Health Check

The original PRINCE2 health check is a set of 122 questions with yes/no answers, grouped by processes. You can use it to assess the way you’re using PRINCE2. A continuous improvement is expected, so you can measure it frequently and see if your improvement plans are working.

For example, the following are examples of questions for Managing a Stage Boundary Process:

• Has the Risk Management Strategy been reviewed and (if necessary) updated?
• Has the Risk Register been reviewed and updated?
• [for the next stage] Has the Project Board been requested to authorize the next stage?

PRINCE2 Agile adds the following question groups to cover the concepts required for Agility:

• Behaviors (10 questions)
• Environment (18 questions)
• Process (14 questions)
• Techniques (15 questions)

The questions, however, are not as clear and objective as those in the original PRINCE2 manual; e.g.,

• The project is responsive to change and is change-friendly
• Transparency prevails
• There is an attitude of keeping things simple

Which makes the assessment subject to personal preferences and subjective judgment.

Written by Nader K. Rad

This is (and will be) a work in progress: More details will be added in the future, depending on the feedback.

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