Tailoring PRINCE2 Themes
How PRINCE2 themes are applied can be influenced by tailoring.
This may range from being rigid and prescriptive through to allowing the project management team a large degree of freedom as to how they implement each theme.
All seven PRINCE2 themes must be applied in a project but they should be tailored according to the risk, scale, nature, complexity or simplicity of the project concerned, always ensuring that any minimum requirements specified in a theme are satisfied.
A tailored PRINCE2 Theme should reflect any tailoring of the processes and terminology.
Tailoring a theme does not necessarily mean rewriting a PRINCE2 theme itself. In most cases, the PRINCE2 Themes are implemented through the project’s risk, quality, change control and communication management approaches .
These should contain procedures regarding how the themes are implemented in practice for that particular project.
The level of control required will influence the degree of formality and frequency of monitoring, reviewing and reporting.
When applying the PRINCE2 themes, take account of risk and any relevant external factors, such as corporate, portfolio, programme and customer policies and standards , and capture them in the project’s management approaches, as shown in the graphic below:
Many of the themes imply that procedures may need to be developed: PRINCE2 does not prescribe how Themes should be documented or published.
They can range from being a simple set of activities to a fully developed procedure with a flow chart.
PRINCE2 provides a table of responsibilities relating to each theme; these may be reassigned provided they do not introduce any conflict of interest, particularly between the roles associated with directing a project, as opposed to managing a project.
Each PRINCE2 Theme in this manual contains suggestions for different tailoring options for implementing the theme in practice, together with ideas on how to deal with some common situations.
Tailoring PRINCE2 Theme Rules
Tailoring allows the PRINCE2 Themes to be adapted to create appropriate procedures and controls, provided that:
- PRINCE2 principles are upheld
- Minimum requirements in each PRINCE2 Theme are satisfied
- The purpose of each PRINCE2 Theme is not compromised.
The Format of PRINCE2 Theme chapters
Each PRINCE2 Theme chapter is structured as follows:
- Why the PRINCE2 Theme is important to the successful delivery of a project and the core concepts necessary to understand PRINCE2’s requirements for the theme
- PRINCE2’s requirements for the theme What is required, as a minimum, to be following PRINCE2
- Guidance for the effective use of the theme How to practically apply the theme to different organizations, environments and delivery approaches
- Techniques Techniques that can be used for the theme
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