Pre-Course

Reading Checklist

Below is the recommended minimum pre-course reading from the manual Managing Successful Projects
with PRINCE2 (2017 edition). You may wish to complete further reading to that prescribed below.

Note: ‘Tip’ and ‘Example’ call out boxes (boxes red and pink in colour) in the manual are not examinable.

Chapter Topic Section Approx. no. Reading
of pages Completed ✓
✓
1 Introduction Complete chapter 3.5
3 Principles Complete chapter 7.5
4 Tailoring & Adopting 4.1 Tailoring PRINCE2 7.5
PRINCE2
4.3 Tailoring PRINCE2 to suit different
projects
5 Introduction to Complete chapter 2.5
PRINCE2 Themes
6 Theme: Business Case 6.1 The business Case theme 9
6.2 PRINCE2’s requirements for the
business case
6.3 Guidance for effective business case
management
7 Theme: Organization 7.2 PRINCE2’s requirements for 7
organization
8 Theme: Quality 8.1 The Quality Theme 8
8.2 PRINCE2’s requirements for quality
8.3.1 to 8.3.9
9 Theme: Plans 9.2 PRINCE2’ requirements for the plans 6.5
themes
Figure 9.2
9.4.1 The MoSCoW prioritization
technique
10 Theme: Risks 10.3.2 Recommended risk management 9
procedure
10.4 Risk management procedure
11 Theme: Change 11.1 The Change Theme 7
11.2 PRINCE2’ Approach to change
11.3.6 Establishing a change budget
11.4 Technique recommended issue and
change control procedure
12 Theme: Progress 12.1 The progress theme 7.25
12.2 PRINCE2’s requirements for managing
progress
12.3 Guidance for effective progress
management

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Chap Topic Section Approx. no. Reading
ter of pages Completed ✓
13 Introduction to processes Complete chapter 7
14 Process: Starting up a 14.1 Purpose 2
project
14.2 Objective
14.3 Context
15 Process: Directing a 15.1 Purpose 2
project
15.2 Objective
15.3 Context
16 Process: Initiating a 16.1 Purpose 2
project
16.2 Objective
16.3 Context
17 Process: Controlling a 17.1 Purpose 2
stage
17.2 Objective
17.3 Context
18 Process: Managing 18.1 Purpose 1.5
product delivery
18.2 Objective
18.3 Context
19 Process: Managing a stage 19.1 Purpose 2.25
Boundary
19.2 Objective
19.3 Context
20 Process: Closing a project 20.1 Purpose 2
20.2 Objective
20.3 Context

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