PRINCE2

The book I read to research this post was PRINCE2 for Dummies by Nick Graham which is a very good book which I bought from kindle. PRINCE2 in a previous version was purchased by the UK government in 2006 & was then tweaked over the next couple of years & was released as PRINCE2. Originally it was a method for project managing computing but it was found its principles could be applied to any project. The government has also made it open source & doesn't take any kind of commission when it's taught. The UK treasury department has released a free ebook called the green book which you can google but anyway it explains how the treasury apply the principles of PRINCE2. There's also a PRINCE2 manual which is a good resource but you have to buy that. I must admit I am quite interested in PRINCE2 & at the very least am going to read the treasury book & do a blog on it so watch this space. PRINCE2 adds structure to a project & if done correctly should only create a modest amount of paperwork. If it's only a small project you might be able to carry out some of the steps verbally & it's worth mentioning many projects fail due to unforeseen problems. One of the initial steps is to appoint a project executive who oversees the project although he doesn't actually carry it out, & also a project manager who actually carries out the project. Both of these jobs require an actual person so it's no good appointing a committee although they can report back to a committee.