Module 10: Controlling a stage and managing product delivery
Syllabus
10. Understand the PRINCE2 prac ces and how they are applied throughout the project
10.1 Explain the purpose, objec ves and context of the PRINCE2 processes:
i. Controlling a stage
ii. Managing product delivery
Lessons Learned
- Explore and understand the purpose, objec ves, and context of controlling a stage and
managing product delivery
- Explore and understand the ac vi es in the managing product delivery process
- Explore and understand how work packages are controlled, managed and delivered
Points of view
Controlling a stage:
- Views the project from the project manager’s perspec ve
Managing product delivery:
- Views the project from the team manager’s perspec ve
Purpose of controlling a stage process
- Assign work to be done
- Monitor such work
The purpose of the - Deal with issues
controlling a stage - Report progress to the project board
process is to: - Take correc ve ac ons to ensure that the
management stage remains within
tolerances set by the project board
Objec ves of controlling a stage process
The objec ves of controlling a stage process are to ensure that:
- A en on is focused on delivery of the stage’s products
o Any movement away from the direc on and products agreed at the start of the
management stage is monitored to avoid uncontrolled change and loss of focus
- The project management team is focused on delivery within the tolerances laid down
- Risks and issues are kept under control
- The business case is kept under review
- The agreed products for the management stage meet the agreed quality expecta ons and
are accepted
, Overview of controlling a stage
- The process of controlling a stage describes the project manager’s day-to-day management
of the stage
- This process will be used for each stage of a project
- The ac vi es within the process of managing a stage boundary will occur towards the end of
each stage (except for the final stage)
- Throughout a management stage, this will consist of a cycle of:
o Authorising work to be done
o Monitoring progress informa on about that work, including signing off completed
work packages
o Reviewing the situa on (including product quality) and triggering new work
packages
o Observing, assessing and dealing with issues and risks
o Taking any necessary correc ve ac on
o Escala ng risks and issues that cannot be resolved within the tolerances set by the
project board
o Repor ng highlights
Syllabus
10. Understand the PRINCE2 prac ces and how they are applied throughout the project
10.1 Explain the purpose, objec ves and context of the PRINCE2 processes:
i. Controlling a stage
ii. Managing product delivery
Lessons Learned
- Explore and understand the purpose, objec ves, and context of controlling a stage and
managing product delivery
- Explore and understand the ac vi es in the managing product delivery process
- Explore and understand how work packages are controlled, managed and delivered
Points of view
Controlling a stage:
- Views the project from the project manager’s perspec ve
Managing product delivery:
- Views the project from the team manager’s perspec ve
Purpose of controlling a stage process
- Assign work to be done
- Monitor such work
The purpose of the - Deal with issues
controlling a stage - Report progress to the project board
process is to: - Take correc ve ac ons to ensure that the
management stage remains within
tolerances set by the project board
Objec ves of controlling a stage process
The objec ves of controlling a stage process are to ensure that:
- A en on is focused on delivery of the stage’s products
o Any movement away from the direc on and products agreed at the start of the
management stage is monitored to avoid uncontrolled change and loss of focus
- The project management team is focused on delivery within the tolerances laid down
- Risks and issues are kept under control
- The business case is kept under review
- The agreed products for the management stage meet the agreed quality expecta ons and
are accepted
, Overview of controlling a stage
- The process of controlling a stage describes the project manager’s day-to-day management
of the stage
- This process will be used for each stage of a project
- The ac vi es within the process of managing a stage boundary will occur towards the end of
each stage (except for the final stage)
- Throughout a management stage, this will consist of a cycle of:
o Authorising work to be done
o Monitoring progress informa on about that work, including signing off completed
work packages
o Reviewing the situa on (including product quality) and triggering new work
packages
o Observing, assessing and dealing with issues and risks
o Taking any necessary correc ve ac on
o Escala ng risks and issues that cannot be resolved within the tolerances set by the
project board
o Repor ng highlights
