Plans Practice
Facilitate communication and control by defining products, planning delivery and applying tolerances across planning horizons.
How to prepare for PRINCE2 Version 7
Build the project and principle foundations first, integrate people throughout the method, then connect each practice with the seven-process lifecycle and scenario tailoring.
Core concepts
Concept 1
The practice supports communication and control by defining what, how, when, where, by whom and for how much.
Exam cue: Choose the plan type from the decision level and reason for planning.
Concept 2
Project, stage, team and exception plans serve different management levels and situations.
Exam cue: Define products and dependencies before building a schedule.
Concept 3
Product-based planning develops the project product description, product descriptions, product flow and estimates before scheduling.
Concept 4
Planning horizons, stages, dependencies, tolerances and delivery sustainability shape a realistic plan.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Using an exception plan as a small corrective action within tolerance.
Guardrail: Do not choose a process or role by keyword alone; confirm context, authority, product and decision purpose.
Treating a schedule as the whole plan.
Guardrail: Do not choose a process or role by keyword alone; confirm context, authority, product and decision purpose.
Memory anchors
Plans purpose
Facilitate communication and control by defining delivery, resources, timing and cost.
Four plan types
Project, stage, team and exception plans.
Product-based planning
Define products, quality and dependencies before estimating and scheduling work.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
What is the purpose of the plans practice?
Which plan provides the high-level view for the entire project?
Which plan contains the detailed control basis for one management stage?
Answer all questions to submit.
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