PRINCE2^® Foundation training course

Benefits

• You'll boost your career by enhancing your CV
• You'll gain a PRINCE2™ Foundation certificate* (*on passing the exam)
• You'll gain a thorough understanding of the PRINCE2 method
• You'll boost your confidence of supporting or participating in projects

Who should attend?

• People seeking a career in project support
• People who will work on, or support, PRINCE2 projects

Objectives

• To pass the PRINCE2 Foundation Exam
• To understand the PRINCE2 approach to delivering projects

Course includes

• PRINCE2 Foundation examination fee
• PRINCE2 manual (Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2)
• Concise PRINCE2 booklet designed to prepare you for the course
• Course notes in colour, quizzes, sample exam papers, guide to passing the exam, PRINCE2 templates and Project in a Box software CD's
• Lunch & refreshments
• PRINCE2™ Foundation certificate* (*on passing the exam)

Duration

• 3 days - Foundation exam on the third day

Course content

Introduction

• What things do we need to manage?
• Characteristics of a project
• Benefits of using PRINCE2
• Project life cycle

The 7 PRINCE2 principles

• Continued business justification – make sure the project is started and continued based upon sound justifications
• Learn from experience – try to avoid repeating the mistakes from previous projects
• Defined roles & responsibilities – make sure everyone knows what is expected from them
• Manage by stages – break down the project into manageable stages so that progress can be reviewed and decisions taken about further investment in the project
• Manage by exception – delegate day to day management to the project manager, whilst high level decisions are taken by senior management
• Focus on products – ensure the output of the project is correctly specified and activities are focused on delivering products according to specification
• Tailor to suit the project environment – all projects are different, so be sensible and apply PRINCE2 to suit the particular circumstances

PRINCE2 processes

Overview of the 7 PRINCE2 processes and how they are used throughout the lifecycle of the project:


• Starting Up a Project - define the project; create business case; identify customer's quality expectations
• Initiating a Project - identify the products that will be produced; plan the project; set up controls and files
• Directing a Project - authorise the project and stage plans; decide how to deal with issues
• Controlling a Stage - activities performed by the project manager on a day to day basis to manage a stage
• Managing Product Delivery - products are developed and quality is reviewed
• Managing Stage Boundaries - create all stage and exception plans
• Closing a Project - formal customer sign off; capture outstanding issues for future reference

PRINCE2 Themes

Each of the 7 PRINCE2 themes and how/where they are used in the PRINCE2 processes:


• Business Case - develop a Business Case to drive the project decision-making
• Organization - establish an effective project organization structure representing the major project interests
• Plans - identify products to be developed from the project and the required activities and resources
• Progress - decision making, communication and control mechanisms that will be used during the project
• Risk - identify risks and put in place measures to minimise negative (or positive) consequences
• Quality- define and plan how quality will be managed through the project
• Change - capture and manage all requested changes

PRINCE2 Techniques

• Product based planning technique
• Quality Review technique

Course Preparation

• Delegates must read the pre-course booklet (Concise PRINCE2) before attending the course. This takes approximately 2-4 hours.
• Delegates are expected to perform approximately 2 hours of homework each evening during the course

Examination preparation

• Guidance on how to approach the exams
• Mock exams under the guidance of the trainer
• Group and individual exercises

PRINCE2 Foundation exam

PRINCE2 Foundation exam



• The course requires delegates to pass a one hour closed book Foundation examination.


• The PRINCE2 Foundation exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions. Of these, 70 questions will be marked and 5 (dummy) questions will not be marked. The candidate must score more than 35 correct answers to pass the examination. The 5 questions which are not marked are simply used to try out new questions. The candidate will be unaware which questions are the 5 dummy questions.

Downloads

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