PRINCE2® Foundation including exam

This course would benefit all members in a project team (administrators, coordinators, managers), practising project managers and programme managers. Due to the generic nature of this course, it is also suitable for general managers, staff in a supporting role, and those who wish to gain formal recognition of their skills by taking the PRINCE2® foundation examination.

At the end of this course delegates will be able to;

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 planning, management of product development, quality control & change control
Take the PRINCE2® Foundation examination paper.

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.

Delegates will take the PRINCE2® Foundation exam at the end of day 3 of this course.

Exam fee is included in the list price.

The following course is recommended:

• Completion of P4P PRINCE2® Practitioner
• Completion of P2A PRINCE2® Agile