Themes

Question 1

What are the 7 Prince2 themes?

Answer 1

• business case
• organisation
• quality
• plans
• risk
• change
• progress

Question 2

Themes: what is the purpose of the Business Case?

Answer 2

To develop the original idea into a viable investment proposition and ensure project management maintains focus on the organisations objectives throughout the product.

Business Case should answer WHY?

Question 3

Themes: what is the purpose of the Organisation theme?

Answer 3

To define and establish the projects structure of accountability and responsibilities.

Organisation should answer WHO?

Question 4

Themes: what is the purpose of quality?

Answer 4

Quality ensures that all project team members understand the quality to be delivered and how the project management will ensure that these requirements are delivered.

Quality should answer WHAT?

Question 5

Themes: what is the purpose of Plans?

Answer 5

This should describe how plans are produced and how the Product Based Planning technique is applied.

Used as the basis of communication and control throughout the project.

Plans should answer HOW? HOW MUCH? WHEN?

Question 6

Themes: what is the purpose of Risk?

Answer 6

A list of the threats and opportunities which need to be managed.

Risks should answer WHAT IF?

Question 7

Themes: what is the purpose of Change?

Answer 7

Change describes how to assess issues which have a potential impact on any aspects of the project.

Issues might include general problems, requests for change or instances of quality failure.

Change should answer WHATS THE IMPACT?

Question 8

Themes: what is the purpose of Progress?

Answer 8

Progress reviews the ongoing viability of plans, monitoring actual performance against plans as well as defining how exceptions should be escalated if tolerance is forecast to be exceeded.

Progress should answer WHERE ARE WE NOW? WHERE ARE WE GOING? SHOULD WE CARRY ON?