PRINCE2 Process Level: DP
Directing a
Project
Details:
Carried out by the Project
Board Directing a Project is to:
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authorise the commitment of resources to a project
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ensure Risks are managed
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ensure objectives are being met, as laid out in the Business Case
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make decisions required by the Project Manager regarding the project
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direct, if necessary, a project into premature closure
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ensure a clean, orderly closure to a project
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responsibility lies with the Project Board
Sub-processes:
Sub-processes
in Directing a Project are:
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DP1 Authorising Initiation
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DP2 Authorising a Project
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DP3 Authorising a Stage or
Exception Plan
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DP4 Giving ad hoc Direction
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DP5 Confirming Project Closure
