Course Overview
This is an examination based course leading to accreditation at PRINCE2 Practitioner level. Delegates will learn the key principles of the PRINCE2 project management method. The course will cover each of the 8 Processes, 8 Components and 3 Techniques described in the PRINCE2 manual and link them into practical use.
Key areas covered are planning, controls, risk management and quality management. Also examined will be the management information necessary for successful projects. Practical exercises will be given. During the course delegates will gain the knowledge to pass the Foundation and Practitioner exams and will leave with a sound structure within which they can more successfully manage projects.
The first 3 days of this course lead to the Foundation exam. Following successful completion of that exam delegates will go on to prepare for the Practitioner exam with intense revision, exam technique advice and mock exam practice with the Practitioner exam taken on the last day.
The Foundation exam is a 1 hour, 75 question multiple choice exam, testing knowledge of the principles and terminology of PRINCE2. The Practitioner exam is a 3 hour, written exam, testing the practical application of the methodology.
Audience
The PRINCE2 Practitioners course is intended for managers and potential PRINCE2 practitioners who require 'hands-on' experience of the PRINCE2 techniques, processes and components. Delegates are likely to have experience of team leading, project management, project assurance/support or user management.
Skills Gained
- Understand the philosophy and structure of PRINCE2
- Understand the benefits that can accrue from the implementation of a structured project management method such as PRINCE2
- Explain the PRINCE2 process model and components
- Use the PRINCE2 techniques
- Create a Project Brief
- Create a project organisation structure
- Initiate a project and create a PID
- Appreciate the use of PRINCE2 products and plans
- Apply progress control mechanisms
- Appreciate the principles of PRINCE2 quality management
- Apply change control mechanisms
- Realise the importance of Configuration Management
- Use the PRINCE2 Risk Management approach
- Tune PRINCE2 for differing environments
Examinations
All delegates will sit the PRINCE2 Foundation examination (a multiple choice paper) in the late afternoon of the third day of the course.
Prerequisites
Delegates will be provided read ahead material approximately 10 days prior to attending the course. The materials will include a suggested study guide and count down to the event. Success on the course will be enhanced by close attention to the pre-reading materials.
Course Outline
PRINCE2 Philosophy
- What PRINCE2 is and what it is not
- How PRINCE2 addresses Project Failure and ensures Project Success!
The Structure of PRINCE2
- Relationship between the PRINCE2 Processes, Components and Techniques
- High level PRINCE2 Process map!
- Project Start Up and Organisation
- How PRINCE2 endeavours to answer the question, 'Do we have a viable and worthwhile Project?'
- How PRINCE2 ensures that the right people are involved with a clearly defined set of responsibilities
Project Initiation and the PID
The PRINCE2 approach to successfully initiating a Project and creating the PID, or Project Baseline
Project Control Mechanisms
The PRINCE2 control mechanisms that ensure that the Project is producing the required products which meet the defined quality criteria, is on schedule and remains viable against its business case
Products and Plans
- The PRINCE2 unique product-based framework
- Product Base Planning!
Implementing and Tailoring PRINCE2
- The practical application of PRINCE2
- Its tuneability to suit differing scenarios!
Practitioner Preparation and Application of PRINCE2
- Explanation of mechanics of Practitioner examination
- Examination techniques
- Samples of Practitioner questions on the application of PRINCE2
- Question and answer session
- Revision of major topics
PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner Examinations
All delegates will sit the PRINCE2 Foundation examination (a multiple choice paper) in the late afternoon of the third day of the course. Delegates who wish to appear on the central register for qualified PRINCE2 Practitioners may sit the PRINCE2 Practitioner examination on the 5th day of the course
