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A person who has even a slightest interest in Politics knows the name of Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed. Mr. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed is a vetran and seasoned politician having his own unique style in every field of politics. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed is almost above 70 years of old but due to his family origin and good health he does look younger than his age. Sheikh Rasheed has always

been a vital part of Pakistani Politics and associated with it in one or another way. He has been a member of National

Assembly 8 times ( 2013 elections inclusive). He won the seat of Rawalpindi NA-55 with a wide margin against his opponent Mr. Shakeel of PML-N. The people of Rawalpindi love him with the core of their hearts and support him in any election. He lost the elections of 2008 only due to the incident of Lal Masjid and being part of Pro-Musharraf regime. Otherwise he has always

been the part of National Assembly owing to his pro-Public stance and Public politics. People love to hear him talking on media with his bold and unique style. Almost every TV channel desires to invite him. He doesn't have an extremist outlook and prefers to take along all the quarters of the Politics. He  started his political career at grass roots level and progressed  to popularity. He  spent overall five years in solitary confinement for the sake of  democracy. He also passed seven years rigorous jail in Kalashnikov case and spent two years in New Central Jail Bahawalpur.

Sheikh Rashid has served as Minister in the departments of Labor and Manpower, Railways, Information and Broadcasting, industries, Tourism and Investment and Sports and Culture. Inititally he was the part of PML-N under the leadership of Mian Nawaz Sharif but later he joined PML-Q and came in Pro-Musharraf government as a minister which definitely caused a great dent to his positive image which he also admits as his biggest political mistake. However he formed his own political party with the name of Pakistan Awami Muslim League and he fought the elections of 2013 under the flag of his own party and he was supported by PTI (Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf) led by Imran Khan and he succeeded to win the hearts of people of Rawalpindi once again and was selected MNA. PTI also got support from Sheikh Rasheed and succeeded to win the seat of NA-56 defeating Hanif Abbasi a tough opponent with the help of Sheikh Rasheed and supporters. Now Shaikh Rasheed and PTI are both Allies in Assembly and outside of Assembly. According to Sheikh Rasheed he will continue to support PTI at any cost.

Sheikh Rasheed has emerged as a completely changed person in National Assembly and delivered a historical speech in National Assembly on the first day of selection of Mian Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister.

It is hoped that he would now render his services for the progress of Pakistan along with Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf.

Introduction

Effective project management is vitalcomponent of a successful  organization, regardless of the type of the business and the size of the organization.

From selecting a project, right through to the finishing point, it is necessary to handle the project carefully and manage professionally. This is necessarily the role of the project manager and his team of workers.

Managing and keeping the track of the progress of the  project can never be an easy task. Every project manager must communicate to his or her team all the goals of the project, requirements and deadlines which need to be met so that it should be cost-effective, time saving, and also ensuringthe quality of the projectin order to keep the customer completely satisfied.

The plan of the project and relevant documents are therefore very crucial right throughout the project. Better project management cannot simply be achieved without applyingcertain techniques and methods. The example of one such method or technique is the PRINCE2.

PRINCE2 .Definition:

PRINCE actually stands for Projects in ControlledEnvironments. Going back to  history, this method was first setup  by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (It is now called as the Office of Government Commerce).

The method also helps you to isolate and identify,  thereafter assign roles to the different employees of the organization based on their expertise. There are many successful projects listed in the history which effectively used the PRINCE2 project management methodology and secured their goals.

This method deals with the various aspects that need to be managed in any given project.

The diagram below clarifies the idea.

The seven principles illustrated in the above diagram must be utilized if the project is to be labeled as a PRINCE2 project. These principles will demonstrate whether and how well the project is being accomplished using this specific project management method.

In the same way, the themes of PRINCE2 relate to the seven principles that need to be referred to at all stageswhile carrying out the project, if the goal is the successful completion of the project. If compliance to these principles is not carefully ensured from the  conceiving of the project through to the completion stage, there is a chance that the project will end up in complete failure.

This role model is not very rigid. Changes can be introduced based on the size of  the project, and the requirements and goals of each organization. PRINCE2 has this flexibility for the project and this is one of the many reasons why PRINCE2 is very much popular among the project managers.

The Pros and Cons of the Methodology

This methodology has an edge over others that it is product-based and it also makes portions of the project into different stages making it flexible to manage. This ensures to help the project team to keep their focus on their objectives and deliver desiredresults at the end of the day.

It gives the benefitsof consistent and  improved communication between all the team members and also between the team and other  stakeholders, thereby giving the team more control of the project.

PRINCE 2 is there to ensure that improvements are being made in the company or organization. The flaws are identified effectively and remedial measures can be taken on the spot and in time.

Run time improvements can be made thanks to the flexibility of PRINCE2 methodology.Run time changes can create some unexpected problems but these are not to the extent to disturb the whole procedure.

Of course there are some to disadvantages, which are limitations in flexibility as compared to other modern project management methodologies. It can have limitations in catering some of the modern project management needs.

Software Links:

The software and templates related to project management can be downloaded from the following links:

http://www.prince2.com/us/prince2-downloads.asp

http://www.projectinabox.org.uk/Community.asp

http://www.projectinabox.org.uk/prince2_templates.asp

http://www.prince-officialsite.com/

Conclusion:

PRINCE2 is a very complex method and cannot be adopted without specialized training. Failure to comprehend precisely how it works, it could lead to a lot of complexities and difficulties whilst in the practical implementation of the project.

It can also be used effectively in short term projects.