Please access the following online support and guidance materials: 

The IT Project Management Framework describes the methods to be followed

IT PM Documents are the detailed guides, templates and forms to be used as part of this method,

and the IT PM Glossary is there to explain and to ensure a consistent understating of some of the language used. 

This is a tailored version of PRINCE2 for the University of Brighton, and has been written for use by non-specialists.

However, project management is a specialist skill, and do not underestimate the value of using experienced and trained project management staff to run your projects, especially large ones: an experienced project manager will reduce the risk inherent in a project. Some projects will be directly managed by PMO staff, but most will not. 

As well as the materials supplied by the PMO there other resources you may find useful. 

PRINCE2 training, available at two levels: Foundation, 3 days which covers the PRINCE2 method, and Practitioner, 5 days which is the full qualification expected for professional project managers. There are many accredited PRINCE2 training providers, including locally.  

Prince2 resource materials can be found on the web – e.g. www.projectinabox.org.uk. As can links for the UK government office owning Prince2, to be changing to the Cabinet Office after October 2011. 

JISC Infonet has Infokits, which are guides, on a wide range of IT topics, including Project Management.http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/project-management. 

JISC Infonet people will also run two day project management workshops on-site for a very reasonable price, which will give a good grounding in the key principles of project management from an HE perspective which is suitable for non-specialists. 

PRINCE2 for Dummies by Nick Graham, published by John Wiley & Sons, is also a very good reference book and is a really practical and creative guide to using PRINCE2. 

And there’s always the PMO itself, email itpmo@brighton.ac.uk