How PRINCE2 Leads to Effective Risk Management

PRINCE2 is one of the most comprehensive methodologies for risk management. It quantifies risk by likelihood and impact, making for effective management. PRINCE2 defines ‘risk’ as something that could become either an issue or an opportunity. So risk can be both positive and negative for a project. It...

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ITIL Release Management Quick Reference

Release Management is an ITIL process that on first sight looks like a logical part of Change Management, to most heads. As we consider the number of changes and their possible impact in business organizations, it becomes clear where this process came from: practical need to coordinate things....

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Service Management Document System

Let's keep the main thing the main thing. What document system is already at place in your organization? Use it. If your organization has reached the level of maturity to implement the Service Management System, odds are that you already have some kind of a sensible document management...

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ITIL Continual Service Improvement

Purpose Purpose of ITIL Continual Service Improvement is to ensure IT Services alignment with business needs. This is  done via improvements to IT services through Strategy, Design, Transition and Operation stages. We want to improve effectiveness of service, process and cost. ...

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Why should I study PRINCE2?

To Gain First Class Project Management Skills PRINCE2 is the de facto project management standard. It provides the skills to make you confident about successfully managing projects. That's because PRINCE2 uses a common language, systems and procedures. This allows you to control resources and risks. PRINCE2's controls lead...

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The 7 Principles, Themes and Processes of PRINCE2

PRINCE2 is a project management methodology of 7s. The principles, themes and processes all follow this model. Here, we break down each one and discuss how they relate to each other. The 7 Principles PRINCE2 derives its methods from 7 core principles. Collectively, these principles provide a framework...

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Managing Small-Scale Projects in PRINCE2

Many people assume that small-scale projects are easy to manage and don’t need as much diligence. However without best practices, any project can exceed its tolerances or get cancelled entirely. Often, communication is poor and project managers drift from the PRINCE2 framework. Here are a few pointers to...

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3 Reasons Project Assurance is Vital to Success

Assurance is when the project board objectively assesses a project’s performance. This assessment considers whether users’ requirements are being met, and if the project’s intended benefits outweigh its costs. In spite of this, project assurance remains an underutilised aspect of PRINCE2. In their annual Pulse of the Profession...

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