ABC Company uses a standard development model to develop courses and uses PRINCE2 to manage these projects. The objectives from the Health and Safety
Training Project have been documented in the business plan of ABC Company. This business plan has triggered this project. As a result, to save time, the executive has decided to simplify the 'starting up a project' process. The project mandate will be adapted and becomes the project brief.
Is this appropriate, and why?
In PRINCE2, the project brief is essential for providing a more comprehensive overview of the project, including objectives, scope, and other significant information. While it is possible to adapt the project mandate into the project brief, it is critical to ensure that this document includes a fuller description to guide the project's direction and decision-making effectively. Simplifying the 'starting up a project' process too much could jeopardize the thoroughness and clarity necessary for successful project initiation and planning.
refer 14.5.2 It may range FROM being a simple statement describing the project TO a fuller description.
Also refer 14.5.4.1 If the risks are acceptable, the starting up a project process may be handled in a less formal manner than for larger, more risky projects. The executive and project manager should, however, not bypass it altogether. The project brief, and its component parts, may simply be an elaboration of the mandate, ..
No, because the project brief should be a statement which includes a fuller description of the project.