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PRINCE2 Foundation

  • Course Code P2F
  • Duration 2 days

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eur1.595,00

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

  • Company Event

    Event at company

  • Public Classroom

    Traditional Classroom Learning

  • Virtual Learning

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Course Overview

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The aim of this 2-day accelerated training event is to provide delegates with a practical understanding of the PRINCE2 project management method. Delegates will be able to go on and take the PRINCE2 Foundation examination at the end of this event. The course follows the standard syllabus issued by the PRINCE Examinations Board, which focuses on the PRINCE2 framework and how this might be applied pragmatically to real projects.

Course Schedule

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Target Audience

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This course is designed for Practising project managers, project leaders and project coordinators and who wish to gain formal recognition of their skills by taking the PRINCE foundation examination.

Course Objectives

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  • Understand the need for project management and how PRINCE2 meets that requirement
  • Understand the PRINCE2 process model
  • Prepare project plans using product based planning techniques and undertake risk analysis and management for the project
  • Prepare information for inclusion in a Project Initiation Document
  • Understand techniques for the management of product development, quality control and change control
  • Take the PRINCE2 Foundation examination paper.

Course Content

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PRINCE2

  • Background & Objectives
  • Benefits
  • Scope
  • Structure

Project organisation

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

Planning

  • Purpose and importance
  • Components & types of plan
  • Planning techniques
  • Product based planning
  • The steps in planning.

Project control

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

Risk management

  • Types of business and project risk
  • Risk analysis and management
  • The risk log.

Quality

  • Ensuring quality
  • Quality planning
  • Relationship with ISO9000
  • Product descriptions
  • Quality control and quality review.

Change Control and Configuration Management

  • Change control steps
  • Authority levels
  • Analysing the impact
  • Configuration management.

Processes

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

Course Prerequisites

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Delegates are required to meet the following prerequisites:

  • This is not a general project management course although it provides a sound framework for other techniques. Delegates should bring to the course some experience of participating in projects. Typically between twelve months is the minimum necessary experience of working on projects.

Test Certification

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Recommeded as preparation for the following test(s):

  • PRINCE 2 Foundation exam.

Follow on Courses

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The following course is recommended:

  • Completion of P4P PRINCE2 Practitioner

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