# Prince2 Direction Gate Brief

> Prepare PRINCE2 Directing a Project gate briefs for project board decisions, including initiation authorization, stage authorization, exception decisions, and closure authorization.

- Skill: `danielpradilla/prince2-direction-gate-brief` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add danielpradilla/prince2-direction-gate-brief`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/danielpradilla/prince2-direction-gate-brief/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: danielpradilla (https://skillmd.com/u/danielpradilla)
- Updated: 2026-08-19
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/danielpradilla/prince2-direction-gate-brief

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# PRINCE2 Direction Gate Brief

For detailed management product definitions, read `../../references/prince2-management-products.md` when the user needs a complete PRINCE2 document set or asks what each artifact is for.

Use this workflow when the project board needs a clear decision at a PRINCE2 control point.

## Inputs To Ask For

- Current process or gate
- Decision required
- Latest business case
- Latest plan and tolerance position
- Risks, issues, dependencies, and exceptions
- Recommendation from the project manager
- Alternatives considered

## Output Structure

### 1. Decision Required
- Decision statement
- Recommended option
- Deadline for decision
- Consequence of no decision

### 2. Governance Context
- PRINCE2 gate or control point
- Authority required
- Relevant tolerances
- Current stage and next stage

### 3. Evidence Summary
- Business justification
- Delivery status
- Cost, time, quality, scope, risk, benefit, and sustainability position where relevant
- Key risks and issues
- Stakeholder or supplier considerations

### 4. Options
For each option:
- Description
- Benefits
- Costs or tradeoffs
- Risks
- Impact on tolerances
- Recommendation

### 5. Board Resolution
- Decision made
- Conditions
- Actions
- Owners
- Date for review

## Quality Bar

- Make the decision easy to approve, reject, or amend.
- Do not bury exceptions in narrative.
- Show where tolerances are safe, threatened, or breached.
- Keep board-level material strategic, not task-level.