History of PRINCE2

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The following is a timeline of PRINCE2 and its origins:

• mid-1970s: PROMPT Methodology created in Simpact Systems Limited (a private sector company). PROMPT stands for Project, Resource, Organization, Management, and Planning Technique.
• early 1980s: CCTA (Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency in the UK) licenses the PROMPT Methodology.
• 1989: CCTA enhances PROMPT and renames it into PRINCE. PRINCE stands for PROMPT in the CCTA Environment.
• 1996: The first release of PRINCE2, and its certifications
• 2000: CCTA was integrated into OGC (Office of Government Commerce).
• 2009: Latest release of PRINCE2
• 2013: the ownership of PRINCE2 was transformed to AXELOS

References

• Understanding PRINCE2, by Ken Bradley
• A Short PRINCE2 History
• An Introduction to PRINCE2

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