SU Starting Up a Project
PRINCE2's first process
SU1 Appointing a Project Board
Executive and a Project Manager
Project Manager appointed
SU2
Designing a Project Management Team
Project Management Team Structure
formed
SU3 Appointing a Project
Management Team
PM Team responsibilities
confirmed
SU4 Preparing a Project
Brief
Project Brief formed
SU5 Defining Project Approach
Project Approach document drafted
SU6 Planning an Initiation Stage
Create the Initiation Stage Plan
IP Initiating a Project
Project Initiation Document formalized
IP1 Planning Quality
Create the Project Quality Plan
IP2 Plan a Project
Create the Project Plan
IP3 Refine Business Case and Risks
Review Business Case and Risks
and update Project Plan
IP4 Setup Project Controls
Create the Communication Plan and
Project Controls
IP5 Setup Project Files
Create a filing system
IP6 Assembling a PID
Create the Project Initiation
Document
DP Directing a Project
To make key decisions of the project
DP1 Authorising Initiation
Approve the plan to produce the
PID
DP2 Authorising a Project
Submit a draft PID using the
Project Brief
DP3 Authorising a Stage or Exception Plan
Authorising a Stage or Exception
Plan
DP4 Giving ad hoc Direction
Project Boards to give direction
DP5 Confirming Project Closure
Close the project orderly
CS Control Stage
Control and monitor the stages
CS1 Authorising a Work Package
Ensure that work is accurately
represented
CS2 Assessing Progress
Create Checkpoint Report
CS3 Capturing Project Issues
Ensures that Project Issues are
captured
CS4 Examining Project Issues
Examine the project issues
regularly
CS5 Reviewing Stage Status
Ensure stage within tolerance
CS6 Reporting Highlights
Create Highlight Report
CS7 Taking Corrective Actions
Resolve deviations
CS8 Escalating Project Issues
Create Exception Report
CS9 Receiving Completed Work Package
Checked and received the Work
Package
MP Managing Product Delivery
Team Manager to accept and execute the work package
MP1 Accepting a Work Package
Team Manager to accept the work
package
MP2 Executing a Work Package
Creation of the product as
specified in the Work Package
MP3 Delivering a Work Package
Work package is completed and
handed over to the Project Manager
SB Managing Stage Boundaries
Project Manager to ensure the Stage has been completed
SB1 Planning a Stage
Create next Stage Plan
SB2 Updating a Project Plan
Updating the Project Plan
SB3 Updating a Project Business Case
Update the Business Case with
costs, benefits and timings
SB4 Updating the Risk Log
Ensure Risk Log is updated
SB5 Reporting Stage End
End of a stage reported
SB6 Producing an Exception Plan
Create Exception Plan if
tolerances exceeded
PL Planning
Planning to produce the product of the project
PL1 Designing a Plan
Create a design plan
PL2 Defining and
Analysing Products
Ensure all products are covered
PL3
Identifying Activities and Dependencies
Identify relevant activities and
dependencies
PL4 Estimating
Estimating resources and time
required
PL5 Scheduling
Update the schedule
PL6
Analysing Risks
Update the risk log
PL7
Completing a Plan
Lists down all required products
for the stage
CP Closing a Project
Officially closing down the project
CP1 Decommissioning a Project
Notify that the project is about
to close
CP2 Identifying Follow-on
Actions
Create Post Project Review plan
and document Follow-on Actions
CP3 Project Evaluation
Review
Review the project according to
the quality plan
