Timings
Preparation
You’ll need to complete 7 hours of precourse reading.
Homework
Homework of 1-2 hours per night will be set.
Timetable
This course lasts for 4.5 days. The course times are:
- Monday*: 09:00am - 17:00pm
- Tuesday: 09:00am - 17:00pm
- Wednesday: 09:00am – 17:00pm
- Thursday: 09:00am – 17:00pm
- Friday: 09:00am - 12:00pm
*If Monday is a Bank Holiday, classes start on Tuesday and end on Saturday.
Exam times
The Foundation exam takes place on Tuesday at 3:30pm (Wednesday during Bank Holiday weeks).
The Practitioner exam takes place on Friday at 9:00am (Saturday during Bank Holiday weeks).
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course will be able to:
- Act as an informed member of a project management team using the PRINCE2 method;
- Understand key concepts relating to projects and PRINCE2;
- Understand how the PRINCE2 principles underpin the method;
- Understand the PRINCE2 themes and how they are applied throughout the project;
- Understand the PRINCE2 processes and how they are carried out throughout the project;
- With suitable direction, be able to start applying the method to a real project;
- Apply the PRINCE2 principles in context;
- Apply and tailor relevant aspects of PRINCE2 themes in context;
- Apply (and tailor) relevant aspects of PRINCE2 processes in context.
Exams
Foundation exam
- Tests you on the terminology and concepts of the PRINCE2 methodology
- Exam time: 60 minutes
- Multiple-choice style: 60 questions
- Pass mark: 55% or more
- Closed-book exam (i.e. no reference materials are allowed during the exam)
- Knowledge Train pass rate since 2006: 99.5%. UK national average pass rate: 97%.
- Provisional results received same-day
- PeopleCert emails your official result and e-certificate after 3 business days
Practitioner exam
- Tests your ability to apply your PRINCE2 knowledge to a project scenario
- Exam time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Multiple-choice style: 68 questions
- Pass mark: 55% or more
- Open-book exam (i.e. you are allowed to have your own annotated copy of the PRINCE2 manual during the exam)
- Knowledge Train pass rate since 2012: 83%. UK national average pass rate: 73%.
- PeopleCert emails your official result and e-certificate after 3 business days
Curriculum
During this course, you’ll learn about the PRINCE2 approach to projects – its principles, themes, processes, and techniques. By the end of day 2 you’ll be well prepared to sit the Foundation exam.
The Foundation part of the course covers the following topics:
- Overview of PRINCE2
- PRINCE2 life cycle
- Business case theme
- Organisation theme
- Quality theme
- Plans theme
- Risk theme
- Change theme
- Progress theme
- PRINCE2 processes
- Foundation exam prep
- Foundation exam
The Practitioner part of the course covers the following topics:
- Tailoring and embedding PRINCE2
- Practitioner exam practice
- Practitioner exam techniques
- Practitioner exam
What’s included?
- Online precourse preparation
- Training from an approved trainer
- Exam preparation for both exams
- Foundation exam
- Practitioner exam
- 1 free exam resit - Practitioner resit exam must be done online
- Practitioner certificate (on passing the exam)
- 1-year AXELOS membership for free
- Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 - official manual
- Detailed Foundation & Practitioner course notes
- Full colour PRINCE2 process model wall charts
- Sample exams
- Guide to passing the PRINCE2 exams
- Refreshments
- Free WiFi
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