Which approach is proposed by the 'focus on products' principle?
Which approach is proposed by the 'focus on products' principle?
The 'focus on products' principle in project management emphasizes that project outputs should be agreed and aligned with the business justification. This principle ensures that all stakeholders have a clear understanding of what the project is expected to deliver, which helps to define the project's scope and provides a basis for planning and control. By focusing on agreed outputs, the risk of user dissatisfaction and acceptance disputes is reduced, as expectations are set and confirmed at the beginning of the project.
Should be A
(A) is more aligned with the business justification principle. I would agree that (B) is correct for focusing on the product.
Yes, it should be A. PRINCE2 is product/output/process-oriented and not work/activity-oriented. 3.6 ''Under the principle of focus on products, PRINCE2 requires projects to be output oriented rather than work oriented. PRINCE2 calls these outputs ‘products’.An output-oriented project is one that agrees and defines the project product prior to undertaking the activities required to produce it. The set of agreed products defines the scope of a project and provides the basis for planning and control.....it reduces the risk of user dissatisfaction and acceptance disputes by agreeing, at the start, what will be produced by the project.''