The English commercial affairs bureau (OGC: Office of Government Commerce) methodology of the project management which was developed. We have covered the organization and management and control of project, it has become the inclusive guideline which is applied to various project management such as other than and construction project IT project.

PRINCE2 is defined as those which actualize the project which is standardized high-level shares procedure, terminology and the document which were standardized.With process based methodology, it consists of the process of eight high level same as PMBOK.

1. Directing a project (DP): Project indication
2. Planning (PL): Plan
3. Starting up a project (SU): Project start preparation
4. Initiating a project (IP): Project start
5. Controlling a stage (CS): Control of stage
6. Managing product delivery (MP): Management of product delivery
7. Managing stage boundaries (SB): Management of stage boundary
8. Closing a project (CP): Project end

As for PRINCE which is first revision, as IT project management criteria of the English government government and municipal offices, in 1989 the English central computer telecommunications bureau (CCTA: It was published Cental Computer and Telecommunication Agency) by. As for this government related IT project (software development) it was something which standardizes scheme hand continuation for the sake of, but from early on it was used even in field other than IT, in addition example followed one another even with people. You completed in 1996 then with CCTA including the development of the extended revision which can be utilized general-purpose from from 1993, as PRINCE2. Furthermore, CCTA is integrated in OGC which is established to 2000, presently OGC has owned PRINCE2.

The PRINCE2 book is set, national copyright (crown copyright) without permission the copy and the publication and alteration is not possible, but there is no restriction in regard to applying the contents of PRINCE2 to the business of the respective company. As for the teaching aid of PRINCE2 and selling the project accomplishment manual the public periodical publication which it divides commercializes from OGC (TSO: The Stationery Office) is. In addition, the private APM group takes charge training and testing etc. the consultant et. al..

Besides the fact that in England it is required the utilization of PRINCE2 method of transaction with the government, project management as a de facto standard it has spread even in private various fields. Recently, the international of PRINCE2 we promote de facto standard conversion as the English national strategy, are widely used at the country and area of 50 or more such as European countries and Singapore and Hong Kong.

In addition, in ITIL whichOGCdeveloped similarly, we designate PRINCE2 as prerequisite as a method of advancing the project in "the service management implementation planning plan" of ITIL recommend the adoption of PRINCE2 to management of ITIL introduction project.