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Commentaries:

• PRINCE2 vs PMBoK in Startup

Toolkit:

• On Appointing a Project Executive
• On Setting up a Project Board
• On Recruiting a Project Manager
• On Recruiting a PM Team
• On Preparing a Project Brief
• On Defining Project Approach
• On Planning an Initiation Stage

Checklist:

• Startup Phase Checklist

Project Startup, Initiation, Proposal, Inital Investigation, Starting Up a Project (PRINCE2) and Concept are all terms used the stage / phase / process of getting a project concept off the ground. It is an exciting time for all and sundry, the PM has just whipped up a quick gantt chart, the deadlines are months away, “unknowns-unknowns” are just that, and the new project team all passed their interviews with flying colours – what could go wrong?.

Someone once said, “the devil is in the detail” but any project manager who has been around will tell you, “the devil IS the detail”. This toolkit is a set of practical tools and templates to get your project structure right, your key roles defined and filled in order to begin ‘Planning to plan’.