PRINCE2® 2017 Update Process Model

Management or
Corporate or
Programme

Customer

Benefits
Project
Initiation Project authorization Project Board Corporate advice and Management
Start Mandate
Notification notification request for advice decisions
Closure notification Approach End
Project Board
Directing -

Directing a Project

Authority to Exception Plan Exception Plan Project Board

Stage Authorization Premature closure
Initiate a Project Request approved advice

Request to Request to Request to approve Request to approve Closure

Initiate a Project Deliver a project next stage plan exception plan recommendation
Starting Up a Project

Managing a
Initiating a Project Closing a Project
Project Manager

Stage Boundary
Managing -

Stage boundary Project end

Exception raised Request for advice
approaching approaching

For complex project Initiations,

Controlling a Stage can be used
Controlling a Stage

Authority to deliver
Management Stage

a work package
Team Manager

Escalate issues and risks Completed work package

Delivering -

Managing Product Delivery

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