PRINCE2 1.3 PRINCE2 Project Characteristics

You will learn there are five characteristics of a project that distinguish it from business as usual: change: projects are the means by which we introduce change. temporary: projects are temporary in nature. As projects are temporary, they should therefore have a defined start and a defined end. cross-functional: a project involves a team of people with different skills working together on a temporary basis to introduce a change that will impact others outside the team. unique: every project is unique. An organization may undertake many similar projects and establish a familiar, proven pattern of project activity, but each one will differ in a certain way. uncertainty: the characteristics already listed will introduce threats and opportunities over and above those typically encountered within business as usual. Projects are riskier than any operational aspects of an organization. The Projex Academy - https://www.projex.com