Overview

Projects bring together resources, skills, technology and ideas to deliver business benefits or to achieve business objectives. Good project management helps to ensure that these benefits and objectives are delivered to an appropriate level of quality and within the constraints of time and cost. It is also an essential element in managing the risks inherent in change and innovation. PRINCE2™ is a comprehensive, structured project management method used extensively by the UK government. It is also widely recognised and used by the private sector, both in the UK and internationally. The method can be applied to all kinds of projects including information systems projects.

The aim of the course is to provide delegates with a comprehensive introduction to PRINCE2™ and to prepare for the PRINCE2™ Foundation Certificate examination administered by the Association of Project Managers Group (APMG). The course fee includes a copy of the 2002 edition of the PRINCE2™ manual and examination fees.

This course is designed for junior project managers or staff employed in team manager, project support and project assurance roles in a PRINCE2™ environment. The course is also suitable for experienced project mangers who require a comprehensive introduction to the PRINCE2™ method.

 

Delegates are advised to undertake some revision work in the evenings to prepare for the PRINCE2™ Foundation examination that is taken on the third day of the course.

 

Delegates will learn how to:

Recognise the factors which enable successful projects
Describe the main PRINCE2™ components, processes and techniques
Describe the key PRINCE2™ management products
Recognise and use the main PRINCE2™ terminology
Apply the PRINCE2™ processes used in controlling the progress of a project
Apply the PRINCE2™ product-based planning technique
Prepare for and take the PRINCE2™ Foundation Certificate Examination

Course outline

Projects and project management

Benefits of a structured approach

Overview of PRINCE2™

The PRINCE2™ process model

PRINCE2™ management products

Developing a business case

Project organisation & project management team roles

Project assurance and support

Plans and the product-based planning technique

Controls, including Work Packages and Checkpoint reports

Management of risk

Quality in a project environment

Change control and configuration management

Project document management

The PRINCE2™ Foundation Certificate Examination

Examination

 

The Foundation Examination is a multiple-choice paper consisting of 75 questions. You will have one hour and you need 38 correct answers to pass.

 

 

PRINCE2™ is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce