Course Overview
This course has been classified as Business Skills.
PRINCE2 is an internationally used and respected Structured Project Management Method. However its conversion from theory to practical application is, too often, underestimated and mishandled. This course offers delegates practical guidance on how the method can be applied for maximum benefit in the commercial business environment. Presented by skilled trainers with extensive experience in the real life application of the PRINCE2 method, it includes a considerable number of practical exercises and workshops to enable the delegates to gain some real experience of using the method.
It includes the development of skills in compiling an effective Project Brief and subsequent Project Initiation Document which are the cornerstones of the method. It offers guidance in the selection of appropriate people for Project Management Team positions and the development of their role descriptions. In addition it offers practical exercises to enable the development of Project and Stage level plans using the Product-based planning technique, the composition of progress and exception reports and the creation and updating of the Business Case.
This course is fully compliant with the latest version of the PRINCE2 method, and carries the award of 22.5 Professional Development Units (PDU's) for PMI re-certification.
(PRINCE2™ is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce)
This is a highly practical and interactive course, with emphasis placed on discussing the real issues faced by delegates to get the best from PRINCE2.
Audience
- Senior Project Managers Workshop
- Programme Management
- Management of Risk
Skills Gained
Delegates will learn to:
- understand the application of the PRINCE2 method in the workplace
- develop a Project Brief from a Project Mandate
- initiate a project through the creation of a Project Initiation Document
- develop a Product Description
- take responsibility for the creation of Project and Stage level plans using the Product-based planning technique
- appreciate the importance of the Project and Stage Quality Plans and the role of the Project Manager as Quality Manager
- analyse and manage risks in the project environment and maintain the Risk Log
- manage Project Issues
- create and maintain a Project Business Case
- apply Change Control and Quality Review Techniques
- understand and employ the PRINCE2 Progress Controls in a pragmatic manner and use tolerances effectively
- close a project in a controlled manner
Prerequisites
- This workshop is intended for existing and experienced project and programme managers with some knowledge of the PRINCE2 method. It will also be of benefit to Project Support Office Managers and others involved in PRINCE2 projects.
- It is likely that delegates will have passed the PRINCE2 Foundation and/or the PRINCE2 Practitioner examinations.
Course Outline
Review of the PRINCE2 Process Model
A revisitation of the philosophies on which the PRINCE2 method is built and an overview of its main processes by building up a process model
The SU Process: Starting up a Project
The all-important pre-project preparation the lack of which is, too often, the cause of project failure
Project Organisation and Stakeholders
No company will be successful without effective management - likewise no project will be successful without an effective Project Management Team
The IP Process - Initiating a Project
The Project Initiation Document is the basis against which the Project Board and the Project Manager can assess ongoing project progress, change and viability
PRINCE2 Quality Management
The setting up of an agreed Quality environment is a fundamental requirement in any project run under the PRINCE2 method
Project Documentation
No project can be effectively managed without efficient documentation and administration backed up by a Configuration Management Plan
Products and Plans
The Product-based Planning technique is a highly effective method for the production of effective plans at the Project and Stage levels. It is complemented by the use of Product Descriptions
Risk Management
All projects contain risks which need to be identified, analysed, actioned and managed if the project is to be successfully completed
Project Control Mechanisms
The PRINCE2 Method contains control mechanisms which ensure that the project is producing agreed products, meeting agreed criteria, on schedule and within budget
Project Issues and Change Control
All projects are subject to change and the management of project issues and the Change Control function is a central part of effective project management using the PRINCE2 method
The Business Case
This is the single most important Management product in a project run using the PRINCE2 method and should be kept up-to-date at all times
The CP Process - Closing a Project
All projects need to be brought to a "controlled close" covering decommissioning, hand-over and reports as well as plans for a Post Project Review
Making PRINCE2 work in your environment
Guidelines will be given on the implementation and customisation of the PRINCE2 method in the delegates' organisation and consideration of some of the pitfalls that may be encountered
