PRINCE2

Q1 GOVERNANCE Evaluate project governance guidelines (such as AS8016 and 6Q Governance™) to determine whether they have more potential to overcome the problem of IT project failure than project management methodologies (such as PMBOK and PRINCE2). Over the last three decades, coping with large information technology(IT) projects has been a difficult and important problem for both practitioners and academic researchers(Ika 2009, Toomey,2009:Weill & Ross,2004:Bekker & Steyn 2009). Research…

“An uncertain event that, should it occur, will have an effect on the achievement of objectives” (PRINCE2) . It is vital that if organizational objectives are to be met successfully, risks need to be identified, assessed and controlled as quickly and efficiently as possible. In order for this to be achieved risks are often logged in a document called…

said they couldn’t take designs according to the customer’s requirements, it would make them noncompliant. They insisted doing what their ISO 9000 procedures required, not what the customer wanted. The consequence was quality fell. As a result, they reimplemented ISO 9000, but instead of writing down what each function did, they wrote down how they processed a project from receipt of customer order to delivery of the building to the customer. Rather than aligning the procedures vertically with…

One definite aspect of any project that gives it a competitive edge is its quality. It follows that all possible measures should be taken to ensure that quality is maintained in carrying out all works in a project. It is more so emphasized on quality if the project is business oriented since every client is insistent on highest quality. Quality refers to fitness for use or being in the best condition that the clients may desire. When a project is said to be carried out in good quality, it means…

What are the three elements of the triple constraint and why is an understanding of their relative weight important in exercising control over a project? The term ‘triple constraint’ refers to the fact that any project takes place within the envelope of the time it is expected to take, the budget available and some understanding of what has to be delivered, expressed as scope, product or quality. It is important for a project manager to understand the balance between the three triple…

• PRINCE2 (or similar related) qualification I possess a PRINCE 2 qualification in project management and have studied the working styles of the project managers I have worked under. As part of the Human Centred management project I managed all activities and observed project managers from highly influential brands. As part of the Human Centred Management project I also studied the psychology of effective communication and decision making. This project used facets of Transactional Analysis,…

The IT sector along with other sectors outsource projects to third parties in different remote locations. An approached used by the IT is creating virtual teams. 2 The reasons behind this is most software industries outsource due to low cost, and the advancement of communication via email, phone conferences, and internet. In the 1990s, the trend was to outsource software developers from Ireland, Israel, and India. The trend continues to increase, and this has had a significant impact on project…

viability of Jim’s consultancy depends largely on keeping up to date with technology and in particular project management methodologies and scheduling software. Some currently more important current methodologies include waterfall, agile, scrum, and PRINCE2, although in…

Project management is planning and organizing of a firm’s resources to move a specific task, event or task towards completion. Project management is an activity undertaken on a project to project basis and is not a continuous activity, and the resources managed include human resources and financial capital. The project manager helps in defining the goals and objectives of the project and sets the timeline for completing various project components and by whom. The project manager also creates…