Chapter 1 of 5 · PeopleCert PRINCE2 7 Foundation
Projects and PRINCE2 Key Concepts
The five integrated elements, what a project is, performance aspects, delivery approaches and the benefits of PRINCE2.
- 2topics
- 10 minfast track
- 3%of the exam
Topics in this chapter
Take them in order, or jump to the one you need.
- 1Integrated Elements, Projects and Delivery ApproachesPRINCE2 7 basics: the five integrated elements, what a project and project management are, the seven performance aspects and the…5 min
- 2Why Project Management and the Benefits of PRINCE2Why organizations use project management, the challenges PRINCE2 addresses, the five project characteristics, project context and…5 min
About this chapter
What this chapter covers
Projects and PRINCE2 Key Concepts is 3% of the PRINCE2 7 Foundation exam, about two of the 60 questions. It covers the five integrated elements of PRINCE2, the definitions of a project and of project management, the seven aspects of project performance, and the three delivery approaches.
It also covers why organizations use project management at all, the challenges PRINCE2 is designed to address, the characteristics that make a project different from business as usual, the context a project sits in, and the features and benefits of the method.
Questions are short recall and understanding items: pick the correct definition, the missing word in a sentence, or two correct statements from a list of four. The vocabulary in this chapter is used everywhere else in the exam.
How the topics fit together
The project context shapes how the other four elements are applied. Every project is then managed against the same seven performance aspects, whatever delivery approach it uses.
Learn the five integrated elements and the seven performance aspects word for word. They are short lists, they are easy marks, and they reappear inside questions on practices and tailoring.
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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