PRINCE2 Foundation covers the structure of the PRINCE2 method. This is a plain-English summary; PeopleCert’s official syllabus is authoritative, and PRINCE2 7 refined some terminology.
The seven principles
- Continued business justification
- Learn from experience
- Defined roles and responsibilities
- Manage by stages
- Manage by exception
- Focus on products
- Tailor to suit the project
The seven themes / practices
Business case · Organisation · Quality · Plans · Risk · Change · Progress. These are managed continuously throughout the project.
The seven processes
- Starting up a project
- Directing a project
- Initiating a project
- Controlling a stage
- Managing product delivery
- Managing a stage boundary
- Closing a project
Tailoring and context
How PRINCE2 is adapted to the size, environment, complexity and risk of a project, and the key management products (such as the business case and project initiation documentation).