PRINCE2 2017 Update

Chris Barrett

Deputy CEO and CSO, AXELOS

Andy Murray

Partner, RSM UK

Introduction & about AXELOS

Why is PRINCE2 being updated

Who was involved

How was the update managed

What has changed

How will the transition be

managed

What’s next?

Agenda

• Founded in 2013

• Joint venture between Capita plc

and The Cabinet Office

• Well over 2 Million Practitioners

qualified across 180 countries

• Launched PRINCE2 Agile & RESILIA in

June 2015

• Launched AXELOS Professional

Development in September 2015

• Launched ITIL Practitioner in

February 2016

• Launching PRINCE2 2017 Update this

year

About AXELOS

The journey to PRINCE2 2017…

PRINCE2 in numbers…

+150 countries

19 different

languages

+1million

Practitioners

85%find it useful

to role and

career*

*PRINCE2 2016 Research Report published by AXELOS

“The project governance was one of

the key factors for the success of the

project.

After three-and-a-half years of hard

work, the seawall closure is a

milestone in Dutch history.”

Hans Smit

CEO Port of Rotterdam

Contributing to the success of organizations

Camilla Brown

Project Manager,

Sony Professional Europe

“From our perspective,

PRINCE2 Agile has allowed us

to better manage the change

being delivered to the

customer.”“This is not about having a certificate on a wall,

it is about enabling project teams to work…to a

consistently high standard in delivering our

Partner’s projects to serve people in need.”

Nick O’Reagan

United Nations Office for

Project Services, Jerusalem

• Direct community feedbacko Focus on practical

implementation

o “I don’t want waterfall”

o Professional development

• AXELOS researcho Project Management as a

business wide skill

o Projects cannot be managed in isolation: Programs and portfolios where its at!

o AGILE!! Flexibility is key

• Last major update to PRINCE2 was 2009

Why Update PRINCE2?

The Problem Statement(s)

Nothing fundamentally wrong but:

• Tailoring is not visible enough

• There is no explicit guidance on organizations adopting PRINCE2

• Balance so it is less process biased

• Not explicit on pre and post project activities, e.g. benefits

• Change theme launches straight into configuration management

• Rationalize plans into one place

• More practical considerations

• Compliance of risk theme with M_o_R®.

The Benefits

Builds on existing investment in PRINCE2

New exams test candidates in a fairer way

Both the guidance and exams aim to equip practitioners

with practical skills and tools

Practical, accessible, authoritative, relevant guidance

for anyone managing a project

The Benefits

Drawing on real-life project management expertise

Practitioners

Organizations

AXELOS accredited community

Academics

Developed in close consultation/collaboration

Involving over 100 people from:

Authoring team

Nigel Bennett - RSM UK

Nigel was a member of the authoring team for Managing

Successful Projects with PRINCE2® 2009 edition, and has recently

been a member of the team developing P3M3® version 3. Nigel

helps organisations improve their project, programme and

portfolio management capability

Robert Buttrick - Project Workout Limited

Robert is an international authority on business-led, programme

and project management with a successful track record for

building project management capability in a wide variety of blue-

chip companies.

Phil Stanton - Independent Consultant

Over the last 15 years, has made significant contributions to the

design, implementation and embedment of large-scale tailored

versions of PRINCE2 at Network Rail (GRIP), Highways Agency

(PCF) and TfL

(PMF and Pathway).

Mentoring team

Andy Murray - RSM UK

Andy was the lead author for PRINCE2 2009 and co-author for

the current version of P3M3, with over 20 years of varied

experience (public sector/private sector, SME/corporate,

domestic/international). Andy is a partner in RSM UK.

Keith Richards - agile KRC Limited

Keith was the author for PRINCE2 Agile, he is the founder and

director of agileKRC a company that specializes in bringing the

benefits of agile and lean to organizations of any size. He has

also been awarded the ‘Most Valuable Agile Player’ at the UK

Agile Awards.

Michelle Rowland - A&J Project Management Limited

Michelle is the PRINCE2 Chief examiner. She is an experienced

project and programme manager who has, for more than 15

years, been providing a business-led focus to large change

initiatives.

