PRINCE2 Resources
References
The following table lists tools that we have developed for our PRINCE2 courses.
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Summary
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T001_PRINCE2_Reference_Chart
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This is our famous PRINCE2 Desk Reference chart, which we use in our PRINCE2 Foundation courses. It covers all of the elements of the PRINCE2 project management method. It is intended to be printed on two A3 sheets, which should then be placed back-to-back and laminated, or just pinned to your wall as separate sheets.
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T002_PRINCE2_Cross-Reference_Chart
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This is the PRINCE2 Cross-Reference Chart that we use in our PRINCE2 Practitioner course. It shows when each PRINCE2 management product is created, updated or referenced across the PRINCE2 processes, as well as showing who has responsibility at each step. It is intended to be printed on an A3 sheet.
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Tools and Templates
The following table lists management products that we have use in our PRINCE2 consulting engagements. The products tagged with an * are not PRINCE2 products, just ones we find useful.
The Templates themselves are free for anyone to download and use. In exchange for access to the Product Descriptions, we ask that you register on this site. We provide access to our set of fully worked examples of each document freely to people who have attended one of our courses, or else go to our Products page where you will be able to purchase the full set.
Just so that you know what is included in each set, we've made available the template, product description and worked example of a Project Brief, written against an imaginary project in fictitious organisation. Just scroll down into the table below.
To download the Templates (1.5Mb zip file), click here.
To get the Product Descriptions (1.7 Mb zip file), go here (but you must be registered and logged on).
To get the fully worked Examples (2 Mb zip file), go here (but you must be a past student and logged on).
To use a template:
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Open the template you need.
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Save it to your project repository, giving it the required filename and version number.
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There are fields embedded in most templates that are intended to facilitate rapid configuration for use in a particular project, for example project name, stage, Executive, organisation, project manager. To use these embedded fields:
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Select all text in the document by pressing the key sequence Alt H, SL, A
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Update all fields by pressing F9 and entering data when prompted
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MS Word will update all instances of these fields, and the filename, in the body of the document. Unfortunately, MS Word doesn’t update fields in headers and footers. To update fields in headers (project name, product name) and footers (filename), double click in the header or footer, then for each field, right click in the field and select the Update option.
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Use the associated Product Description for guidance on how to complete the product. Refer to the associated Example document for a worked example.
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Template
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Product Description
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Example
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Project Mandate
(the examples of the other management products are related to this Mandate)
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Project Managers Workbook *
For smaller projects, we use this MS Excel workbook. It contains sheets for the Contact List, Correspondence Log, Daily Log, Risk Register, Issue Register, Quality Register, Lessons Log, CIRs, etc.
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Daily Log
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Lessons Log
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Project Brief
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Project Brief
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Project Brief
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Project Brief
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Project Product Description
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Initiation Stage Plan
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Use the
Stage Plan
template
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Use the
Generic Plan
PD
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Project Initiation Notification
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Ad hoc
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Ad hoc
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Ad hoc
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Risk Management Strategy
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Risk Register
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Quality Management Strategy
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Quality Register
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Configuration Management Strategy
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Configuration Item Record
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Issue Register
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Communications Management Strategy
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Generic Plan
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Project Plan
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Use the
Generic Plan
PD
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Project Schedule *
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Business Case
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Benefits Review Plan
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Project Initiation Documentation
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Project Authorisation Notification
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Ad hoc
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Ad hoc
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Ad hoc
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Stage Plan
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Use the
Generic Plan
PD
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Product Description
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Work Package
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Team Plan
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Use the
Generic Plan
PD
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Product Checklist
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Checkpoint Report
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Highlight Report
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Issue Report
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Exception Report
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Product Status Account
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Ad hoc,
based on
CIRs
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End Stage Report
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End Project Report
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Lessons Report
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Project Closure Notification
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Ad hoc
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Ad hoc
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Ad hoc
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