PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner - Including Exams

This course is aimed at Project managers, Project leaders, Project coordinators, Programme and Operations Managers and technical personnel who need to understand how PRINCE2® works.

After completing this course you should be able to:

• Understand the need for project management and a project management method.
• Understand the Principles, Themes and Processes used in PRINCE2® and how they are integrated.
• Understand how to practically apply PRINCE2® to projects.
• Prepare for the PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner examinations.

PRINCE2®

Background

• Objectives
• Benefits
• Scope
• Structure

Project organisation

• Organisational structure
• Roles and responsibilities
• The project board
• The project manager
• Team manager
• Project assurance
• Project support
• Supplier relationships

Planning

• Purpose and importance
• Components and levels of plan
• Planning techniques
• Product based planning
• The steps in planning

Project control

• Work package authorisation
• Stage assessments
• Establish project & stage tolerance
• Checkpoints & highlight reports
• Handling exception situations
• Project issues
• Project reporting

Risk Management

• Understanding risk
• Risk Management Procedure
• The risk register

Quality

• Understanding quality
• Quality planning
• Product descriptions
• Quality control and quality review

Change Control

• Change control procedure
• Authority levels
• Analysing change

Processes

• Starting up and initiating a project
• Directing a project
• Managing stage boundaries
• Controlling a stage
• Managing product delivery
• Closing a project

PRINCE2® in practice

• Tailoring PRINCE2® for different business environments including Agile
• Scaling PRINCE2® for use with projects of different type and/or size
• Implementing PRINCE2® in an organisation
• Project documentation

There is no formal requirement for attending this course, although it would be beneficial to the delegates to have some understanding of project management.

Delegates will be provided with access to study the pre-course video files before the class starts, please reference the document that is sent with your course confirmation for details on how to access.

This PRINCE2® Foundation Pre-Course Video resource is for use in preparation for the PRINCE2® Foundation Course and those returning for PRINCE2® Practitioner.  Each short video covers a key area within the PRINCE2® method plus information on the PRINCE2® exams. They are primarily designed to introduce or revise PRINCE2® terminology, concepts and activities to help you get ahead on your PRINCE2® course.

Recommended preparation for exam(s):

• PRINCE2® Foundation exam
• PRINCE2® Practitioner exam

Web proctored exam vouchers are provided with this course, these will have a validity of 12 months. You will need to schedule your exams within this time frame.

Exam fees are included in the list price.

All students will be provided with fully digital kit: Student eKit, digital PRINCE2 core guide, exam voucher