Chapter 5 of 5 · PeopleCert PRINCE2 7 Foundation
PRINCE2 Processes
The purpose, objectives and context of each one for the exam.
- 4topics
- 22 minfast track
- 1diagrams and exhibits
- 15%of the exam
Topics in this chapter
Take them in order, or jump to the one you need.
- 1Starting Up a Project and Directing a ProjectPRINCE2 7 processes starting up a project and directing a project: purpose, objectives and context, from the project mandate to…Diagram6 min
- 2Initiating a ProjectPRINCE2 7 initiating a project: its purpose, objectives and context, how the PID and management approaches are built, and the…5 min
- 3Controlling a Stage and Managing Product DeliveryPRINCE2 7 processes controlling a stage and managing product delivery: purpose, objectives and context, work packages, checkpoint…5 min
- 4Managing a Stage Boundary and Closing a ProjectPRINCE2 7 managing a stage boundary and closing a project: purpose, objectives, context, exception plans, end stage and end…6 min
About this chapter
What this chapter covers
PRINCE2 Processes is 15% of the PRINCE2 7 Foundation exam, about nine of the 60 questions. It covers the seven processes: starting up a project, directing a project, initiating a project, controlling a stage, managing product delivery, managing a stage boundary and closing a project.
For each process the syllabus asks for three things only: its purpose, its objectives and its context (when it happens, who leads it and how it connects to the others). You are not asked to recall every activity inside a process at Foundation level.
Questions usually quote part of a purpose or an objective and ask which process it belongs to. Others ask which process happens first, which runs throughout the project, or which role carries it out.
How the topics fit together
Starting up a project happens before the project begins. Directing a project runs from the end of starting up to closure, and managing product delivery is where teams build the products.
Match the role to the process. The project board directs, the project manager starts up, initiates, controls stages, manages boundaries and closes, and team managers manage product delivery.
How to use these pages
Each topic page has the same shape, so you can skim for what you need.
- What it is: the idea in plain words.
- How it works: the mechanism, with tables and examples.
- What to remember for the exam: the facts to memorise and how questions are phrased.
- Common mistakes: the classic traps.
- Check yourself: three questions to test your understanding.
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