Comments on: Are You Foolish For Believing In PRINCE2 As A Project Management Methodology? http://www.pmhut.com/are-you-foolish-for-believing-in-prince2-as-a-project-management-methodology Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:31:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kev http://www.pmhut.com/are-you-foolish-for-believing-in-prince2-as-a-project-management-methodology/comment-page-1#comment-75967 Kev Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:06:55 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/?p=6840#comment-75967 Wow, I've never seen such a clear expose of a lack of knowledge in how to apply a methodology. (I thought it was 'Projects IN..., not 'Project Management IN... I must check the old red book. Or the slightly newer, light blue one). Of course you can apply PRINCE2 to a construction project. Look up stage planning, tolerances and, what will likely apply if I understand the hint correctly; the exception process. The whole point of a methodology is that you <b>apply</b> what works for the problem situation. PRINCE2 is only bureacratic if you erroneously believe that you should apply every single aspect of it to every part of the project. Even a basic understanding of products you're responsible for delivering and issuing work packages to suppliers to deliver these is applying the methodology. You'd monitor and control delivery of products. If risks occurred, you'd manage them. You'd report highlights to whoever is paying the bills and regularly check the status of what is being delivered. You'd have a pre-project stage where you'd get approval to start the project. You'd have a customer and supplier representative to discuss progress with and someone would check that you're managing the project according to your client's requirements. Wouldn't you? It's all in there. Don't take everything literally. If it's useful, use it. If it isn't (such as the suggested directory structure in the 2000 version), don't. Wow, I’ve never seen such a clear expose of a lack of knowledge in how to apply a methodology. (I thought it was ‘Projects IN…, not ‘Project Management IN… I must check the old red book. Or the slightly newer, light blue one).

Of course you can apply PRINCE2 to a construction project.

Look up stage planning, tolerances and, what will likely apply if I understand the hint correctly; the exception process. The whole point of a methodology is that you apply what works for the problem situation. PRINCE2 is only bureacratic if you erroneously believe that you should apply every single aspect of it to every part of the project. Even a basic understanding of products you’re responsible for delivering and issuing work packages to suppliers to deliver these is applying the methodology.

You’d monitor and control delivery of products. If risks occurred, you’d manage them. You’d report highlights to whoever is paying the bills and regularly check the status of what is being delivered. You’d have a pre-project stage where you’d get approval to start the project. You’d have a customer and supplier representative to discuss progress with and someone would check that you’re managing the project according to your client’s requirements. Wouldn’t you?

It’s all in there.

Don’t take everything literally. If it’s useful, use it. If it isn’t (such as the suggested directory structure in the 2000 version), don’t.

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