A PRlNCE2 project focuses on the definition and delivery of products, in particular their quality requirements.
A successful project is output-oriented not activity oriented.
An output-oriented project means that the project's products are agreed and defined before starting the activities required to produce them. This helps define the scope of a project and provides the basis for planning and control.
The purpose of a project is to fulfil stakeholder expectations in accordance with the business justification. This requires a common understanding of the products required and the quality expectations for them. The purpose of a project must be explicity defined so the criteria to which products will be evaluated are approved.
Product focus supports almost every aspect of PRINCE2: planning, responsibility, status reporting, quality, change control, scope, configuration management, product acceptance and risk management.
Without product focus, projects are exposed to risks such as scope screep, acceptance disputes and user dissatifisfaction
