PRINCE2 · pillar 1 of 5
The seven principles
The part that cannot be tailored away — a project without them is not PRINCE2.
- 1 Continued business justification A PRINCE2 project must have a justified reason to start and a justification that remains valid throughout, verified at…
- 2 Manage by exception A project defines tolerances for each objective at each level of management, and delegates authority within them. A…
- 3 Tailor to suit the project PRINCE2 must be tailored to the project's environment, size, complexity, importance, team capability and risk. What may…
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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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