Project delivery · independent commentary
PRINCE2
Seven of everything, and one idea that does the work
Principles, practices, processes and the management products that connect them — plus what the 7th edition changed.
Start the map 5 pillars · 15 cards · about 22 minutes end to end
The map
Five minutes, once. Rate each pillar before you start and the cards you are shakiest on come first. Skipping it costs you nothing but the ordering.
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The seven principles
The part that cannot be tailored away — a project without them is not PRINCE2.
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The seven practices
Renamed from themes in the 7th edition: the aspects managed continuously.
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The seven processes
Who does what, when — and the two that people most often conflate.
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Management products
Baselines, records and reports: the artefacts the method actually runs on.
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Roles, and what the 7th edition added
Three interests, four levels, and the people and sustainability chapters.
Apply it
One scenario per sitting, about ten minutes. No marking scheme that pretends to be objective — a rubric you are invited to argue with.
Sources: Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2, 7th edition (PeopleCert, 2023), PRINCE2 7 glossary. Written from those texts and last checked on against reporting on them — not read line by line against the primary documents. Every card names the clause it comes from precisely so you can settle it at the source, and [email protected] is where a correction goes.
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