PRINCE2 – Controlling a Stage (CS) | Delivery Stages

The First Delivery Stage or Controlling a Stage is where the team gets involved and the Project Manager (PM) does most of the work.

• PM assigns Work Packages to the Team Managers and keeps track of the progress till completion.


• Shares regular reports to the Project Board about the progress.


• Compares the current status with the Stage Plan.


• Manages issues and risks.

Managing a Stage Boundary (SB)

The Stage Boundary process comes into the picture at the end of CS stage and involves preparing documents about the work done in the stage.

• Business Case and Project Plan are updated with actual information.


• End Stage Report talks about the comparison to the actual plan.


• Next Stage Plan presents an overview about the next stage to the Project Board for approval.


• Benefits Review Plan summarising if benefits have or have not been realised.

Project Board reviews all the information presented and compares the progress along with the benefits with the actual plan and decides if it’s still viable to go ahead with the project. The Next Delivery Stage is started only once the Project Board give its approval.

The timelines for this stage vary from project to project but can be around 8-10 weeks.

Multiple Delivery Stages

The Project can have 2 or more stages and all preceded by the Project Board decision. All the above activities in the 1st Delivery Stage are duplicated in the next stages except the Work Packages. Other difference could be the change in timeline as per the project situation but approved by the Project Board.

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