PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner
Course Code: PMP2FP
Duration: 5 Days
Overview
Please note : From July 2009 we will be running the PRINCE2 2009® version of this course for details please visit the new course details here.
Fee does not include residential costs. Residential course fee is £2130. Residential courses are normally held in Bournemouth
This five-day accredited course provides participants with a thorough grounding in PRINCE2 and is comprised of three main elements. The first provides coverage of PRINCE2 principles: the need for structured project management, why pragmatic and intelligent use of methods is so important, and how PRINCE2 can be employed to achieve business-related objectives.
The second element considers the method itself: what PRINCE2 looks like, how the major components & processes such as planning and control work on their own as well as together, and how the roles associated with the PRINCE2 method can be made really effective.
The third element deals with the implementation of PRINCE2 and provides sound, practical advice on introducing the method into a range of different environments, always bearing in mind the need to keep bureaucracy to a minimum.
Presented by skilled lecturers with extensive experience in the practical application of PRINCE2, the course includes examination coaching and practice using sample questions.
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 fifth day of the course.
Flexibility is a key issue within the PRINCE2 examination, therefore delegates can either take the examination on the final day of the course or at a later date when they are feeling more confident of their understanding of the method and its application. Delegates choosing to take the examination at a later date will attend the first 3 days of the course and return to attend the final 2 days, taking the PRINCE2® examination on the second day. When making your booking please advise of your attendance preference.
This course is fully compliant with the latest version of PRINCE2, and carries the award of 37.5 Professional Development Units (PDU’s) for PMI re-certification.
Prerequisites
Please note: You must bring signed photo ID with you on exam days (passport, driving licence, student card) as you will be asked to produce it by the invigilator prior to the exam.
- The PRINCE2 Practitioners course is intended for managers and potential PRINCE2 practitioners who require hands-on experience of the PRINCE2 method, techniques, processes and components. Delegates are likely to have experience of team leading, project management, project assurance/support or user management.
- 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. Delegates must have completed this reading prior to attending the course.
- If you have not received your read ahead material 10 days prior to attending your course, please call Melanie Spalding or Paul Lewinski on 01793 696273.
- PRINCE2® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries
Delegates will learn how to
- 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 Project Initiation Document
- 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
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 Based 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 fifth day of the course
Please Note: The last day finishes at 1pm