PRINCE2® Practitioner Upgrade

The aim of this course is to prepare people who have already passed their PRINCE2® Foundation exam to move to the ‘next level’ – the PRINCE2® Practitioner examination. The course follows the standard syllabus issued by the PRINCE2® Examinations Board, which focuses on the PRINCE2® framework and how this can be applied pragmatically to real projects.

• Understand the need for project management and how PRINCE2® meets that requirement
• Understand the PRINCE2® process model and apply the PRINCE2® processes
• Design a robust and appropriate project organisation
• Apply appropriate controls at different levels and at different points in the life cycle of a project
• Practice applying the PRINCE2® framework to a case study
• Take the PRINCE2® Practitioner examination paper.

PRINCE2®

• Background and Objectives
• Foundation and Practitioner – the differences
• Review of current knowledge

Project organisation

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

Planning

• Purpose and importance
• Components and levels of plan
• Planning techniques – the focus on products

Project control

• Stage assessments
• Establishing project and stage tolerance
• Checkpoints and highlight reports
• Handling exception situations
• Project reporting

Quality

• Understanding quality
• Quality planning
• The Quality Trail

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® Project documentation

Exam Tips and Techniques

• Answering styles
• Coping with Case Studies

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.

All delegates should have passed the PRINCE2® Foundation examination taken on or after 1st Jan 2009, or hold one of the following:-

Project Management Institute (PMI)® details at www.pmi.org:

• Project Management Professional (PMP)®
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®

PMP is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

International Project Management Association (IPMA) details at http://ipma.ch/:

• IPMA Level A® (Certified Projects Director)
• IPMA Level B® (Certified Senior Project Manager)
• IPMA Level C® (Certified Project Manager)
• IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate).

Delegates will take the PRINCE2® Practitioner or Re-registration exam at the end of this course. Exam fee is included in the list price.

• None recommended

PRINCE2® is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited.