Curtin University

05 June 2012
Work Package
PRINCE2 Work Package
Mike Smith
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Work Package
1. Purpose
A Work Package is a set of information about one or more required products collated by the
Proect !anager to pass responsibility for "ork or deli#ery formally to a $eam !anager or
team member%
2. Derivati on
$he Work Package may be deri#ed from the follo"ing&'
(xisting commercial agreements bet"een the customer and supplier )if any*
+uality !anagement ,trategy
-onfiguration !anagement ,trategy
,tage Plan
3. Qual i ty cri teri a
What makes a excellent Work Package
$he required Work Package is clearly defined and understood by the assigned
resource
$here is a Product .escription for each required product/ "ith clearly identified and
acceptable quality criteria
$he Product .escription)s* matches up "ith the other Work Package documentation
,tandards for the "ork are agreed
$he defined standards are in line "ith those applied to similar products
All necessary interfaces ha#e been defined
$he reporting arrangements include the pro#ision for raising issues and risks
$here is agreement bet"een the Proect !anager and the recipient on exactly "hat
is to be done
$here is agreement on the constraints/ including effort/ cost and targets
$he dates and effort are in line "ith those sho"n in the ,tage Plan for the current
management stage
0eporting arrangements are defined
Any requirement for independent attendance at/ and participation in/ quality acti#ities
is defined
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4. Tai l ori ng
7t is a principle that a P078-(2 proect tailors the method to suit its needs% $ailoring refers to
the appropriate use of P078-(2 on any gi#en proect/ ensuring that there is the correct
amount of planning/ control/ go#ernance and use of the management products%
2ou may find it necessary to tailor this template up or do"n to meet the needs of your
proect% 9or e#eryone in#ol#ed in the proect/ it should remain clear as to "hat the purpose of
this management product is/ "hat it should comprise and "hat the quality criteria are%
$his template could quite easily be reduced to a 2 or : page document if required%
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5. Date
The date of the agreement between the Project Manager and the Team Manager/person
authorized.
6. Team Manager or Person Authori e!
The name of the Team Manager or individual with whom the agreement has been made.
". #or$ Pac$age Descripti on
description of the work to be done.
%. Techni &ues' processes an! proce!ures
n! techni"ues# tools# standards# processes or procedures to be used in the creation of the
specialist products$
escri$tion etai%s
Tools
Standards
Processes
Procedures
(. Devel opment i nter)aces
%nterfaces that must be maintained while developing the products. These ma! be people
providing information or those who need to receive information.
Name Ro%e &rganisation
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1*. +perati ons an! mai ntenance i nter)aces
%dentification of an! specialist products with which the product&s' in the Work Package will
have to interface during their operational life. These ma! be other products to be produced
b! the project# existing products# or those to be produced b! other projects &for example# if
the project is part of a programme'.
'inke( $ro(uct )his $roject I* +no, -hich $roject
11. ,on)i gurati on management re&ui rements
statement of an! arrangements that must be made b! the producer for$ version control of
the products in the Work Package( obtaining copies of other products or their Product
)escriptions( submission of the product to configuration management( an! storage or
securit! re"uirements( and who# if an!one# needs to be advised of changes in the status of
the Work Package.
12. -oi nt agreements
)etails of the agreements on effort# cost# start and end dates# and ke! milestones for the
Work Package.
E%ement .ctua%s
(ffort
-ost
,tart date
(nd date
4ey !ilestone
4ey !ilestone
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13. Tol erances
)etails of the tolerances for the Work Package &the tolerances will be for time and cost but
ma! also include scope and risk'.
E%ement .ctua%s
Time
Cost
Scope (if applicable)
Risk (if applicable)
14. ,onstrai nts
n! constraints &apart from the tolerances' on the work# people to be involved# timings#
charges# rules to be followed &for example# securit! and safet!' etc.
15. .eporti ng arrangements
The expected fre"uenc! and content of *heckpoint +eports.
16. Pro/l em han!l i ng an! escal ation
This refers to the procedure for raising issues and risks.
1". 01tracts or re)erences
n! extracts or references to related documents# specificall!$
,tage Plan extract This will be the relevant section of the ,tage Plan for the current
management stage or will be a pointer to it
Product )escription&s' this would normall! be an attachment of the Product
)escription&s' for the products identified in the Work Package &note that the Product
)escription contains the "ualit! methods to be used'.
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1%. Approval metho!
The person# role or group who will approve the completed products within the Work
Package# and how the Project Manager is to be advised of completion of the products and
Work Package.
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1(. 2upporting 3n)ormati on
=Add here any supporting information/ such as comments/ charts/ tables/ documents or
diagrams that "ill assist>%
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