Introduction

This chapter focuses Initiating a Project (IP) on Projects In Controlled Environments (PRINCE2) for beginners. It defines the quality standards, responsibilities, quality methods and tools to be used. The time and cost of the project will be affected by the amount of quality work that has to be done. The quality planning must be done before a realistic project plan can be produced. The chapter describes the procedures to be used for risk identification and management, when these procedures should be carried out, and risk responsibilities. The project manager handles risk management. They are the responsible for creation of the configuration management strategy and for the products of the activity. The project board has a responsibility to make the project manager aware of external risks. The responsibility for the business case rests with the executive, probably with input of reasons from the users and the work will be delegated to the project manager.