Examination Team

• Chief Examiner:

• Michelle Rowland

• Practitioner Exam Team:

• Michelle Rowland, Adrian Hicks, Anne McGrath, Angela Faithful and

Ravi Rebelly

• Foundation Exam Team:

• Michelle Rowland, Sue Childs, Steven Gardiner, Michal Kwiatek,

Stefan Ondek and Eralp Tezcan

Process to produce update the guidance

Scoping\ need

Change request log

Surveys

Reference group

Discussion with

previous authors

Problem statement

Mandate for change

Author selection

Selection criteria

Call for reviewers

Discussion with

previous authors

Mentors for content,

exams and agile

Position papers

Reference group plus

review

AXELOS produce

mandate for change

Drafts and reviews

Reviewers from call

Redesign diagrams and

tables

Selection criteria

Clarification from

examiners

Final publication

Copy editing

Final tweaks

Almost print ready

(Not copy read)

WHAT’S CHANGED

Less emphasis on processes

More emphasis on principles,

themes, especially tailoring

The same but even better

The same, but even better

PRINCE2’s tried & tested approach

Managing Successful

Projects (New PRINCE2 book)

Newexaminations

How PRINCE2 2017 practitioners can remain current

• PRINCE2 can already be tailored

to:

– the role of the Project

Manager

– the project in hand

– the needs of the organization

• PRINCE2 is NOT a waterfall

approach to Project Management

• Tailoring now a thread running

throughout method & exams

Why focus on tailoring?

Why focus on tailoring?

Change or configuration management?

Change themeChange theme

Means to control change

Means to control change

Configuration managementConfiguration management

Asset management

Asset management

Version controlVersion control

Plans

Plans

theme

From existing plans

From existing plans

From progress theme

From progress theme

Practical Application

Hints and tipsCommon situations

Tailoring Adoption

Practical application

The Benefits

Builds on existing investment in PRINCE2

New exams test candidates in a fairer way

Both the guidance and exams aim to equip practitioners

with practical skills and tools

Practical, accessible, authoritative, relevant guidance

for anyone managing a project

The Benefits

• Current Practitioner certificate

expiry dates remain valid until

their expiry date

• New process to remain current

from launch of new PRINCE2

2017 exams:

o No re-registration exam

(candidates do have option to

simply retake the full exam)

o New 3 year expiry date on

certificate

o New way to remain current with

PRINCE2 through PRINCE2

membership programme

Remaining Current

TRANSITION FROM OLD TO

NEW

Available to

pre-order now

from the TSO

shop!

Drawing on real-life project management expertise

TimelinePlanning for update

started in 2015

Consultation

early 2016

Authoring of guidance

publication

Publication review Q3-

Q4 2016

Development of examinations

in progress Q4 2016

Pre-orders for book

live yesterday!

Planned launch of book

in May 2017

Launch of new

exams in mid-2017

Translation

Q4 2017

• Your current certification will

remain valid

• At launch PRINCE2 will be

available in English only

• Translated versions for key

markets for 2018

• Mid-2017 to end 2017 – existing

or updated examinations

• January 2018 – exams in English

will be based on the update

• AXELOS will be there to help

Transition to the updated PRINCE2

Transition summary

• Visit the AXELOS booth:– Pick up your free copy of

the NEW tailoring chapter

– Takeaway a tangram cupcake

– Speak to one of the AXELOS or development team

• Pre-order available from the TSO shop

• Stay informed at AXELOS.com

Next steps…

www.AXELOS.com/PRINCE2-2017

Thanks for listening…

any questions?

Chris Barrett

Deputy CEO & CSO, AXELOS

Andy Murray

Partner, RSM UK

Appendix

Your current certification will remain valid

until the end of its five-year period

Transition to the updated PRINCE2

At launch, mid 2017, PRINCE2 will be

available in English only Translated versions for key markets scheduled

for 2018 and beyondDutch, German, Polish, French, Danish, Norwegian & Italian

From launch to the end of 2017

Candidates may take existing or updated

English versions of examinations

January 2018

Foundation & Practitioner exams in English

will be based on the update

Feedback on update is welcome at any time;

it belongs to the PRINCE2 community

In Summary

• Updated PRINCE2 guidance and new

examinations

• First major update to PRINCE2 since 2009

• Thorough but evolutionary update; seven

processes, principles and themes remain

• Developed closely with worldwide PRINCE2

community

• Over 75% of AXELOS partners agreed with

proposal to update PRINCE2

Camilla Brown

Project Manager,

Sony Professional Europe

“From our perspective,

PRINCE2 Agile has allowed us

to better manage the change

being delivered to the

customer.”

Contributing to the success of organizations

“This is not about having a certificate on a wall,

it is about enabling project teams to work…to a

consistently high standard in delivering our

Partner’s projects to serve people in need.”

Nick O’Reagan

United Nations Office for

Project Services, Jerusalem

Contributing to the success of organizations