Project Mandate ®

PRINCE2 processes (chronological view) v4.5

Initiation notification
Project authorization (Based on AXELOS PRINCE2 ® material. Project Board Corporate advice
notification request for advice and decisions Closure notification

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AXELOS.)
Directing

Give ad hoc direction

Authorize
initiation

DP
Directing a Project
Request to initiate a project

Premature close
Authority to
Premature close Premature close Prematu close Premature close
initiate a project
re

Exception Plan
approved
Stage Stage authorization Stage authorization
authorization

Ex
RTANSP Request to approve Request to approve Closure
next Stage Plan next Stage Plan recommendation
RTAEP

SB SB CP
Starting up a Project

Managing SB Managing Closing

a Stage a Stage a
Managing

Request to
deliver a project Boundary Boundary Project
SBA

H H H H H H H H
H SBA PEA

IP CS SBA CS CS CS
Initiating a Project Controlling a Stage a Stage Controlling a Stage
a Stage
SU

Authority to deliver a Authority to deliver a Authority to deliver a Authority to deliver a

Work Package Work Package Work Package Work Package

Completed Completed Completed

Work Package Work Package Work Package

C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C

MP MP MP
Managing Product Delivery Managing Managing Product Delivery
Product Delivery
Delivering

Completed
Work Package

C C C

MP
Managing 3rd delivery stage 4th delivery stage
Product Delivery

if Exception Plan is approved, proceed with that plan (new stage)

Pre- Initiation stage 1st delivery stage 2nd delivery stage 3rd delivery stage
project
KEY: H Highlight Report Ex Exception Report RTANSP Request to approve PEA Project end
next Stage Plan approaching
C Checkpoint Report Request to approve
SBA Stage boundary approaching RTAEP
Exception Plan

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