Prince2 Foundation & Practitioner
PRINCE2® Certification Overview
PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner are process-based project management approaches that can be easily customised and scaled. PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner course aim to provide delegates with a comprehensive knowledge of project management methodologies.
At the end of this PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner course, delegates will be able to delegate tolerances and report actual and forecast progress effectively. They will also be able to quickly prepare the risk management, change control, quality management, and communication management approaches.
Attaining this PRINCE2® certification enables candidates to demonstrate and enhance their project management proficiency – contributing to elevated business acumen and career prospects.
Concepts Covered
Concepts covered:
• Project management
• Levels of management
• Authorise initiation
• Tailoring the IP process
• Project and stage plans
• Analysing risks to a plan
• Escalate issues and risks
PRINCE2® Foundation Training:
This introductory PRINCE2® certification will help candidates understand the fundamentals of the PRINCE2® project management methodology and develop an appreciation of the constituents that contribute to a project’s success – underpinned by the PRINCE2® principles, processes, and themes. The foundation element of the combined course lasts for 3 days. During the course, candidates will gain a basic understanding of how to work in part of a PRINCE2® team.
PRINCE2® Practitioner Training:
The PRINCE2® Practitioner element of the combined course forms the final part of the training where the candidate learns to apply their acquired knowledge. Candidates will be educated on how to apply the methodology to a set of scenarios and how to efficaciously lead a project.
Concepts Covered
The following is included in this PRINCE2® Course:
• The PRINCE2® Foundation Examination
• The PRINCE2® Practitioner Examination
• Pre-course material
• PRINCE2® Workbook
• PDUs
• Experienced PRINCE2® Instructor
• Certificate
• Refreshments
• PRINCE2 Homework – Set by your PRINCE2 Instructor at the end of each day.
Prerequisites for PRINCE2® Course:
In this PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner course, there are no formal prerequisites. This PRINCE2® Course is designed for anyone who wants to gain in-depth knowledge about project management methodologies.
This Course is more beneficial for:
• Project Managers
• Aspiring Project Managers
• Team Leaders
• Directors
• Senior Responsible Owners
PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner 6th Edition Training Outline:
• PRINCE2® “Project” Definition
• Project Characteristics
• Project Management
• What is PRINCE2®?
• Four Integrated Elements
• What PRINCE2® Does Not Provide
• What Makes a Project a PRINCE2® Project?
• Customer/Supplier Environment
• Projects in Context
• Commercial Environment
• Applying PRINCE2®
• Delivery Approaches
• Measuring Success
• Organisational Capability
• Seven Processes
• Business Case
• Organisation
• Quality
• Plans
• Risk
• Change
• Progress
• Continued Business Justification
• Learn from Experience
• Defined Roles and Responsibilities
• Manage by Stages
• Manage by Exception
• Focus on Products
• Tailor to Suit the Project
• Four Levels of Management
• PRINCE2® Organisation Requirements
• Project Management Team
• Project Management Team Roles
• Project Board
• Project Assurance
• Change Authority
• Project Support
• Communication Management Approach
• Process Overview
• Feasibility Study and Mandate
• Appoint the Executive and the Project Manager
• Capture Previous Lessons
• Design and Appoint the Project Management Team
• Prepare the Outline Business Case
• Project Product Description
• Select the Project Approach and Assemble the Project Brief
• Plan the Initiation Stage
• Tailoring the SU Process
• Agree to the Tailoring Requirements
• Prepare the Risk Management Approach
• Prepare the Change Control Approach
• Prepare the Quality Management Approach
• Prepare the Communication Management Approach
• Set up the Project Controls
• Create the Project Plan
• Prepare the Benefits Management Approach
• Assemble the Project Initiation Documentation
• Tailoring the IP Process
• Risk Definition
• Effective Risk Management
• PRINCE2® Risk Requirements
• Risk Management Approach
• Probability/Impact Grid
• Risk Register
• Risk Management Procedure
• Identify Step
• Risk Budget
• Key Responsibilities
• Quality Definitions
• Quality Management
• Quality Planning and Control
• What is Quality Assurance?
• PRINCE2® Quality Requirements
• PRINCE2® Quality Documentation Requirements
• Quality Management Approach
• Quality Audit Trail
• Project Product Description
• Product Description
• Quality Review Technique
• Quality Review Roles/Responsibilities
• Quality Review Meeting
• Off-Specifications and Concessions
• Review Follow-Up
• Quality Review Benefits
• Key Responsibilities
• Communication Management Approach
• Dealing with the Planning Horizon
• PRINCE2® Planning Requirements
• Documentation Requirements
• Project and Stage Plans
• Team Plans and Work Packages
• Plans Relationship
• What is in a Plan?
• PRINCE2® Approach to Plans
• Designing a Plan
• Delivery Approaches
• Defining and Analysing the Products
• Product Breakdown Structures
• Product Description
• Product Flow Diagram
• Identify the Activities and Dependencies
• Preparing Estimates
• Preparing a Schedule
• Documenting the Plan
• Analysing Risks to a Plan
• Gantt Chart and Tailoring
• Key Responsibilities
• Progress Definition
• PRINCE2® Requirements
• Progress Control
• Management by Exception
• Delegating Tolerances and Reporting Actual and Forecast Progress
• Types of Control
• Management Products and Progress Control
• Issue Definition
• PRINCE2® Approach to Change
• PRINCE2® Change Documentation
• Issue Register
• Change Control Approach
• Change Budget
• Issue and Change Control Procedure
• Issue Report
• Exception Report
• Activity Breakdown
• Authorise a Work Package
• Work Package
• Review Work Package Status
• Receive Completed Work Packages
• Review the Management Stage Status
• Report Highlights
• Highlight Report
• Capture and Assess Issues and Risks
• Escalate Issues and Risks
• Take Corrective Action
• Tailoring CS
• Accept a Work Package
• Execute a Work Package
• Checkpoint Report
• Deliver a Work Package
• Tailoring MP
• Plan the Next Management Stage
• What is in a Plan?
• Update the Project Plan
• Update the Business Case
• Report the Management Stage End
• End-Stage Report
• Produce an Exception Plan
• Tailoring SB
• Prepare Planned Closure
• Hand Over Products
• Evaluate the Project
• End Project Report
• Recommend Project Closure
• Tailoring CP
• Creating a PRINCE2® Based Project Management Method
• Creating Tailoring Rules and Guidelines
• Rating the Complexity of Projects
• Embedding PRINCE2®
• Tailoring
• What Should Be Tailored?
• Tailoring Constraints and Influences
• Creating an Organisation’s Method