PRINCE2 Project Initiation Document Template

Written by | Published August 26, 2011

PRINCE2 Training With a Project Initiation Document (PID) you define the project’s scope and direction and use it as the basis for its authorisation, management and assessing its success.  The document details all the foreseeable areas of the project, such as goals, scope, risks, controls and budget.

The PID must contain several pieces of information that are vital to the success of a project.  If these areas aren’t defined clearly from the outset, there is a high chance that the project will fail. The PID should cover the following areas:

  • Project Definition
  • Project Approach
  • Business Case
  • Project Management Team Structure
  • Role Descriptions
  • Quality Management Strategy
  • Configuration Management Strategy
  • Risk Management Strategy
  • Communication Management Strategy
  • Project Plan
  • Project Controls
  • Tailoring of PRINCE2

Our PRINCE2 Foundation covers all your need to learn to use a PID and other PRINCE2 tools and techniques. We also offer a full 5-day PRINCE2 Practitioner course for those who want to cover both stages and take both exams.

You can download a Project Initiation Document template in our PRINCE2 downloads section (see the PRINCE2 project templates).  We will look in a bit more depth at each of these ares and what information you need to include.

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How to Differentiate Between PRINCE2 Training Providers

Written by | Published August 9, 2011

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All PRINCE2 training providers must be accredited by APMG in order to offer official PRINCE2 courses. This often leads to the misconception that all PRINCE2 courses are the same, and that the only differentiating factor is price.

That’s simply not the case…

Read a list of common misconceptions about PRINCE2

If you see a 5-day PRINCE2 Practitioner Course advertised for £600, stop and ask yourself how that course is so cheap.

The main way to get the price down, is to cram more delegates in to the training room. We’ve come across some PRINCE2 training providers who will fill courses up to 20 people. That’s right – TWENTY! That’s an insane number of people for any training course – let along an intensive workshop like PRINCE2.

You can also cut costs by using the cheapest PRINCE2 trainers (which tend to be those with less experience) and by using lower quality training materials.

Our PRINCE2 courses will never be the cheapest on the market, but we’re quite happy with that.

We’re confident that for the rates we charge, our PRINCE2 courses are excellent value for money for the high quality we provide.

Here’s what sets us apart from the rest – you might want to use this as the basis for questions to ask PRINCE2 course providers if you’re shopping around.

Why are our PRINCE2 Courses different?

Maximum Group Size of 12

PRINCE2 Training RoomHaving the time to have your questions answered is vital on a PRINCE2 course. This will not only help you to pass your PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam – but will be a great help in relating what you are learning to your own work, helping you to start implementing it faster when you get back to the office.

In a group of 20 – we believe you have no hope of having your questions answered effectively – so we NEVER have more than 12 people on a course.

Experienced Project Managers as PRINCE2 Trainers

Just holding a PRINCE2 qualification doesn’t make you a brilliant project manager – and the same applies to trainers.

All of our trainers have proven project management expertise from using PRINCE2 on projects in the real world.

This makes it easy for them to:

  1. Help you to pass your PRINCE2 Practitioner exam, which is all about applying the methodology to real-world scenarios
  2. Give you advice that is based on hard-won experience on how to effectively apply PRINCE2 to your own projects when you return to the office

We NEVER use trainers who have just learned the PRINCE2  methodology in order to teach and have not applied it for real

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DON’T FORGET your PRINCE2 Business Case!

Written by | Published July 27, 2011

PRINCE2-business-caseHaving a well defined and up to date business can be the key to the success of any PRINCE2 project – and yet it is often overlooked, or not used correctly (in these cases, projects tend to deliver poor results!)

It’s not difficult for some project managers to get bogged down in the detail of their PRINCE2 projects, and to lose sight of the overall business objectives.

Some project managers are also unsure about the information they are basing their Business Case on, and where to find it.

However – all PMs should remember that without an agreed Business Case, their project would not exist in the fist place, so making sure that it is accurate, up to date and referred to  for the duration of the project is paramount.

In this post we explore some of the purposes of the PRINCE2 Business case, and consider how to use it effectively.

Want more tips?: Read about setting SMART Goals for your PRINCE2 projects here.

Managing a PRINCE2 Project requires PRINCE2 Practitioner Training, and PRINCE2 Foundation Training is necessary for being part of the project team. We offer both courses in our Brighton training centre, and can also provide training at your place of work.

What is the PRINCE2 Business Case For?

The PRINCE2 business case is a document which aligns your project to the overall strategy of your business or organisation. It explains why we are developing the products or focusing on the outcomes that your project is delivering. It describes the positive impact your project will have on the business, and how it contributes to organisational strategy.

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