from experience
- Define roles, responsibilities and relationships
- Manage by stages
- Manage by exception
- Focus on products
- Tailor to suit the project
Performance Targets
- Scope
- Quality
- Risk
- Cost
- Time
- Benefits
- Sustainability
Tailor to suite the project
> Use of terminology
Reflect the standards used in the industry
Alternative techniques or procedures for risk or issues practices
Reflect internal factors
Definition of Organizational ecosystem
The internal elements of an organization( including staff, board, owners, and other stakeholders) together with the organizations external relationships such as customers, suppliers, regulators, and competitors.
Definition of project ecosystem
Those elements of the business involved in or directly impacted by the project and the associated users and suppliers
Organizational Ecosystem
Also knows as “Business as Usual” - the normal, permanent elements of an organization
Project Ecosystem
Temporary organizational structure formed to deliver products
Definition of change management
Change management is the means by which an organization transitions from the current state to the target state
Definition of collaboration
People from across the project ecosystem working together to achieve the projects objectives
Definition of leadership
Motivating people to achieve a project objectves. On projects, this is best done through collaboration across the project ecosystem, persuading, influencing and co-creating with a focus on managing key relationships and seeking regular feedback to ensure team members remain aligned to the projects objectives and agree to joint ways of working
Definition of management
Instructing the execution of tasks in line with agreed ways of working. Co-creating ways of working with project team members (and stakeholders) significantly improves people’s willingness to be managed in line with them
Definition of co-creation
A specific form of collaboration involving users and key influencers in the design of products and agreed ways of working to ensure they are adopted by the project and organizational ecosystem
People - Focused Activities
- Leading Successful change
- Leading successful Teams
- Communication
Identify the missing word in the following sentence:
Prince2 defines a project as “a temporary organization that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according to an agreed [?].
Business case
Can you identify two of the four types of product?
A. outcome
b. specialist
c. Management
d. Dependency
Management
Specialist