On Projects*

Once a plan is forecast to exceed its tolerances, the red flag needs to be sent up the pole. This PRINCE2 Exception Report template is the red flag and so it is built for speed, and not intended to be a repository for in-depth analysis. It seeks to put the critical information in one place for the key decision makers to select the most appropriate option to move the project forward.

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Unfortunately it’s too easy to let your management systems fall off the rails when deadlines are looming or if senior management has lit a fire under the project.

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> Friday Afternoon Checklist

So to help you, the Project Manager, keep an eye on the “engine” of your project try using a weekly checklist to reflect [...]

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This is a pretty controversial template. Some PMs when presented with it, faint at the sight of all the section headings recommended by the commonly available Work Package template.

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> Work Package Template

Others gleefully tap their fingers together at the prospect of creating more detail and more control. The answer, fortunately [...]

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