LEARN. PRACTICE. GROW.Concept and mechanism
An activity list does not by itself explain what will be accepted. Before estimating “configure middleware”, identify the expected product, interfaces, criteria, and responsibilities. Product-oriented planning helps reveal forgotten deliverables such as monitoring, access, or recovery instructions. Dependencies need logical consistency: failover testing requires replication and access readiness. A schedule with desired dates but impossible prerequisites is not a usable forecast. Maintain an overall project view and suitable detail for the near stage; new information can change later stages.
Guided application
A work package should let the team understand and accept delegated work: products, criteria, constraints, tolerances, and reporting. The quality practice connects expectations to verification. “Resilient” can mean different things to a supplier and APS. Agree rehearsal conditions and measurable criteria, including who assesses and who accepts. Record check results to support decisions. Finding a failure is not the same as approving a requirement change; address the deviation and required authority. Avoid silently reducing criteria after observing an unfavorable result.
The recovery product includes configuration, instructions, and rehearsal evidence. The plan places access and replication before testing and assigns acceptance to the agreed role.
Common pitfalls
Schedule detail without defined products; vague quality terms; work packages without reporting; ignored dependencies; lowering criteria after testing.
Related topics: Risks, issues, and progress · Processes from preparation to closure
Planning and quality connect delegated work to an assessable product.
Reference: PRINCE2 7 Foundation syllabus · PRINCE2 Project Management Version 7