project management

Oceansblue Project Managers are PRINCE 2 trained and provide firm project control for team members, often extending this to provide overall project control on behalf of our customers. More typically however, they operate in partnership with a customer-appointed counterpart.

PRINCE 2 is a structured method providing organisations with a standard approach to the management of projects. The method embodies proven and established best-practice in project management. It is widely recognised and understood, and so provides a common language for all participants in the project.

Oceansblue utilise a business-focused subset of the PRINCE 2 methodology, focused around the controlled delivery of projects within the business intelligence marketplace.

Our project management approach provides effective control, in a lightweight, non-bureaucratic fashion. The benefits are described below:

  • A controlled and organised start, middle and end
  • Regular reviews of progress against the plan and business case
  • Flexible decision points
  • Automatic management control of any deviations from the plan
  • Involvement of stakeholders at the right time and place
  • Good communication channels between stakeholders


  • The typical stages of our business intelligence projects are mapped out below, shown in time-order:

    Controlled Project Start

    Appoint Project Board
    Deliver Statement of Work (SOW) and Project Goals

    Planning Phase
    Project Constraints
    Red Amber Green (RAG) Risk Report
    Define Acceptance Criteria
    Define Project Alert Tolerances

    Delivery Phase
    Phased Delivery via Stage Control
    Change Control
    Weekly Project Review Snapshot
    Issues Management

    Controlled Project Close

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