Overview
PRINCE2 provides an easily tailored and scalable method for the management of all types of projects. This method is the de facto standard for Project Management and is practiced worldwide. PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) provides common processes, management products, roles, and language for use throughout an organization’s projects.
This 3-days PRINCE2 Foundation 7th Edition course is for anyone who is preparing to sit the PRINCE2 Foundation certificate examination. The goal is to provide you with a practical understanding of the key concepts, common language, principles, themes, and processes that enable successful project management.
Aims of the course
The aim of this course is to enable you to gain a pass mark in the PRINCE2 Foundation certification. In order to pass the exam, you will need to:
- know and understand the PRINCE2 method well enough to be able to work effectively with, or as a member of, a project management team working within an environment supporting PRINCE2
- recall the common language and key concepts of PRINCE2
- gain an overall understanding of how to manage a PRINCE2 project.
Exam voucher is included with this training.
Course Objectives
On completing this course, the participants will:
- Understand key concepts relating to projects and PRINCE2
- Understand how the PRINCE2 principles underpin the PRINCE2 method
- Understand the importance of people in successful projects
- Understand the PRINCE2 practices and how they are applied throughout the project
- Understand the PRINCE2 processes and how they are carried out throughout the project
Target Audience
The PRINCE2® Practitioner 6th Edition course target audience includes but is not limited to:
- All Project Managers (certified and uncertified)
- Aspiring Project Managers
- For everyone aiming to enhance their project management skills
DAY 1
9:00am - 10:30am
Module 2: Overview of PRINCE2 Project Management
- PRINCE2 definition and characteristics of a project
- Features and benefits of PRINCE2
- The PRINCE2 journey
10:30am - 10:45am Morning Break
10:45am - 12:30pm
Module 3: People
- Identify stakeholders across the project ecosystems
- Key concepts relating to change management, leadership, and communication to support successful projects
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Module 4: Organizing
- Project structure and accountability
3:30pm - 3:45pm Afternoon Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Module 5: Starting up a project and initiating a project
- The purpose, objective, and context of starting project
- Project brief
DAY 2
9:00am - 10:30am
Module 6: Business case
- Business case practice
- Key concepts related to business justification
- Business case management process
Module 7: Plans
- Different types of plan
- Management stages
- Product-based management techniques
10:30am - 10:45am Morning Break
10:45am - 12:30pm
Module 7: Plans (cont.)
- Management products
Module 8: Quality
- Quality practice
- Quality Management approach and quality register
- Technique for quality management
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Module 9: Risk
- Risk practice
- Purpose of risk budget
- Risk Management procedure
Module 10: Controlling a stage and managing product delivery
- Controlling a stage
- Managing product delivery
- Work packages
3:30pm - 3:45pm Afternoon Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Module 11: Managing a stage boundary
- Process of managing a stage boundary
DAY 3
9:00am - 10:30am
Module 12: Issues
- Importance of the issues practice
- Types of issues
- Issue management approach and procedure
10:30am - 10:45am Morning Break
10:45am - 12:30pm
Module 13: Progress
- Key concepts relating to progress
- Documents used for progress control
- PRINCE2 techniques for progress management
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Module 14: Closing a project
- How to provide the project with a clear end
- Planned and premature closures
Module 15: Directing a project
- Process of directing a project
- Project board’s role in different stages of a project
3:30pm - 3:45pm Afternoon Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Module 16: Course review
Mock Exam
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.