Author: Mark Whitfield

Welcome to my site! After graduating in Computing in 1990, I accepted a position as a programmer at a Runcorn based software house specialising in electronic banking software, namely sp/ARCHITECT-BANK on Tandem Computers (now HPE NonStop). This was before the internet became more prevalent and so the notion of enabling desktop access to company accounts for inter-account transfers and book keeping was still quite a cutting edge idea (and smartphones only ever hinted at in Space 1999). The company was called The Software Partnership (which was taken over by Deluxe Data in 1994). I spent 5 years in Runcorn developing code for SP/ARCHITECT for various banks like TSB, Bank of Scotland, Rabobank and Girofon (Denmark) to name but a few. I then moved onto a software house in Salford Quays for further bank facing projects. After a further 23 years in the IT industry and now a Senior IT Project Manager (both Agile and Waterfall delivery), I thought I would echo out my Career Profile in this corner of the internet for quick and easy access.

Earned Value Management EVM EV

Earned Value Management EVM EV

A Successful Project Plan Approach includes

A Successful Project Plan Approach includes

Agile Development – Continuous Integration CI, Continuous Delivery/Deployment CD

Agile Development – Continuous Integration CI, Continuous Delivery/Deployment CD

Area – Project vs Program vs Portfolio vs Operations

Area – Project vs Program vs Portfolio vs Operations

Project Management Soft Skills Overview

Project Management Soft Skills Overview

PRINCE2 7 Process Model, 2026 – 7th Edition

In 2026, the PRINCE2 7 (7th Edition) remains the current global standard for the methodology. The core diagram, known as the PRINCE2 Process Model, illustrates how the 7 processes interact across the four management levels: Corporate, Direction, Management, and Delivery. 

The PRINCE2 7 Process Model

The diagram typically visualises the project lifecycle from a “Project Mandate” to “Project Closure” through these processes: 

  • Starting Up a Project (SU): The pre-project process where a mandate is converted into a project brief.
  • Directing a Project (DP): The Project Board’s high-level oversight, running from project start to finish.
  • Initiating a Project (IP): Establishing firm foundations, including the Project Initiation Documentation (PID) and the Business Case.
  • Controlling a Stage (CS): The daily management of a stage by the Project Manager.
  • Managing Product Delivery (MP): The link between the Project Manager and Team Managers to ensure products are built.
  • Managing a Stage Boundary (SB): Occurs at the end of each management stage to plan the next one and review the current.
  • Closing a Project (CP): The final process for a formal decommissioning of the project. 
PRINCE2 7 Process Model, 2026 – 7th Edition

Agile Scrum Pillars Overview – Transparency, Inspection and Adaption

Agile Scrum Pillars Overview – Transparency, Inspection and Adaption

Project Management Types Summarised, Overview

Project Management Types Summarised, Overview