This is a 2-day non-residential course which develops your existing Foundation level knowledge of the PRINCE2™ Project Management methodology to the point of readiness to pass the Practitioner exam and to plan and run projects under PRINCE2™
The optional 3-hour open-book case study Practitioner exam is taken at the end of the course.
This course has been accredited by the APMG who are the examining body for PRINCE2™ and responsible for all aspects of the provision of exams including setting, marking, feedback
Typical Course Outline
1. Starting up a Project
• Organisation responsibilities
• Project Assurance responsibilities
• Understanding the Business Case
• Developing a Project Brief
2. Initiating a Project
• Developing the Project Quality Plan
• Understanding Project Assurance
• Developing and implementing Configuration Management
3. Planning and Plans
• Understanding the rules of Product Based Planning
• Building effective Product Breakdown Structures
• Writing clear Product Descriptions
• Rules for creating Product Flow Diagrams
• Developing an activity model (Gantt chart) from the Product Flow Diagram
4. Setting Controls and Managing Risk
• Setting Stage Boundaries
• Setting Tolerances
• Handling Issues
• Designing an Exception Procedure
• Implementing Risk Management
5. Running the project
• Understanding the full process model
• Understanding the controls on production teams
• Developing a work package
6. Managing Stage Boundaries
• Responsibilities in the next Stage Plan
• Writing an End Stage report
• Transition to Closing a Project
• Finalising project documentation
7. Real Life Case Studies
• Writing the Project Brief
• Developing a Project Quality Plan
• Developing the Product Breakdown Structure
• Writing a Product description
• Transforming the PBS to a PFD
• Developing an Activity Plan (Gantt chart)
• Defining Stage Boundaries
• Handling a real life Project Issue
• Writing a Work package
8. Exam Practice Questions
• Designing the Project Management Team
• Risk Analysis & Management
• Stage boundaries
• Planning and managing Quality
Course Fees
The course fees include lunch, refreshments and course materials, but do not include the PRINCE2™ manual- please bring your own along
Pre-Requisites
You must have passed the PRINCE2™ Foundation exam in order to sit the PRINCE2™ Practitioner exam.
PRINCE2™ is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce
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