People Issues and PRINCE2

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Author:

Office of Government Commerce (OGC)

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

The key to the success or failure of every project is the Project Manager's ability to deal with the gap between the plan and reality. PRINCE2 provides Project Managers with highly effective ways of managing any discrepancies.

However no plan or methodology can be entirely fool proof against the single most unpredictable element in any project: people.

Because human factors are so central to every project, OGC has developed guidance to help managers tackle this issue. PRINCE2 is about controlling the various risks to which projects are subject: the better the risks are managed the more likely the project is to be successful.

People Issues and PRINCE2 helps managers to:

• Iidentify the likely points within a project where "people issues" can arise.

• Understand what might happen as a result of them.

• Plan in order to mitigate any bad effects.

• Put forward a range of accepted management approaches and remedies.

• Learn from the experience of others through examples and case studies.

Like PRINCE2 itself, this guidance is generic, as opposed to sector specific, and will work with any kind of project: whatever the peculiarities or nuances of the project, human nature remains remarkably constant. While the planning and coping strategies in this publication cannot guarantee success, Project Managers will be able to tackle their planning with even greater confidence.

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PRINCE2 Exams and Editions

PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner exams based on PRINCE2 2009 will be available from 06 July 2009. PRINCE2 exams based on the PRINCE2 2005 edition will continue to run until the end of 2009. Visit PRINCE2 2009 FAQs for more information.

PRINCE2 2009 Edition

There are now two editions for PRINCE2; 'Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2' is aimed at people who work on projects on a daily basis and 'Directing Successful Projects with PRINCE2' provides a guide for those who direct or sponsor projects, both of which are available below.

Further information:

> 'People Issues and PRINCE2' Contents and Introduction

Related resources:

> PRINCE2 2009 Overview Brochure (PDF - 257Kb)

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Extent	120 pages	ISBN	9780113308965
Size	190 x 245mm	Price	£25.00
Binding	Paperback	Published	29 Nov 2002
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