The key to the success or failure of every project is the Project Manager's ability to deal with the gap between the plan and reality. PRINCE2 provides Project Managers with highly effective ways of managing any discrepancies.However no plan or methodology can be entirely fool proof against the single most unpredictable element in any project: people.
Because human factors are so central to every project, OGC has developed guidance to help managers tackle this issue. PRINCE2 is about controlling the various risks to which projects are subject: the better the risks are managed the more likely the project is to be successful.
People Issues and PRINCE2 helps managers to:
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Iidentify the likely points within a project where 'people issues' can arise.
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Understand what might happen as a result of them.
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Plan in order to mitigate any bad effects.
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Put forward a range of accepted management approaches and remedies.
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Learn from the experience of others through examples and case studies.
Like PRINCE2 itself, this guidance is generic, as opposed to sector specific, and will work with any kind of project: whatever the peculiarities or nuances of the project, human nature remains remarkably constant. While the planning and coping strategies in this book cannot guarantee success, Project Managers will be able to tackle their planning with even greater confidence.
